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Pain Doctor Convicted of Over $100 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

A federal jury in the Eastern District of Michigan convicted a Michigan doctor today for his role in masterminding and executing a complex scheme to defraud Medicare and other health insurance programs by administering medically unnecessary spinal injections in exchange for prescriptions of high...

www.justice.gov

Pain Doctor Convicted of Over $100 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme​

A federal jury in the Eastern District of Michigan convicted a Michigan doctor today for his role in masterminding and executing a complex scheme to defraud Medicare and other health insurance programs by administering medically unnecessary spinal injections in exchange for prescriptions of high doses of opioids to patients.

According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Francisco Patino, 66, of Wayne County, excessively prescribed highly addictive opioids to his patients at his medical clinic in Livonia. In exchange for opioids, these patients would receive (or be billed as if they had received) facet joint or nerve block injections, both lucrative spinal injections. Although these spinal injections were purportedly intended to treat chronic pain, evidence at trial demonstrated that Patino injected patients without regard to medical necessity. Evidence also revealed that if patients refused to accept the injections, Patino would withhold their prescriptions for opioids. From January 2012 through July 2017, Patino billed Medicare for more of these injections than any provider in the country. The evidence at trial also showed that in 2016 and 2017, Patino prescribed more 30-milligram Oxycodone pills than every other provider in the state of Michigan.
Patino also developed illegal kickback relationships with at least one diagnostic laboratory, under which he was paid in exchange for referring his patients’ samples to that lab. The evidence showed that the labs funneled money into bank accounts held by others, who then distributed the money to Patino or spent it on his behalf. Patino also spent funds he derived from these various schemes on jewelry, cars, and vacations. A sizable portion of Patino’s fraud proceeds were devoted toward the promotion of Patino’s specialized diet program and lifestyle and wellness book. Patino paid Ultimate Fighting Championship and other mixed martial arts fighters to promote the Patino Diet.

Patino was convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud, two counts of health care fraud, one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and pay and receive health care kickbacks, one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, and one count of money laundering. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 20, 2022, and faces a maximum total penalty of life in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

 

[ateria radicularis magna]

How did he think he would get away with this?

 

[Agast]

Life in prison for defrauding the government, not because he killed anyone. You could beat the bejeezus out of your girlfriend and get out in a couple of years. If he hadn’t committed Medicare fraud he’d be just another old pain doctor who needs to retire sooner rather than later and he’d get zero jail time.

 

[willabeast]

Pain Doctor Convicted of Over $100 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

A federal jury in the Eastern District of Michigan convicted a Michigan doctor today for his role in masterminding and executing a complex scheme to defraud Medicare and other health insurance programs by administering medically unnecessary spinal injections in exchange for prescriptions of high...

www.justice.gov

Pain Doctor Convicted of Over $100 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme​

A federal jury in the Eastern District of Michigan convicted a Michigan doctor today for his role in masterminding and executing a complex scheme to defraud Medicare and other health insurance programs by administering medically unnecessary spinal injections in exchange for prescriptions of high doses of opioids to patients.

According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Francisco Patino, 66, of Wayne County, excessively prescribed highly addictive opioids to his patients at his medical clinic in Livonia. In exchange for opioids, these patients would receive (or be billed as if they had received) facet joint or nerve block injections, both lucrative spinal injections. Although these spinal injections were purportedly intended to treat chronic pain, evidence at trial demonstrated that Patino injected patients without regard to medical necessity. Evidence also revealed that if patients refused to accept the injections, Patino would withhold their prescriptions for opioids. From January 2012 through July 2017, Patino billed Medicare for more of these injections than any provider in the country. The evidence at trial also showed that in 2016 and 2017, Patino prescribed more 30-milligram Oxycodone pills than every other provider in the state of Michigan.
Patino also developed illegal kickback relationships with at least one diagnostic laboratory, under which he was paid in exchange for referring his patients’ samples to that lab. The evidence showed that the labs funneled money into bank accounts held by others, who then distributed the money to Patino or spent it on his behalf. Patino also spent funds he derived from these various schemes on jewelry, cars, and vacations. A sizable portion of Patino’s fraud proceeds were devoted toward the promotion of Patino’s specialized diet program and lifestyle and wellness book. Patino paid Ultimate Fighting Championship and other mixed martial arts fighters to promote the Patino Diet.

