Rey N. Bello, a former neurologist who practiced in West New York and Paramus, N.J., has agreed to permanently surrender his medical license and pay restitution fees to patients' insurance companies for unnecessary testing and other charges, according to a news release from the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs.
Mr. Bello's voluntarily surrendered his license, effective Jan. 31, instead of standing in a disciplinary hearing before the Board. He is also required to pay $8,138 in restitution to insurance companies along with $10,000 in civil penalties and $19,327 in cost reimbursements to the state, under terms of the settlement.
An administrative complaint filed with the board alleged that Mr. Bello performed unnecessary electrodiagnostic testing, committed incompetent performance and interpretation of such testing, billed for tests not performed and referred patients to his self-owned surgical facilities for invasive procedures without disclosure, along with other allegations.
Read the New Jersey DCA release on Rey N. Bello.
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Mr. Bello's voluntarily surrendered his license, effective Jan. 31, instead of standing in a disciplinary hearing before the Board. He is also required to pay $8,138 in restitution to insurance companies along with $10,000 in civil penalties and $19,327 in cost reimbursements to the state, under terms of the settlement.
An administrative complaint filed with the board alleged that Mr. Bello performed unnecessary electrodiagnostic testing, committed incompetent performance and interpretation of such testing, billed for tests not performed and referred patients to his self-owned surgical facilities for invasive procedures without disclosure, along with other allegations.
Read the New Jersey DCA release on Rey N. Bello.
Read more about physicians and fraud:
- Feds Charge 111 in Largest Healthcare Fraud Takedown To Date
- 20 People Indicted for $200M in Medicare Fraud, Kickbacks at Miami Mental Health Center
- "Cardiologist" Touted Bogus Credentials for 20 Years