The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that a New York doctor has agreed to pay $150,000 to resolve civil allegations that he paid kickbacks and caused false claims to be submitted to Medicare in connection with care that he purportedly provided to residents of Adult Homes.

Adult Homes are privately-owned residential facilities licensed by the State of New York to provide long-term care and supervision to adults with disabilities and/or mental illness.  According to the settlement, the doctor in this case caused false claims to be submitted to Medicare for primary care services purportedly provided by him to residents of the Adult Homes, when in fact he did not provide those services.  In addition, DOJ alleges that the doctor, in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”), provided remuneration to management companies that leased space in Adult Homes to induce those companies to allow him to receive payment from Medicare for services that he did not actually provide.

Read the DOJ press release here.