January 4, 2021
Three providers, James P. Anderson, as owner of Affiliated Neurologists, PLC; Charles F. Spencer, as owner of Total Family Physicians Center PLLC; and Mitchell P. Shea, as owner of Chiro2Med of Tennessee P.C., have agreed to pay the United States and Tennessee a total of $1.72 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act for improperly billing Medicare and TennCare for “P-Stim” electro-acupuncture devices that do not qualify for reimbursement. The defendants billed for the disposable P-Stim devices using a code reserved for neurostimulator devices that are implanted during a surgical procedure. USAO MDTN
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