Patino was convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud, two counts of health care fraud, one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and pay and receive health care kickbacks, one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, and one count of money laundering. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 20, 2022, and faces a maximum total penalty of life in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Pain Doctor Convicted of Over $100 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

A federal jury in the Eastern District of Michigan convicted a Michigan doctor today for his role in masterminding and executing a complex scheme to defraud Medicare and other health insurance programs by administering medically unnecessary spinal injections in exchange for prescriptions of high...

www.justice.gov

Pain Doctor Convicted of Over $100 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme​

A federal jury in the Eastern District of Michigan convicted a Michigan doctor today for his role in masterminding and executing a complex scheme to defraud Medicare and other health insurance programs by administering medically unnecessary spinal injections in exchange for prescriptions of high doses of opioids to patients.

According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Francisco Patino, 66, of Wayne County, excessively prescribed highly addictive opioids to his patients at his medical clinic in Livonia. In exchange for opioids, these patients would receive (or be billed as if they had received) facet joint or nerve block injections, both lucrative spinal injections. Although these spinal injections were purportedly intended to treat chronic pain, evidence at trial demonstrated that Patino injected patients without regard to medical necessity. Evidence also revealed that if patients refused to accept the injections, Patino would withhold their prescriptions for opioids. From January 2012 through July 2017, Patino billed Medicare for more of these injections than any provider in the country. The evidence at trial also showed that in 2016 and 2017, Patino prescribed more 30-milligram Oxycodone pills than every other provider in the state of Michigan.
Patino also developed illegal kickback relationships with at least one diagnostic laboratory, under which he was paid in exchange for referring his patients’ samples to that lab. The evidence showed that the labs funneled money into bank accounts held by others, who then distributed the money to Patino or spent it on his behalf. Patino also spent funds he derived from these various schemes on jewelry, cars, and vacations. A sizable portion of Patino’s fraud proceeds were devoted toward the promotion of Patino’s specialized diet program and lifestyle and wellness book. Patino paid Ultimate Fighting Championship and other mixed martial arts fighters to promote the Patino Diet.

Patino was convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud, two counts of health care fraud, one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and pay and receive health care kickbacks, one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, and one count of money laundering. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 20, 2022, and faces a maximum total penalty of life in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

I do not understand the justice system. If the intent is to prevent the perp doing this again, taking away his license to practice and all his assets are all that is needed. If the intent is to keep other docs from doing this, 10 years jail time will work just fine. Meanwhile, the elected federal office holders are making a fortune from influence peddling and stock trades. Trafficking in illegal drugs on the street and killing people indirectly gets you...out on parole in 3 years.

 

[swamprat]

If I were him Id bounce from the country - its going down the ****ter anyway with the democrats in control why spend the rest of your life in jail lol

 

[SeniorWrangler]

They call it fraud, he calls it his business model.

Case against doctor lined with threats, exotic dancers

Feds paint physician charged in $112M fraud scheme as a lying bully

www.detroitnews.com

I don't agree with his methods but I respect his muscular development.

 

[powermd]

How did he think he would get away with this?

Narcissism, narcissism, narcissism... and great abs.

 

[drusso]

They call it fraud, he calls it his business model.

Case against doctor lined with threats, exotic dancers

Feds paint physician charged in $112M fraud scheme as a lying bully

www.detroitnews.com

I don't agree with his methods but I respect his muscular development.

Some KOL's were talking about this. He was an OG Pain Baller.

 

[RoloTomassi]

Bet he'll get 5-10 years, no way he'll get life

 

[lobelsteve]

Hate to say it, but Windsor could kick his asss.

 

[Doctodd]

how do you do that? a handful of NP's and PA's?

"From January 2012 through July 2017, Patino billed Medicare for more of these injections than any provider in the country"

 

[Laryngospasm]

He was training with Mike O Hearn it looks like..

 

[Ferrismonk]

If I were him Id bounce from the country - its going down the ****ter anyway with the democrats in control why spend the rest of your life in jail lol

Problem is that every single other country is worse...

 

[Ferrismonk]

This guy was about 20 minutes from my last clinic. I received a handful of people from this clinic and they universally loved the guy.

From my experience, it was a lot of people on Oxy 30 TID-QID. No one had drug problems other than Rx and THC. His clinic wasn't one of those with drug dealers hanging outside or patients lined up outside waiting for it to open in the morning. I read the original indictment when it came out and his arrest was largely based on his UDS kickbacks and illegally funneling money to his "wellness" and MMA stuff. Crazy.

