A doctor from Texas was sentenced to over 10 years in prison on Oct. 29 for being involved in a scheme to defraud Medicare, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
Daniel R. Canchola, 54, of Flower Mound, signed doctor’s orders for durable medical equipment (DME) and cancer genetic testing despite knowing these orders “were used to submit false and fraudulent claims to Medicare,” said an Oct. 29 statement from the department. “From August 2018 through April 2019, Canchola received approximately $30 in exchange for each doctor’s order he signed authorizing DME and cancer genetic test orders that were not legitimately prescribed, not needed, or not used—totaling more than $466,000 in kickbacks.”
