{"id":2641524,"date":"2026-08-06T18:43:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T22:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doctor-charged-in-massive-medicare-fraud-scheme-that-allegedly-exploited-elderly-patients-and-taxpayers\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T18:48:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T22:48:05","slug":"doctor-charged-in-massive-medicare-fraud-scheme-that-allegedly-exploited-elderly-patients-and-taxpayers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doctor-charged-in-massive-medicare-fraud-scheme-that-allegedly-exploited-elderly-patients-and-taxpayers\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Charged in Massive Medicare Fraud Scheme That Allegedly &#8216;Exploited Elderly Patients&#8217; and Taxpayers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdoctor-charged-in-massive-medicare-fraud-scheme-that-allegedly-exploited-elderly-patients-and-taxpayers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2641524&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Nevada doctor, Dr. stephen Dubin from Henderson, has been indicted for a scheme involving approximately $95 million to unlawfully bill Medicare. He is accused of charging for \u201cmedically unneeded amniotic wound allografts\u201d by exploiting vulnerable elderly patients and submitting false claims. Dubin faces charges of conspiracy and multiple counts of healthcare fraud, each punishable by up to 10 years in prison. Authorities allege that he profited through illegal kickbacks and bribes from allograft distributors, billing Medicare for expensive procedures that were often never medically justified. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-left-riots-trump-admin-remains-hard-at-work-busts-diabolical-mexican-national\/\" title=\"As Left Riots Trump Admin Remains Hard at Work, Busts Diabolical Mexican National\">case highlights ongoing efforts<\/a> by law enforcement agencies to combat healthcare fraud, which diverts vital resources from deserving patients and costs taxpayers meaningful sums.The inquiry emphasizes the exploitation of complex billing practices and the prioritization of profit over patient care.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A Nevada doctor has been indicted in connection with a $95 million scheme to defraud Medicare.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Stephen Dubin, of Henderson, Nevada, is accused of bilking the system by charging the health insurance program for elderly Americans over \u201cmedically unnecessary amniotic wound allografts,\u201d according to a Department of Justice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/nevada-doctor-charged-95m-wound-care-fraud-medicare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Dubin has been charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud and five counts of health care fraud. Each count carries a 10-year maximum prison sentence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis indictment exposes a scheme driven by greed, not medicine. As alleged, this provider exploited elderly patients by pushing costly and unnecessary medical procedures, then lied to Medicare to pocket millions of taxpayer dollars,\u201d Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald of the Justice Department\u2019s National Fraud Enforcement Division said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHealthcare fraud is not a victimless crime; it steals vital resources from elderly and vulnerable citizens who truly need life-saving treatments,\u201d First Assistant U.S. Attorney Sigal Chattah for the District of Nevada said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese defendants prioritized personal greed over patient care by weaponizing complex billing codes for advanced wound care products. As part of the West Coast Health Care Strike Force, our office, alongside our federal law enforcement partners, will continue to aggressively dismantle predatory schemes that target public healthcare programs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Special Agent in Charge Christopher Delzotto of the FBI Las Vegas Field Office called the scheme a \u201cbetrayal of trust and exploitation of his healthcare position for personal financial gain\u201d that was \u201cboth cruel and premeditated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dubin, owner of Dubin Medical Consultants, Inc. \u2014 also called Wound MD \u2014 \u201ccaused Medicare to be billed over $95 million for expensive amniotic allografts that he procured through illegal kickbacks and bribes,\u201d the release said, noting Medicare paid out $54 million worth of the claims.<\/p>\n<p>As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/lifelinktissuebank.org\/patients-recipients\/\">LifeLink Tissue Bank<\/a>, an allograft is \u201ctissue (i.e. bone, ligaments, heart valves) recovered from a human donor for transplantation into another person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The indictment said Dubin received illegal kickbacks, bribes, and rebates from two allograft distributors.<\/p>\n<p>Dubin billed Medicare for the full amount on a fake bill, while he and his co-conspirators split the difference between what he actually paid and what Medicare gave him.<\/p>\n<p>The indictment further said the allografts were applied when there was no reason to do so.<\/p>\n<p>It also alleged that Dubin received illegal kickbacks from one allograft distributor through payments from a pass-through bank account held in the name of a shell company in return for buying allografts from the distributor.<\/p>\n<p>The indictment said allografts were applied to \u201cinfected wounds; to wounds that were not responding to allograft treatment; without first attempting, completing, or confirming conservative wound care treatment as required by Medicare; and in quantities that far exceeded the size of wounds,\u201d according to the release.<\/p>\n<p>The indictment added that allografts were picked based on profit maximization, not any rational medical need.<\/p>\n<p>As noted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/releases\/2026\/08\/fraud-gov-track-the-trump-administrations-relentless-war-on-fraud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">White House<\/a>, the anti-fraud efforts coordinated by Vice President J.D. Vance have focused on millions in healthcare-related fraud.<\/p>\n<p>Last month alone, the anti-fraud efforts \u201cstopped $220 million in fraudulent skin substitute claims and suspended billing privileges for over 800 providers complicit in Durable Medical Equipment fraud,\u201d the White House said, while six New Jersey residents were charged in a $20 million healthcare fraud kickback operation.<\/p>\n<p>Also last month, an individual wanted in connection with a $547 million Medicare fraud scheme was arrested.<\/p>\n<p>This month, 1,076 hospices in California were removed from Medicare due to fraud.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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