Amr Mohamed, MD, 55, of Lexington, accepted kickbacks from telemedicine company RediDoc to order medically unnecessary equipment, creams and testing for more than 7,000 Medicare beneficiaries, according to a May 8 Justice Department news release.
Between March 2018 and April 2019, he received $261,054 in kickbacks from RediDoc and caused Medicare to pay more than $14 million for medically unnecessary items, according to the release.
Dr. Mohamed was also ordered to pay more than $14 million in restitution, according to the release.
