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   Department of Justice   
   U.S. Attorney’s Office   
   Central District of Illinois   
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   Tuesday, November 8, 2016   
   Springfield Psychiatrist Ordered to Pay $908,000 in Civil Settlement   
      
   SPRINGFIELD, Ill. –  U.S. District Judge Sue E. Myerscough has entered   
   judgment in favor of the government and against a Springfield psychiatrist,   
   Duttala Obul Reddy, for $908,000, to settle allegations of false billing, as   
   announced by U.S. Attorney    
   Jim Lewis.   
      
   According to a complaint filed in September 2015, by the government, from   
   January 2008 through February 2013, Reddy allegedly submitted bills for   
   evaluation and management services provided at long-term care facilities that   
   either had not been provided    
   or had not been provided to the extent claimed. These services were provided   
   to residents of central Illinois nursing homes, including Liberty Village,   
   Pittsfield; Prairie Village, Rantoul; Mason City Nursing Home; Heritage Manor,   
   Gillespie; Beverly Farm,   
    Godfrey; and, North Church Rehabilitation, Jacksonville.   
      
   Under the terms of the settlement agreement, Reddy denies the allegations that   
   he submitted or caused submission of false claims for payment under Medicare   
   and Medicaid for medical services.   
      
   In addition to payment of $908,000, Reddy has agreed to his exclusion from   
   participation in Medicare, Medicaid and all other federal health care programs   
   for a period of 10 years. Following the 10-year period, Reddy may submit a   
   written request for    
   reinstatement to the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of   
   Health and Human Services. Reddy further agrees that the termination of his   
   eligibility to participate in the Illinois Medical Assistance Program, which   
   became effective Dec. 30,    
   2014, shall be permanent.   
      
   Assistant U.S. Attorneys Gregory M. Gilmore and Lillian N. Stewart of the   
   Central District of Illinois represented the government. The U.S. Department   
   of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, and the Illinois   
   State Police, Medicaid    
   Fraud Control Unit, conducted the investigation.   
      
       
      
   USAO - Illinois, Central   
   Topic:    
   Healthcare Fraud   
   Updated November 8, 2016   
      
      
      
   https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdil/pr/springfield-psychiatrist-or   
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