SUGAR LAND, Texas – A Sugar Land doctor and a business man are facing serious charges after investigators said he racked up millions in claims for unnecessary treatments.
Dr. Donald Gibson II, 56, and Sunday Joseph Edem, 53, were arrested on charges of health care fraud and conspiracy to commit health care fraud.
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Investigators said Gibson ordered, prescribed and authorized medically unnecessary diagnostic tests and other procedures.
Some of those tests included allergy tests, pulmonary function tests, vestibular tests, urodynamic tests and physical therapy, officials said.
Starting in January 2007 through January 2012, investigators said Gibson racked up more than $19 million in medical claims to the Medicare and Texas Medicaid programs.
As a result, officials said Medicare deposited around $8.5 million into a bank account owned and controlled by Gibson.
The indictment alleges Edem operated medical clinics under the names of other people to conceal his financial interest in the businesses.
Officials said Edem and Gibson conspired in the false claims then split the profits.
The indictment also alleges both suspects paid patient recruiters for referring Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, then paid those beneficiaries for showing up at the clinics.
Both suspects were arrested without incident Thursday morning, and were expected to make a court appearance Friday.