FROM THE BLOG

Fraudsters  are now stealing the identity of doctors to defraud millions from Medicare, Medicaid and other insurance carriers.  The widespread use and distribution of physician identifier numbers makes it easy for thieves to steal the identity of doctors and bill insurers in the doctor’s name.  There are two main approaches to using  a doctor’s identity to commit fraud.  In the first  they make it appear that the doctor has referred patients for services such as lab analyses, diagnostic testing or prescribed durable medical equipment.  In the other approach, the fraudster used the physician’s id to bill directly for services in the physician’s name,  as if the services actually were rendered by that doctor.