Here are four things to know:
1. Dr. Barrow was a co-owner of Baton Rouge-based Louisiana Spine & Sports pain management clinic when the fraud occurred.
2. Dr. Barrow admitted that between April 2014 and July 2016, he sent patients’ urine samples to a drug-testing laboratory received approximately $336,000 in disbursements from the laboratory associated with testing for Medicare beneficiaries.
3. The Medicare Fraud Strike Force, a joint initiative between the Department of Justice and HHS, has charged nearly 4,000 defendants who have collectively billed the Medicare program more than $14 million since its inception in 2007.
4. Dr. Barrow is scheduled for sentencing on March 1, 2019.
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