Two New York Ophthalmology Practices Agree to Pay $2.3 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Involving Cranial Ultrasounds and Kickbacks
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that two Florida-based ophthalmology practices—Fromer Eye Centers and Floral Park Ophthalmology P.C.—agreed to pay a total of $2.3 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by billing Medicare and Medicaid for medically unnecessary trans-cranial doppler ultrasounds (TCDs) through an arrangement with a third-party […]