Houston Dental Clinic Operator Heads To Prison For Role In $6M Pediatric Fraud Scheme
Outcome
OIG enforcement action against Houston Dental Clinic Operator Heads To Prison For Role In $6M Pediatric Fraud Scheme for kickbacks, medicaid fraud. Penalty: $6 million.
Details
Houston Dental Clinic Operator Heads To Prison For Role In $6M Pediatric Fraud Scheme — OIG Enforcement (2026)
OIG took enforcement action against Houston Dental Clinic Operator Heads To Prison For Role In $6M Pediatric Fraud Scheme in 2026 involving kickbacks, medicaid fraud violations in the Physician Practices sector.
Penalty: $6 million
Violation types: Kickbacks, Medicaid Fraud
Entity type: Physician Practice
Penalty type: Criminal
Source: Houston Dental Clinic Operator Heads To Prison For Role In $6M Pediatric Fraud Scheme
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