A former Pennsylvania physician was sentenced in federal court following his conviction for healthcare fraud on Tuesday.
John Keun Sang Lee, 80, was sentenced to five years of probation by United States District Judge W. Scott Hardy, according to a release. Lee was also ordered to pay restitution totaling $417,960.51 to Medicare and Medicaid, as well as a $50,000 fine.
Lee previously forfeited his Drug Enforcement Administration number and Pennsylvania state license to practice medicine prior to the sentencing hearing.
From around May 2016 to October 2020, Lee, who owned Jefferson Pain and Rehabilitation Center, knowingly and willfully submitted claims for steroid injections to Medicare and Medicaid that were neither reasonable nor medically necessary, as stated in court information.
Source: Former PA physician to pay over $400K for healthcare fraud / Your Erie