WESTLAKE, Ohio (WKBN) — An Ohio doctor has to pay the government back for money she bilked from Medicaid in a healthcare fraud conspiracy that billed the agency more than $1.8 million.
Muna Orra, 42, of Westlake, Ohio, was sentenced to five years of probation by U.S. District Judge John R. Adams after she pleaded guilty in January to making false statements related to healthcare matters. She was also ordered to pay $997,641 in restitution to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Orra issued orders for durable medical equipment (DME), primarily braces, and genetic testing for patients who didn’t need either, according to federal prosecutors…