A New Jersey doctor has pleaded guilty to accepting kickbacks in return for Medicare patient referrals, following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Inspector-General (HHS-IG).
Dr. William Lagrada, 52, of Edison, N.J., pleaded guilty to accepting cash kickback payments from Orange Community MRI in exchange for patient referrals. Lagrada was one of 13 doctors and one nurse practicioner federal authorities recorded accepting envelopes of cash in eachange for the patient referrals. The others were charged separately last December.
Recommended Stories
Print subscriber? Click here to login/register your account
Digital subscriber? Click here to login/register your account.