Date Filed:
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Settlement Amount:
$1,150,000
A settlement has been reached in a whistleblower class action lawsuit brought against a Tennessee cardiologist, Dr. Elie H. Korban, who is accused of billing Medicare and Medicaid for medically unnecessary cardiac stent placements.
The whistleblower's share of the recovery has not been determined.
The initial lawsuit was filed in June 2007. The governments allegations against Korban included that, from January 1, 2005, through December 31, 2008, Korban placed cardiac stents in Medicare and Medicaid patients when the stents were not medically necessary . The government also claims that Korban improperly billed Medicare for work performed by substitute doctors when he was available to perform the services himself.
