Vantage Settles False Medicare Claims For $2.1M; Whistleblower to Get $3.5K

Vantage Oncology LLC (Vantage) has agreed to pay the government more than $2.08 million to settle allegations, under the False Claims Act, that it knowingly submitted false claims to Medicare for radiation oncology services, the Justice Department announced last week. 

The government alleged that Vantage double billed and overbilled Medicare for certain procedures, billed for services that lacked supporting documentation and improperly billed for radiation treatment provided to patients without proper physician supervision. 

The lawsuit was originally filed by Suleiman Refaei, a former Vantage employee, under the whistleblower provision of the False Claims Act.  The False Claims Act allows private parties with knowledge of fraud against the government to sue on behalf of the government and share in the recovery.  Refaei will receive $354,450 as his portion of the settlement.

The Chanler Group, in association with the Hirst Law Group, represents whistleblowers who take action under the False Claims Act to report fraud committed against the federal and state governments.  We have years of experience representing whistleblower clients who uncover fraud of every kind perpetrated against our government including, health care fraud, contract fraud, and tax fraud.  Read more about our expertise in False Claims Act cases and how you can take action.