Amanda S. Marshall
Former U.S. Attorney
(Local Counsel)
Lynette Byrd
Former Assistant
U.S. Attorney
Roger Bach
Former Special
Agent
(OIG & DEA)
Joe Brown
Former U.S. Attorney
Dr. Nick Oberheiden
Attorney & Founder
How Doctors Get in Trouble for Healthcare Billing Fraud
Don’t Risk Your License. Get the Help of Former DOJ Attorneys at Oberheiden P.C. Obviously, no doctor handles his own billing. Nonetheless, how is it possible that dozens of physicians, psychiatrists, and dentists have been convicted of healthcare billing fraud in the last two years alone? More so, providers across...
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What Is Healthcare Billing Compliance?
Healthcare Attorneys and Billing Experts Assist with Medical Billing and Coding Questions Of the many ways someone can get into trouble in the healthcare space, incorrect billing and coding are definitely on the top of the list. After all, all the efforts of a physician or business owner to be...
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Common Mistakes with OWCP Billing
DOL Attorneys and Experienced OWCP Billing Specialists Are Available to Help You Today Are you overutilizing ultrasound applications? Are you certain your billing accurately reflects the important distinctions between codes 99214 and 99215? Are you billing the Department of Labor physical therapy services through a massage therapist, chiropractor, or physical...
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How Should I Bill OWCP Healthcare Claims?
DOL Attorneys and Expert Billing Consultants Are Available to Help Your Federal Workers Comp Clinic Home Health Medicare Fraud DOL Attorneys and Expert Billing Consultants Are Available to Help Your Federal Workers Comp Clinic Did You Know that Just 10 Incorrect Billing Claims to DOL Can Result in $ 100,000...
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Medicare Revalidation: What Do Healthcare Providers Need to Know?
All Medicare-participating healthcare providers and medical businesses are subject to revalidation. The revalidation process involves confirming the accuracy of the provider’s enrollment data (or making updates, if necessary), and it must be completed upon request from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). According to CMS: “Medicare providers must...
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DEA Pharmacy Inspections: Are You Prepared to Avoid Federal Charges?
All pharmacies in the United States are subject to the oversight of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The DEA is tasked with ensuring pharmacies’ compliance with the Controlled Substances Act (CSA); and, in order to execute this mandate, it has a variety of tools at its disposal. One of...
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25 Key Facts about Federal Drug Diversion Investigations
Facing a federal drug diversion investigation is an extremely serious matter. If you have received a target letter or subpoena, or if any employee of your business or practice has been contacted by a federal agent, here are 25 key facts you need to know: 1. Combatting Drug Diversion (and...
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Podiatrists are Being Investigated for Billing Fraud in Connection with Grafts and Other Wound Treatment Procedures
As a podiatrist, you know that promptly treating a patient’s wounds can be critical to mitigating the risk of infection and other potentially-debilitating complications. However, you likely also know that obtaining authorization for these treatments and the skin substitutes used during these treatments can be extremely challenging. Obtaining authorization can...
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With Questcor Pharmaceuticals and Mallinckrodt Facing Prosecution for Medicare Fraud, the Doctors Who Prescribed H.P. Acthar Gel May Be Next
When the news broke of a 97,000% price hike for a medication used to treat infantile spasms, a rare form of epilepsy, in 2018, almost no one knew that the drug’s manufacturer was already being targeted by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). While the news media published heart-wrenching stories...
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What Should I Do When the FBI Raids My Office?
Call the Federal Defense Law Firm of Oberheiden P.C. Today: We Defend Clients Nationally Against Search Warrants. Search warrants are emotionally intense and among the scariest events a business owner can possibly experience. When this happens to you, you need attorneys that are calm, organized, well-experienced and who can instantly...
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