John Greager II, MD, owned Cancer Therapy Associates in Lombard, Ill., where he specialized in mole removals for cancer screenings, according to a Justice Department news release.
From 2015 to 2021, Dr. Greager allegedly submitted $4.1 million in false claims to BCBS Illinois and Medicare. The alleged fraud scheme involved misrepresentations of provided mole removal services and medically unnecessary removals.
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