Columbia University, New York Presbyterian Hospital, and Dr. Erik Goluboff have settled a False Claims Act case which alleged that Dr. Goluboff, while employed at New York Presbyterian and later at Columbia University, filed false claims to Medicare for urological procedures and diagnostic tests that were medically unnecessary.  According to the Complaint, Dr. Goluboff billed for unnecessary diagnostic tests, and even billed for more tests than could actually be conducted in a single day.

Dr. Goluboff, a urologic oncologist, was the Director of Urology at New York Presbyterian’s Allen Pavilion before becoming an Associate Professor of Clinical Urology at Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons.  Colombia University will pay $995,000.

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