Blick Clinic Inc. d/b/a Blick Center
Outcome
Blick Center self-disclosed to OIG and settled for $165,532.37 after billing federal healthcare programs for psychotherapy services that were not provided as billed by an employed licensed clinical social worker.
Details
Blick Center (Akron, OH) — Psychotherapy Services Not Provided as Billed
Outcome: Self-disclosed to OIG and settled for $165,532.37 for billing federal healthcare programs for psychotherapy services that did not match what was actually provided by an employed licensed clinical social worker.
Blick Clinic Inc., doing business as Blick Center in Akron, Ohio, self-disclosed to HHS-OIG that it had submitted billing to federal healthcare programs for psychotherapy services that did not accurately reflect what was actually provided. The discrepancy involved services rendered by an employed licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) — the billed service codes or service descriptions did not match the services actually delivered.
This type of violation — billing for a higher service level or different service than what was actually provided — is a common compliance failure in behavioral health settings where documentation practices can lag behind service delivery. Blick Center's voluntary self-disclosure to OIG resulted in a civil settlement rather than criminal prosecution.
The settlement of $165,532.37 was recorded November 5, 2025.
How Crucible Prevents This
Crucible's psychotherapy-billing integrity hooks would catch service-level mismatches; a compliance gate requiring documentation of actual session content, duration, and CPT code to match before claim submission would prevent billing for services not provided as billed.
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