Doctor ARRESTED By FBI After Billing 9,000 Patients In ONE Day In $30 Million COVID Testing Scheme

During the pandemic, people across Houston lined up at free COVID testing tents for a quick nasal swab. Federal prosecutors say a Houston family doctor’s clinics turned those swabs into full doctor visits on paper, billed to a federal program meant only for uninsured patients.

How pop-up testing sites ran under one doctor’s name and billing number Patients who were never asked if they had insurance 29 days with more than 3,000 claims, and one day with more than 9,000, or one patient every nine seconds $30 million billed, $20 million paid, and purchases at a luxury car dealership and Tiffany & Co. The sealed indictment, the FBI arrest, and the penalties he faces

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