Miami physician sentenced in Medicare fraud case - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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Rodriguez was indicted in , along with two other doctors in connectionn witha $10 million Medicars fraud scheme. He pleaded guilty in to conspiracu to commit healthcare fraud. Rodriguez was a co-owner of and physiciajn at MidwayMedical Center, a Miami clinic that purported to specializ e in the treatment of HIV patients, according to a news releasse from the U.S. Department of Justice. He admitted while at Midway, he and his co-conspirators billed Medicare for servicesz that were medically unnecessary and in many instancesnevet provided.
He also admitted that he purchased only a smalkl amount of the drugsd that he claimed to administer to patientsx and that he falsifiedmedical records, according to the news Rodriguez also admitted that he was listed as medicalo director and practicing physician for five other Miami-area HIV infusion clinicsa between October 2003 and February where he engaged in similar activity. He admitted to filintg more than $20 million in false Several of Rodriguez’s co-defendants have already been sentenced for theirf roles at Midway andrelated