Steven J. Wasserman, a Venice dermatologist, has agreed to pay $26.1 million to settle allegations that he violated the False Claims Act by accepting illegal kickbacks in a Medicare fraud scheme.
It is the largest settlement ever with an individual under the act in the Middle District of Florida, according to a written statement from the U.S. Department of Justice.
He was accused of accepting kickbacks from Tampa Pathology Laboratory and pathologist Jose SuarezHoyos, owner of TPL, and billing the…
Steven J. Wasserman, a Venice dermatologist, has agreed to pay $26.1 million to settle allegations that he violated the False Claims Act by accepting illegal kickbacks in a Medicare fraud scheme.
It is the largest settlement ever with an individual under the act in the Middle District of Florida, according to a written statement from the U.S. Department of Justice.
He was accused of accepting kickbacks from Tampa Pathology Laboratory and pathologist Jose SuarezHoyos, owner of TPL, and billing the…