The HVG staff reviews the DOJ enforcement actions on the daily, and lately we’re seeing a frequent fraud in the form of overprescribing and kickback schemes in the following areas:
- DME prescriptions
- Toxicology labs and urinating testing
- Genetic testing
- Pain creams
- Pain medications
- Substance abuse clinics
The latest case released by the DOJ involves a Virginia Dr. who was prescribing expensive compounded pain and scar creams and referred the patients to a compounding pharmacist in return for “a percentage of the profits….”
