Healthcare Fraud Lawyer
MARK A. PEREZ, ATTORNEY AT LAW
Facing allegations of Medicare fraud can put your clinical practice, finances, and reputation at serious risk. Whether the investigation involves phantom billing, upcoding, or medically unnecessary services, an experienced healthcare fraud lawyer can assess the allegations and develop a focused response.
The Law Office of Mark A. Perez represents clients who need a knowledgeable healthcare fraud lawyer by their side. Let us explain what healthcare fraud is and how a Medicare fraud attorney can protect you.
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What Is Healthcare Fraud?
Healthcare fraud is a broad term for unlawful conduct involving healthcare programs, billing, services, or referrals. It can involve schemes to improperly obtain money from a healthcare benefit program, as well as related conduct such as false statements, kickbacks, and other fraudulent activity. Medicare and Medicaid are common subjects of these cases, but private healthcare programs can also be involved.
Healthcare fraud may include:
- Misrepresenting the treatment of patients
- Charging the government for services not performed
- Performing unnecessary services by soliciting patients and trumping up treatment
- Falsifying invoices
Criminal Healthcare Fraud Laws and Related Consequences
Federal healthcare fraud cases may involve healthcare-specific statutes as well as broader fraud and conspiracy laws. Depending on the allegations, prosecutors may bring charges under:
Health Care Fraud Statute: Prohibits knowingly and willfully executing a scheme to defraud a healthcare benefit program.
Anti-Kickback Statute: Criminalizes certain knowing and willful payments or offers made to induce or reward referrals involving federal healthcare programs.
False Statements Relating to Healthcare Matters: Prohibits certain knowingly false statements or documents involving healthcare benefits, items, or services.
Mail and Wire Fraud: May apply when mail or electronic communications are used to carry out an alleged fraud scheme.
Conspiracy: May be charged when two or more people allegedly agree to participate in healthcare fraud or related criminal conduct.
A conviction can result in substantial fines and imprisonment, and certain convictions can also lead to exclusion from Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal healthcare programs.
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Serious Healthcare Fraud Charges Require a Knowledgeable Healthcare Fraud Lawyer
Like with all white-collar crimes, these charges are extremely serious. A Medicare fraud lawyer’s role often begins well before a case reaches the courtroom, while investigators are still gathering evidence and deciding how to proceed.
A Medicare Fraud Lawyer Handles Subpoenas and Audits
Medicare fraud cases often start with an audit, subpoena, or a call from an investigator. Deadlines are real, and your response shapes what comes next. Your Medicare fraud lawyer can review what’s being requested, push back on overbroad demands, and keep you from handing over more than they asked for. They can also help you challenge audit findings you disagree with.
A Medicare Fraud Attorney Prepares You for Interviews and Document Review
If an agent wants to talk, that conversation isn’t casual. Even honest mistakes can create problems. Your Medicare fraud attorney can prep you for likely questions and sit in when appropriate. They can review your documents (billing records, chart notes, and internal communications) before a conversation to spot potential issues.
An Attorney for Medicare Fraud Helps You Understand Charging Decisions
The government may pursue criminal charges, settlement, administrative penalties, or program exclusion. Your attorney for Medicare fraud reads the signals early and engages with prosecutors on your behalf.
Choose an Experienced Medicare Fraud Defense Attorney
Mark Perez is a healthcare fraud lawyer with experience as a Dallas County white collar crimes prosecutor. If you have been charged or if a loved one is under investigation, Mark Perez and his team want to hear your story. We’re ready to put over 35 years of criminal defense experience to aggressively defend your rights and help you fight for a resolution.
As your Medicare fraud defense attorney, Mark can undertake the rigorous investigation to review relevant records and identify potentially exculpatory evidence. From there, we can analyze the case and explain how the process will work, all the way from arrest to jury trial or negotiation.
Schedule a Consult with a Healthcare Fraud Lawyer Now
The Law office of Mark Perez offers free consultations to individuals facing healthcare fraud charges, including Medicare fraud. To get a highly qualified healthcare fraud lawyer, contact Mark A. Perez, Attorney at Law.
