Three physicians affiliated with Rockville, MD.-based National Spine & Pain Centers have been named as defendants in a $3.5 million kickback scheme that allegedly ordered unnecessary genetic tests for Medicare and Medicaid patients, The Orange County Register reports.
Prosecutors say Brian Javaade Meshkin of Proove Biosciences and co-conspirators received $20 million in illegal Medicare payments.
The alleged scheme paid pain management physicians kickbacks ranging from $100 to $150 for each test ordered for Medicare and Medicaid patients. Read more.
