June 10, 2022
A doctor who allegedly submitted claims to Medicare and Medi-Cal for unperformed procedures, services, and tests, in violation of the California and federal False Claims Acts, has agreed to pay
$9.5 million to resolve a civil suit. The
qui tam case by
Minas Kochumian’s former medical assistant Elize Oganesyan, and former IT consultant Damon Davies, alleged that claims for treatment of osteopathic issues that were submitted over a six year period were false. The settlement includes $5.5 million that Kochumian already paid as criminal restitution in a separate case in the Central District. As part of the civil settlement, Oganesyan and Davies will share a $1.75 million award.
CA AG;
USAO EDCA