A Metro East psychiatrist is headed to federal prison for two and a half years for defrauding Medicare of $1.75 million.
Fifty-five-year-old Ajit Trikha (ah-JEET' TREEK'-ah) pleaded guilty last June in U.S. District Court in East St. Louis to two counts of health care fraud.
Trikha overbilled Medicare and Medicaid for services that weren't performed, including when he was out of the country. He also billed for group-therapy sessions that far exceeded the 12-person limit set by Medicare and Medicaid.
A federal judge has ordered Trikha to reimburse the government for the money he bilked.
Trikha established his TRX Health Systems in 2000 in Belleville, Illinois.
Documenting Psychiatrists Behaving Badly
Of all professions, psychiatrists seem to get into the most trouble. I have been collecting stories about psychiatric screwups for a while. Sadly, it has been disgustingly easy to do. We post stories with links to the original sources. We couldn't make this stuff up if we wanted to. My Name is Sickmind Fraud.
Friday, April 04, 2008
Psychiatrist ordered imprisoned for Medicare fraud
A report from the Belleville News Democrat out of Decatur, Illinois
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