Doctor Shot in Chest; Chiropractor Sentenced to 8 Years; Sleep Clinics Shuttered

A doctor in his 30s has been hospitalized after being shot in the chest while walking his dog in San Antonio. (KTSA)

A chiropractor in Missouri was sentenced to 100 months in prison and will have to pay back $4.7 million in claims related to an opioid prescribing scheme, federal prosecutors said.

Carlos Chacon, MD, who was sentenced to 3 years in prison for his role in a patient’s botched plastic surgery death, still has an active license in Arizona even though he lost his California license. (10 News)

A Florida nursing assistant was sentenced to 9 years in prison for his role in an $11.4 million durable medical equipment scheme, according to the Department of Justice.

Four sleep clinics in Washington state are closing after their physician owner was sentenced on federal fraud charges. (Becker’s)

Another patient died after having surgery done by Thomas Shaknovsky, DO, who was criminally charged for allegedly removing a different patient’s liver instead of his spleen. The family of the second patient has also filed a lawsuit. (NBC News)

Massachusetts rheumatologist Derrick Todd, MD, is facing 81 new sexual assault charges. (CBS News)

Ali Rashan, MD, an anesthesiologist in New York, pleaded guilty to fraudulently billing insurers for services that were never rendered, federal prosecutors said. Rashan founded a network of COVID testing facilities during the pandemic and billed improperly, causing more than $24 million in losses.

Surgeon Mustafa Hares, MD, was sentenced to a year in prison for his role in a $7 million fraud scheme that involved submitting false claims for psychotherapy services, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Michigan.

Federal prosecutors sued Alexandria Williams, MD, of Illinois for allegedly submitting claims to Medicare for medically unnecessary orthotic braces for beneficiaries she never examined.

A federal judge has dismissed Aetna’s claims that radiology practices pushed disputes through the No Surprises Act’s independent dispute resolution process in order to garner higher reimbursement rates. (Becker’s)