November 6, 2018

An Indiana-based dental care practice and admin support company have agreed to pay a total of $5.139 million to settle allegations they violated the federal and Indiana state False Claims Acts. According to whistleblower and qui tam plaintiff Dr. Jihaad Abdul-Majid, between 2009 and 2013, ImmediaDent of Indiana, LLC and Samson Dental Partners, LLC allegedly billed Indiana’s Medicaid program for procedures that were either upcoded (i.e. represented to be more serious and more expensive than they actually were), were not actually performed, or were not medically necessary. Samson Dental Partners is additionally accused of violating Indiana’s law prohibiting the corporate practice of dentistry. Because the companies refused oversight proposed during settlement, they have now been classified as “high risk” to federal healthcare programs. IN AG; USAO WDKY

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