According to the government, AMC and Dr. Dembowski submitted fraudulent claims to Medicare for services performed by a physician who worked at the pain clinic and was suspended from the Medicare program. The pain clinic and Dr. Dembowski allegedly stated in claims submitted to Medicare that services the suspended physician provided were performed by a different physician, according to the DOJ.
AMC and Dr. Demowski also allegedly violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims to Medicare for administering a foreign, non-FDA approved knee treatment drug to Medicare patients.
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