Lodi orthopedic doctor found guilty of insurance fraud [Lodi News-Sentinel, Calif.]
Jun. 21—A Lodi orthopedic doctor who was arrested in 2016 on suspicion of insurance fraud was convicted last week.
Wisner defrauded the two programs from 2012 to 2016 by administering excessive and medically unjustifiable X-rays to his patients.
He was found guilty on 10 counts of health care insurance fraud on
"When medical practitioners abuse their power, it's always at the expense of patients under their care," Bonta said in a media statement.
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In November of 2016, representatives from the California Department of
Wisner operated a medical clinic at
Bonta said evidence presented at trial showed that over the course of about four years, Wisner subjected 10 different patients to hundreds of unnecessary X-rays at his clinic.
The
A call to Wisner's office on Monday was not returned.
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