 

[Pain Applicant1]

If I were him Id bounce from the country - its going down the ****ter anyway with the democrats in control why spend the rest of your life in jail lol

Lol, I think people always think things are going down the gutter. It's human nature.

“The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and tyrannize their teachers.” -Socrates

 

[Iamnew2]

Pain Doctor Convicted of Over $100 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

A federal jury in the Eastern District of Michigan convicted a Michigan doctor today for his role in masterminding and executing a complex scheme to defraud Medicare and other health insurance programs by administering medically unnecessary spinal injections in exchange for prescriptions of high...

www.justice.gov

Pain Doctor Convicted of Over $100 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme​

A federal jury in the Eastern District of Michigan convicted a Michigan doctor today for his role in masterminding and executing a complex scheme to defraud Medicare and other health insurance programs by administering medically unnecessary spinal injections in exchange for prescriptions of high doses of opioids to patients.

According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Francisco Patino, 66, of Wayne County, excessively prescribed highly addictive opioids to his patients at his medical clinic in Livonia. In exchange for opioids, these patients would receive (or be billed as if they had received) facet joint or nerve block injections, both lucrative spinal injections. Although these spinal injections were purportedly intended to treat chronic pain, evidence at trial demonstrated that Patino injected patients without regard to medical necessity. Evidence also revealed that if patients refused to accept the injections, Patino would withhold their prescriptions for opioids. From January 2012 through July 2017, Patino billed Medicare for more of these injections than any provider in the country. The evidence at trial also showed that in 2016 and 2017, Patino prescribed more 30-milligram Oxycodone pills than every other provider in the state of Michigan.
Patino also developed illegal kickback relationships with at least one diagnostic laboratory, under which he was paid in exchange for referring his patients’ samples to that lab. The evidence showed that the labs funneled money into bank accounts held by others, who then distributed the money to Patino or spent it on his behalf. Patino also spent funds he derived from these various schemes on jewelry, cars, and vacations. A sizable portion of Patino’s fraud proceeds were devoted toward the promotion of Patino’s specialized diet program and lifestyle and wellness book. Patino paid Ultimate Fighting Championship and other mixed martial arts fighters to promote the Patino Diet.

Patino was convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud, two counts of health care fraud, one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and pay and receive health care kickbacks, one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, and one count of money laundering. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 20, 2022, and faces a maximum total penalty of life in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

What an idiot.

 

[Agast]

I received a handful of people from this clinic and they universally loved the guy.

From my experience, it was a lot of people on Oxy 30 TID-QID. No one had drug problems other than Rx and THC.

Who needs drug problems when you have 120mg oxycodone and THC mmmm that’s nice. What a swell guy.

 

[Iamnew2]

Who needs drug problems when you have 120mg oxycodone and THC mmmm that’s nice. What a swell guy.

I had a patient that was referred to our unit on 270mg of opioids between Oxy and something else - insanity. What is wrong with some people?

 

[Ferrismonk]

Who needs drug problems when you have 120mg oxycodone and THC mmmm that’s nice. What a swell guy.

I had a patient that was referred to our unit on 270mg of opioids between Oxy and something else - insanity. What is wrong with some people?

That's child's play compared to others I've seen in the Detroit area.

 

[Status Sciaticus]

He was training with Mike O Hearn it looks like..

theyre definitely eating a lot of duck eggs.

 

[BSM_OTO]

This guy was about 20 minutes from my last clinic. I received a handful of people from this clinic and they universally loved the guy.

From my experience, it was a lot of people on Oxy 30 TID-QID. No one had drug problems other than Rx and THC. His clinic wasn't one of those with drug dealers hanging outside or patients lined up outside waiting for it to open in the morning. I read the original indictment when it came out and his arrest was largely based on his UDS kickbacks and illegally funneling money to his "wellness" and MMA stuff. Crazy.

on medicare unmasked, in 2014 he performed over 10,000 spine injections and got paid over $1.5million off injections ALONE, and that's only looking at medicare. this guy was billing the **** out of procedures he couldn't have been doing (at that volume) and had to have been delusional to think he wasn't going to get caught lol

 

[Laryngospasm]

Wow 50-60 Medicare injections per day every day lol.,. Nothing suspicious there.

 

[myrandom2003]

Ahh 2014… when you billed rfa/mbb by nerve… I remember you fondly