PHOENIX — A physicians group in Phoenix has agreed to pay over $4 million to resolve allegations of performing unnecessary medical procedures.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday that Tri-City Cardiology and three doctors agreed to pay $4.75 million to resolve allegations they had violated the False Claims Act.
The government accused the medical professionals of performing ablations on perforator veins that did not qualify for treatment and justified the procedures by documenting incorrect information in medical records…