Houston Doc Charged In $850,000 Medicare Fraud Case
By Terri Langford, Houston Chronicle |
The federal indictment charges Dr.
The 48-year-old is accused of filing testing claims to
In the case of one patient, Nwora allegedly submitted to
Of the
Prosecutors say the scheme began in 2006 and involved an arrangement in which Nwora signed off on "vestibular" testing for the inner ear disorders performed by Cevine Health Care and Rehabilitation, which has locations on
Cevine's owner
Cevine Health Care and Rehabilitation, which is not an authorized
Nwora, who owns
Last year, the board dismissed a formal complaint against him after Nwora agreed to take a class on medical record keeping. A board review found he did not maintain adequate medical records when he examined patients at a health fair at a retirement village.
In addition to his own medical practice, Nwora has served as a medical director for nearly a dozen private ambulance companies in recent years. The
During his appearance Monday afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge
For Nwora to be released from federal custody, he also must surrender his Nigerian and U.S. passports.
No trial date was scheduled.
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