CEO SUMMARY: Last year, dermatologist Robert W. Stokes, D.O., of Grand Rapids, Michigan, was indicted by the federal government for 72 counts relating to various offenses, including upcoding, and improper coding. Of this total, 35 counts against Stokes involved his billing payers for laboratory tests he did not perform and laboratory services that he did […]
Michigan Derm Convicted On 31 Fraud Charges
At trial, federal prosecutor opts not to pursue 35 counts relating to fraudulent billing of lab tests
- By Robert Michel
- > From the Volume XIV No. 12 - August 27, 2007 Issue
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