2 physicians charged in $4.7M billing fraud scheme

Two physicians and another man were charged with violating the federal anti-kickback statute and conspiring to commit healthcare fraud Dec. 10, according to the Department of Justice.

According to the criminal indictment, Christopher Parks and Gary Lee, MD, conspired to pay kickbacks to physicians for writing compounding prescriptions to pharmacies the two men were affiliated with. Dr. Lee and Mr. Parks then submitted large claims to federal healthcare programs and private insurers, and split the profits, according to the allegations.