A San Diego clinic operator is accused of turning routine medical billing into a multimillion-dollar cash machine, after prosecutors say a two-year investigation uncovered a massive scheme that billed Medicare and private insurers for unnecessary or never-performed services.
Authorities have identified the defendant as Kim Huynh and say she was arrested last Wednesday. According to prosecutors, Huynh was charged with health care fraud, money laundering and practicing medicine without a license, and the clinic was shut down as part of the enforcement action. Investigators say more than $11 million in claims were submitted, with over $10 million billed to Medicare and more than $4.6 million actually paid. Bail was set at $750,000, and a bail-review hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, March 18.
Probe And Charges
In a press release from the San Diego County District Attorney, prosecutors said a joint probe by the DA’s Office, the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General tracked the clinic’s operations and records and ultimately uncovered the billing pattern.
DA, FBI, and HHS-OIG, Shut Down Medical Center Committing Healthcare Fraud. DETAILS: https://t.co/HEpVieert4@FBISanDiego@[email protected]/9MGc7x14D0
— SD District Attorney (@SDDistAtty) March 16, 2026
The release states that the clinic submitted more than $11 million in total claims, including over $10 million to Medicare. Private insurers were billed more than $600,000 and paid in excess of $100,000, according to prosecutors. Investigators also allege that clinic technicians carried out quantitative EEG, or qEEG, scans even though they did not hold the licenses required to perform that kind of neurodiagnostic testing.
Officials’ Statements
San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan said in the release that when people “steal millions of dollars from our healthcare system, it diverts critical resources away from patients who truly need care and undermines public trust,” according to the San Diego County District Attorney…