We represented ED company and other defendants in a qui tam lawsuit alleging that ED provider’s violation of licensure laws caused submission of false claims and that defendants fraudulently billed services as performed by physicians even though patients were seen only by nurse practitioners. We obtained dismissal of the licensure claims and received summary judgment as to the upcoding claims. U.S. ex rel. Taylor v. Boyko, 2020 WL 520933 (S.D. W. Va. Jan. 31, 2020); U.S. ex rel. Taylor v. Perni, 2020 WL 2499544 (S.D. W. Va. May 14, 2020). The Fourth Circuit affirmed dismissal. U.S. ex rel. Taylor v. Boyko, 39 F.4th 177 (4th Cir. 2022).
U.S. ex rel. Taylor v. Boyko, M.D. et al.
U.S. ex rel. Taylor v. Boyko, M.D. et al.
We represented ED company and other defendants in a qui tam lawsuit alleging that ED provider’s violation of licensure laws caused submission of false claims and that defendants fraudulently billed services as performed by physicians even though patients were seen only by nurse practitioners. We obtained dismissal of the licensure claims and received summary judgment as to the upcoding claims. U.S. ex rel. Taylor v. Boyko, 2020 WL 520933 (S.D. W. Va. Jan. 31, 2020); U.S. ex rel. Taylor v. Perni, 2020 WL 2499544 (S.D. W. Va. May 14, 2020). The Fourth Circuit affirmed dismissal. U.S. ex rel. Taylor v. Boyko, 39 F.4th 177 (4th Cir. 2022).