Staten Island physician settles Medicare fraud case for $8 million

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A jet-setting Staten Island physician accused of improperly billing Medicare for millions of dollars in diagnostic tests and treatment has agreed to pay over $8 million as part of a civil Medicare fraud settlement, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced.

Haroutyoun Margossian, 55, a board certified obstetrician and gynecologist with offices in Staten Island and Brooklyn, was accused last year of billing Medicare for diagnostic procedures and physical therapy that did not qualify for reimbursement because it was performed by unlicensed staff while he was out of the office.

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