According to the Justice Department, Augusto Castrillon, MD, violated the False Claims Act from June 2009 to June 2015 by submitting claims to Medicare for medically unnecessary diagnostic tests.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office came to its conclusion after reviewing claims data and determining Dr. Castrillon was a significant statistical outlier when it came to ordering specialized diagnostic tests. The tests, which were highly complicated and usually only ordered by neurologists or cardiologists, were often requested for patients on a recurring basis.
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