Oklahoma Medical Clinic, Owners, and Treating Physician Pay $246,000 to Settle Allegations of Submitting False Medicare Claims for Medically Unnecessary Ultrasound Procedures

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Medical Clinic, LLC (“OMC”), Tracy Ellis, D.C., (“Dr. Ellis”) and Tristan Ellis (“Mrs. Ellis”), paid $150,000 to resolve allegations that they submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the Medicare program for medically unnecessary ultrasound procedures, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester. In a separate agreement Mark L. Wells, PA-C (“Mr. Wells”), paid $96,000 to resolve allegations he, as the practitioner treating the patients and performing the medically unnecessary ultrasound services, caused the submission of false claims to the Medicare program.    (Read More)