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Guilty Plea: Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology of Long Island, NY to Pay $10 Million on Medicaid and Medicare Fraud Allegations

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  About Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology New York's Long Island-based Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology recently entered a plea of guilty to two charges of Medicare and Medicaid fraud. With 20 service locations and 800,000 annual patient visits, the clinic has agreed to pay $10.5 million to settle civil and criminal claims of false billing.  Whistleblowers Linda Gibb and Donna Geraci, both billing specialists, collaborated with law enforcement to achieve the result.  Long Island's Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology recently entered a guilty plea to two charges of Medicare and Medicaid fraud. This business has 20 locations and treats 800,000 patients annually; they have agreed to pay $10.5 million to settle fraud charges, both civil and criminal.  As a result of their cooperation with law enforcement, whistleblowers Linda Gibb and Donna Geraci, both billing specialists, are credited with the successful outcome. Greed Drove Zwanger-Pesiri to Expose Patients to Danger: Medicaid – Medicare Bi...