RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A Richmond doctor is facing 26 charges related to health care fraud after reports claim he subjected patients to unapproved ozone gas treatments and requested over $5.2 million in government reimbursements.
As first reported by the Richmond Times-Dispatch, following allegations of malpractice from patients and employees, Dr. Jawad Bhatti was charged with health care fraud, making false statements related to health care matters, receiving adulterated and misbranded devices and administering misbranded drugs.
Bhatti owned and operated Healing Hands of Virginia, a pain management clinic in Richmond’s Jahnke neighborhood…