George F. Indest III, JD

Don’t resign your professional license in the midst of an investigation

Physician

November 23, 2013

Do you have a medical, pharmacy or nursing license in several different states? Do you have a license in more than one health profession? Have you been notified that an investigation has been opened against you? Are you thinking about resigning your professional license or voluntarily relinquishing such a license? Then you must be aware of the following.

First, you should never voluntarily relinquish or resign your license after you know …

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How to respond to a Medicare audit: 17 tips from a lawyer

George F. Indest III, JD

Policy

November 9, 2013

Although you may speak of a “routine” Medicare audit, there is really no such creature. This is like saying you have a “routine IRS audit.” The fact is that there is some item you have claimed as a Medicare provider or the amount of claims Medicare has paid in a certain category that has caused you or your practice to be audited.

Having too many claims for level five CPT codes …

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A lawyer provides pain management tips for doctors

George F. Indest III, JD

Conditions

October 26, 2013

I have represented a number of physicians who have been accused of “overprescribing.” Some of these were criminal investigations by local law enforcement authorities, such as a county sheriff’s office. Some were investigations by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Some were investigations by the state licensing agency (in this case, the Florida Department of Health).

In almost every one of these cases, either the DEA, the Department of Health or the …

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