Nurse sentenced 7 years in health care fraud scheme

PBN Staff

04/05/2023

Immigration Court Backlog — A REGISTERED NURSE and nurse practitioner who admitted to fraudulently billing commercial health insurers and Medicare for nearly $12 million for services that he never provided in Rhode Island and other states was sentenced to seven years in prison, U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island Zachary A. Cunha announced Wednesday. / AP FILE PHOTO/J. DAVID AKE

PROVIDENCE – A registered nurse and nurse practitioner who admitted to fraudulently billing commercial health insurers and Medicare for nearly $12 million for services that he never provided in Rhode Island and other states was sentenced to seven years in prison, U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island Zachary A. Cunha announced Wednesday. In Oct. 2022, Alexander…

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