Tennessee physician sentenced for $41M fraud scheme
04/16/25 at 03:00 AM
Tennessee physician sentenced for $41M fraud scheme
Becker's ASC Review; by Patsy Newitt; 4/15/25
An Ashland City, Tenn.-based physician was sentenced to three years in prison for his role in a $41 million healthcare fraud scheme, according to an April 14 news release from the Justice Department. What happened?
- Between June 2016 and April 2019, John Manning, MD, signed orders and prescriptions that led to the submission of more than $41 million in false claims to Medicare. The program paid over $19 million of those claims. ...
- In addition to the prison term, Dr. Manning was ordered to pay $19.8 million in restitution to Medicare and a forfeiture judgment of $812,303.41.