Las Vegas doctor to pay $5.7 million in false claims case
A Las Vegas physician has agreed to pay $5.7 million plus interest to settle allegations that he submitted false claims to federal health care programs for various radiation oncology services, the Justice Department announced Thursday.
The government accused Rakesh Nathu of submitting improper claims to Medicare, TRICARE and the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan from 2007 through 2009.
“We expect that physicians who participate in federal health care programs will bill for their services accurately and honestly,” said Tony West, assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s civil division. “Double or excessive billing for procedures and services, as we’ve alleged here, won’t be tolerated by the Department of Justice or the taxpayers who pay for it.”