Doctor living in Pennsylvania charged with insurance fraud in Ohio
A physician living in Pennsylvania was indicted on multiple charges, including insurance fraud, for her work while practicing in Ohio.
Stacey Royal, 44, of McMurray, Pa., faces single counts of telecommunications fraud, insurance fraud, theft and engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity through a Wood County, Ohio, grand jury indictment, according to the Toledo Blade.
The county prosecutor alleges that Royal billed insurance companies for more than $900,000 in allegedly bogus claims, receiving more than $100,000 in payments, according to the report. The indictment further alleges that Royal submitted the claims herself online, as the only staff member of Royal Treatment Urgent Care in Perrysburg, Ohio.
Christopher Davis, 33, of Toledo, Ohio, also was indicted in the case. He faces complicity to insurance fraud, complicity to theft and engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity charges. The indictment alleges that Royal submitted claims to multiple insurers on Davis’ behalf between October 2004 and July.
Davis, who is described as a family member in the indictment, may be married to Royal, according to prosecutors.
Patients who noticed inconsistencies with the explanation of benefits they received from their insurer for services rendered by Royal led to the investigation, according to prosecutors. The investigation turned up several alleged faulty billings to companies, including UnitedHealth Care and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, far exceeding services performed, according to the report.


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