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Doctor Roger D. Beyer recently pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud in the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan. In a complaint filed on May 8, 2020, the US Attorney assigned to the case set out several allegations.<\/p>\n

Regarding healthcare fraud, the complaint alleged that Dr. Beyer\u2019s office improperly coded procedures reported to Medicare. The complaint alleged that Dr. Beyer directed his staff to perform a rectal diagnostic procedure repeatedly, beyond the initial diagnostic purpose of the procedure. Dr. Beyer\u2019s offices then continuously billed Medicare for the diagnostic service even though they weren\u2019t medically necessary. By continuously performing the diagnostic service, Dr. Beyer\u2019s office could bill Medicare each time for that service even though it wasn\u2019t medically necessary.<\/p>\n

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Doctor Roger D. Beyer recently pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud in the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan. In a complaint filed on May 8, 2020, the US Attorney assigned to the case set out several allegations. Regarding healthcare fraud, the complaint alleged that Dr. Beyer\u2019s office improperly […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,42,41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-attorney-keith-corbett","category-health-care-and-insurance-fraud","category-white-collar-criminal-defense"],"yoast_head":"\nMichigan Doctor Pleads Guilty to Healthcare and Medicare Fraud — Michigan Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog — August 14, 2020<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Doctor Roger D. 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