Mid-Wilshire Cancer Doctor and His Medical Office Agree to Pay Over $3 Million to Settle Claims They

Mid-Wilshire Cancer Doctor and His Medical Office Agree to Pay Over $3 Million to Settle Claims They Defrauded Medicare and Medi-Cal


LOS ANGELES – The Department of Justice announced today that Nassir Medical Corp. and its owner, Dr. Youram Nassir, have agreed to pay the United States and California $3,356,565 to settle False Claims Act allegations that they defrauded public health care programs by billing for oncology drugs and services that were not actually provided to patients.

Nassir Medical Corp., which does business as Cancer Care Institute, is a hematology and oncology practice based in in the Mid-Wilshire area of the City of Los Angeles. This medical office specializes in treating cancer patients and such treatment often requires physicians to prescribe, dispense, infuse, and administer a variety of oncology drugs. Medicare and Medi-Cal reimburse physicians both for the cost of drugs themselves and for the cost of infusing and administering those drugs to patients.

Between January 2010 and December 2013, Nassir Medical Corp. and Nassir allegedly violated the False Claims Act by submitting bogus claims to Medicare and Medi-Cal, according to this case’s settlement agreement. The defendants allegedly billed public health programs for drugs that were not actually purchased, dispensed, or administered, and for infusion services that were not actually provided. The defendants have agreed to pay $2,377,675.51 to the United States and $978,907.49 to California.

Nassir Medical Corp. and Nassir also have entered into an integrity agreement with the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General.

Read more: https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/mid-wilshire-cancer-doctor-and-his-medical-office-agree-pay-over-3-million-settle