The settlement resolves allegations that Syed Nasir, MD, billed Medicare for surgeries he did not perform. He allegedly billed Medicare for the implantation of neurostimulator electrodes, a surgical procedure, in cases where he applied electro-acupuncture devices. Medicare does not reimburse for electro-acupuncture devices as implantable neurostimulators, according to the Justice Department.
The Justice Department said Dr. Nasir’s settlement is the second false billing case involving electro-acupuncture that the Southern District of Texas has resolved.
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