Laredo eye doctor pays over $3M to resolve fraud claims
A Laredo optometrist has paid more than $3.2 million to resolve allegations of Medicare fraud claims for unnecessary tests and procedures, U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick announced on Tuesday afternoon.
Dr. David Mora owns Mora Eye Clinic. A proactive analysis of claims data revealed that Mora was one of the most significant statistical outliers in the nation for certain categories of claims, authorities said.
Mora allegedly billed Medicare for medically unnecessary punctal plug insertion, sensorimotor testing, vision therapy/orthoptics and amniotic membrane placement from Jan. 1, 2013, to June 14, 2019.
Fraudulent claims added up to $3,234,900.50, authorities said.
“Medical need did not appear to support many of the claims. The patient’s condition did not warrant the service or test or many treatments were repeated on the same patient more often than what would be medically reasonable or necessary,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a statement.
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(Laredo Morning Times)
