A Massachusetts-based ophthalmologist and his practice have agreed to pay $55,000 to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act, according to the Department of Justice.
The government alleged that Martin E. Cutler, MD, and his Boston-based company falsely billed Medicare for ophthalmic diagnostic imaging when there was no underlying diagnosis to justify the imaging. They also allegedly billed Medicare for office visits where a previous claim for the visit had been denied and the new claim lacked proper documentation. The False Claims Act violations allegedly occurred between January 2010 and December 2014, according to the DOJ.
The allegations against Dr. Cutler were originally brought under the qui tam, or whistle-blower, provision of the False Claims Act.
Dr. Cutler has offices in Woburn and Gloucester, Mass.
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