A Tennessee doctor will share in the government’s recovery after filing a whistleblower lawsuit against a cardiologist who allegedly performed medically unnecessary cardiac stent placements.
Under the settlement, cardiologist Dr. Elie H. Korban will pay $1.15 million to resolve allegations that he placed unnecessary stents in Medicare and Medicaid patients.
For more information on this case, click here: http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/December/13-civ-1333.html