Oklahoma City Dentist Charged with Health Care Fraud
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ROBIN R. LOCKWOOD, 44, a dentist from Oklahoma City, has been charged with committing health care fraud. Lockwood is a dentist licensed to practice in the State of Oklahoma and was employed under contract by Ocean Dental at offices located in Oklahoma City. Ocean Dental’s dentists provided dental care to Medicaid-eligible children. Ocean Dental submitted claims to the OHCA for reimbursement of dentists’ services based on patient treatment notes created by the dentists. Ocean Dental paid Lockwood a percentage of the funds that OHCA reimbursed to Ocean Dental for services she personally rendered. Lockwood engaged in a scheme to defraud Medicaid by submitting claims for dental services that she did not provide.
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Frauds in medical practices is becoming a common and a serious problem.The medical claims need to be checked properly.
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