Doctor to pay $1.2M in fraudulent billing case

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California doctor has agreed to pay $1.2 million to resolve allegations that he submitted fraudulent bills and received improper payments from federal and state health insurance programs.

The settlement concludes a federal whistleblower lawsuit filed by an individual who used to provide billing and collection services to Dr. Narinder S. Grewal’s Chatsworth pain management clinic.

The suit alleged that Grewal and his clinic obtained improper reimbursements from government-run health insurance programs, including Medicare and Medi-Cal. He was accused of collecting on fraudulent claims by submitting bills that were not justified by the services that were actually provided.

The Daily News (https://bit.ly/1uNeMdY ) cites court records unsealed Wednesday that reveal Grewel has agreed to pay a total of $1.2 million to the federal government and the state of California.

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Information from: (Los Angeles) Daily News, https://www.dailynews.com