An Atlanta urology practice and its physician will pay $14 million to settle allegations of healthcare fraud involving unnecessary procedures and billing for services that were never performed.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia says Jitesh Patel, M.D., and his practice, Advanced Urology, Inc., agreed to the settlement to resolve claims they violated federal and state laws, including the False Claims Act.
Federal investigators allege the practice billed government healthcare programs, Medicaid, and Medicare for procedures that were either medically unnecessary or not performed at all…