The government alleged Syed Imran Ahmed, MD, engaged in a scheme to submit claims to Medicare for surgical procedures that were not performed. The complaint alleges multiple instances in which either patients told law enforcement officers they never had the procedures that were billed for, or hospital medical records did not contain any evidence the procedures were actually performed, according to a Department of Justice report.
From 2011 to 2013, Medicare was billed at least $85 million for surgical procedures purportedly performed by Dr. Ahmed, according to the report.
“For a single physician, the alleged conduct in this case is among the most serious I’ve seen in my law enforcement career,” said HHS Office of the Inspector General Special Agent in Charge Thomas O’Donnell in the report.
Dr. Ahmed has been charged with one count of healthcare fraud, and a seizure warrant was issued seeking millions of Dr. Ahmed’s alleged ill-gotten gains, according to the report.
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