Metroplex Pain Consultants and Dr. Steven Casey Agreed to Pay $110,000 for Allegedly Violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law by Submitting Claims Dr. Casey Did Not Perform or Directly Supervise and Claims for Excessive Services

On March 2, 2022, Metroplex Pain Consultants, LLC (Metroplex) and Dr. Steven Casey (Dr. Casey), Dallas, Texas, entered into a $110,748.12 settlement agreement with OIG. The settlement agreement resolves allegations that Metroplex submitted claims for services purportedly rendered by Dr. Casey during a time period when Dr. Casey was not at his office. Additionally, OIG alleged that Metroplex and Dr. Casey submitted claims to Medicare for spinal facet joint injections, which amounts exceeded five in a rolling 12-month period. OIG’s Office of Audit Services and Office of Counsel to the Inspector General, represented by Gregory Becker, collaborated to achieve this resolution.

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