Podiatrist investigated for potential fraud and improper billing (Wisconsin)
A Wisconsin state review committee recommended Tuesday that Wisconsin podiatrist, John Lanham, DPM, be investigated for potential fraud and for possibly violating a state order meant to regulate his billing practices and other professional behavior.
The Public Investigator first wrote about Dr. John S. Lanham in November 2007 after discovering that he billed his patients much more than the average doctor. In one case, he billed $1,700 for medicine that costs $15 or less. A former patient reported receiving a $4,500 bill for treatment that most podiatrists say costs a few hundred dollars.
Over the past year, the complaints about Dr. Lanham have continued to be sent in to the Public Investigator Team. The State Department of Regulation and Licensing has also received complaints about the podiatrist. The state declined to specify how many complaints have been received because some are currently being investigated.
Lanham had his license to practice podiatry suspended in 2006 after state investigators said he submitted false bills and false claims to insurance companies. According to a final decision and order filed by the state, the state also found that the podiatrist billed for procedures he did not perform.
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