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PORT CHARLOTTE — Advanced Imaging of Port Charlotte has agreed to pay $501,000 to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by submitting fraudulent claims to Medicare and Tricare.
The payments are based on allegations only with no determination of liability, according to a statement.
Authorities contend Advanced Imaging knowingly submitted claims to Medicare and Tricare by administering dye-contrast scans without direct physician supervision as required by regulations, the release states. The practice, officials also alleged, improperly billed for services performed by doctors who were not properly credentialed by Medicare. Tricare is a health care program for uniformed service members, retirees and their families.
“This settlement reflects our continuing efforts to protect our military and their families, our community and the taxpayers by ensuring that the care provided to beneficiaries of government-funded healthcare programs is consistent with federal regulations,” U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida in Tampa Maria Chapa Lopez says in the release. “We will continue to hold health care providers accountable when they provide services by individuals who are not credentialed, licensed, or appropriately supervised.”
Assistant U.S. Attorney David Sullivan led the investigation, which was a coordinated effort that included the Defense Criminal Investigative Service, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General.
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