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SAN DIEGO – Mark D. Smith and Fane Robinson, two San Diego-area physicians, have paid the United States $948,768.18 to resolve allegations that they violated the federal False Claims Act by knowingly submitting false claims to Medicare.

Dr. Smith and Dr. Robinson are medical doctors specializing in ophthalmology.  They maintain a medical practice in San Diego known as San Diego Retina Associates and are participating providers in federally-funded health care programs including Medicare.

Written by Gabrielle Masson | November 13, 2019 | 

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The CEO of a telemedicine company has pleaded guilty for his role in one of the largest healthcare fraud schemes the feds have ever investigated. 

The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed charges against 24 telemedicine executives, medical device company executives and physicians in April alleging the defendants were involved in a “complex, multi-layered scheme” to defraud Medicare, with losses totaling $1.2 billion.