A Huntsville doctor pleads guilty to $28 million health care fraud.
A Huntsville doctor pleaded guilty yesterday to a fraud that billed insurers more than $28 million for tests that were not needed.According to the plea agreement, Beck caused health insurance programs to be billed for medically unnecessary electro-diagnostic testing.U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona, FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr., and Special Agent in Charge Tamala E. Miles of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, announced the deal.
According to information filed yesterday in U.S. District Court, Beck operated Valley Center for Nerve Studies and Rehabilitation in Huntsville. According to investigators, Beck conspired with the owner of QBR, a Huntsville-based testing company, to bill insurers for electro-diagnostic testing that its technicians performed, regardless of whether there was a medical need.
The FBI and HHS-OIG investigated the case, and Assistant U.S. Attorneys Don Long and J.B. Ward are prosecuting the case. Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission.
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