MINNEAPOLIS, MN — A Minnesota therapist is accused of pulling in more than $2.25 million in Medicaid payments by billing for psychotherapy and behavioral health services that prosecutors say were never delivered. The case centers on Peter Jason Meilahn, 50, who was charged by warrant Monday in Ramsey County.
According to a criminal complaint, Meilahn submitted 27,430 claims between October 2019 and March 2026. Investigators say those claims were tied to services that did not happen, and that the billing pattern involved at least 117 Medicaid recipients.
He has not yet made his first court appearance.
What prosecutors say Meilahn is charged with
Meilahn is facing 13 felony counts in all. Those charges include 11 counts of theft by false representation over $35,000, one count of identity theft involving eight or more victims, and one count of identity theft involving more than $35,000…