Calif. U.S. Attorney: California Doctor, Medical Practice Agree to Pay $11.4M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Skin Biopsies, Spine Surgeries, Urine Drug Testing
July 12, 2023
July 12, 2023
SACRAMENTO, California, July 12 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California, Phillip A. Talbert, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023:
Lags Spine & Sportscare Medical Centers Inc. (Lags Medical) and Francis P. Lagattuta M.D., the owner and medical director of Lags Medical, have agreed to pay $11,388,887 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting millions of dollars of false claims to Medicare, Medi-Cal, and the Oreg . . .
Lags Spine & Sportscare Medical Centers Inc. (Lags Medical) and Francis P. Lagattuta M.D., the owner and medical director of Lags Medical, have agreed to pay $11,388,887 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting millions of dollars of false claims to Medicare, Medi-Cal, and the Oreg . . .