Atlanta, GA, April 3, 2026: A metro Atlanta–based urology practice and its founder have agreed to pay $14 million to settle allegations that they billed for unnecessary and unperformed medical procedures, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia.
Advanced Urology, a multi-location practice serving the Atlanta area, and its founder Dr. Jitesh Patel reached the settlement to resolve claims that they violated the False Claims Act and the Georgia False Medicaid Claims Act by submitting improper claims to government healthcare programs, including Medicare and Medicaid.
Federal authorities alleged that the practice billed for procedures that were either not performed or were medically unnecessary, raising concerns about both patient safety and misuse of taxpayer-funded healthcare programs…