Westlake Cardiologist Indicted For Performing Unnecessary Medical Procedures and Tests to Overbill Insurers by $7.2 Mill
Outcome
OIG enforcement action against Westlake Cardiologist Indicted For Performing Unnecessary Medical Procedures and Tests to Overbill Insurers by $7.2 Mill for healthcare fraud. Penalty: $7.2 million.
Details
Westlake Cardiologist Indicted For Performing Unnecessary Medical Procedures and Tests to Overbill Insurers by $7.2 Mill — OIG Enforcement (2026)
OIG took enforcement action against Westlake Cardiologist Indicted For Performing Unnecessary Medical Procedures and Tests to Overbill Insurers by $7.2 Mill in 2026 involving healthcare fraud violations in the Physician Practices sector.
Penalty: $7.2 million
Violation types: Healthcare Fraud
Entity type: Healthcare Provider
Penalty type: Criminal
Source: Westlake Cardiologist Indicted For Performing Unnecessary Medical Procedures and Tests to Overbill Insurers by $7.2 Million
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