Podiatrist Guilty of Healthcare Fraud (Ohio)

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Michael Quinn


Ohio  podiatrist, Dr. Harold M. Jones, DPM,   has been found guilty in a scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicaid. Dr. Jones, 45, recently went on trial in Cleveland on 22 counts of healthcare fraud, six counts of aggravated identity theft and 26 counts of mail fraud. The jury found him guilty on three of the counts, after three days of deliberations and not guilty on the remainder of the charges.


According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Justin Roberts, Dr. Jones had used improper billing codes, billed for services that were not rendered and also billed under a false provider number. The doctor was also accused of using another medicare provider number and person’s name in order to submit false claims for reimbursement.


Source: The News-Herald (2-24-09)

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Podiatrist Pleads Guilty to Rx Drug Charges (Ohio)

Posted on April 19, 2008 by Michael Quinn
An Ohio podiatrist pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal charge of conspiring to distribute oxycodone. Dr. Mark Stieby, 37, faces up to 20 years in prison when U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves sentences him on July 14 in Covington. Dr. Stieby admitted to writing prescriptions for oxycodone to three patients in exchange for some of the pills to feed his own addiction to pain medications. According to court records,  the podiatrist took at least 610 pills.

Stieby was also writing Percocet prescriptions for the patient's girlfriend, according to court records. The prescription was originally for 40 pills per week, but was bumped up to 60 pills per week in October. Sometimes Stieby would pay the patients for a portion of the pills, according to court records. One patient told agents he received $20 for each deal.

Source: Jim Hannah, The Enquirer, [4/18/08]
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