"A Somerset optometrist and the practice where he works
submitted hundreds of fraudulent claims for payments from Medicaid and
Medicare, U.S. Attorney Kerry B. Harvey's office has alleged in a
lawsuit," according to Kentucky.com. "Many of the examinations Dr. Philip Robinson claimed to
have performed were unnecessary, the lawsuit claims. Robinson works at
Associates in Eye Care P.S.C., and provided eye-health services to
nursing home residents. On 271 occasions between January 2007 and
January 2012, Robinson said he examined 50 or more patients in a day,
the lawsuit said. On 11 of those days, Robinson claimed he saw more than
100 patients, according to the complaint, which was filed Monday." Read more.
McKnight's Long-Term Care News & Assisted Living reported that "the defendant...filed more Medicare and Medicaid
claims than any other optometrist in the nation during a six-month
period in 2008, according to the complaint. He sought reimbursement for
treating as many as 100 nursing home residents in a single day, and he
provided eye exams that were 'unnecessary and unreasonable' given the
residents' health status, the suit states." Read more.
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