By: Christopher A. Parrella, Esq., CPC, CHC, CPCO
Parrella Health Law, Boston, Ma.
A Health Law Defense and Compliance Firm

Dr. Jamie P. Loggins has agreed to pay $629,056.76 to resolve allegations of violating the federal False Claims Act (FCA) by prescribing medically unnecessary orthotic braces. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maine announced the settlement, which addresses claims that Loggins submitted false claims to Medicare from September 2018 to November 2022.

According to the allegations, Dr. Loggins, collaborating with a telemedicine company, prescribed orthotic braces based on intake forms without a valid prescriber-patient relationship or medical necessity. This violated Medicare guidelines requiring services to be medically reasonable and necessary. The FCA imposes liability on individuals who knowingly submit false claims for payment to the government.

Dr. Loggins cooperated with the investigation and did not admit liability as part of the settlement. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, conducted the investigation.

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Christopher Parrella, ESQ, CPC, CHC, CPCO, is the founding partner of Parrella Health Law in Boston, Mass. The firm focuses exclusively on healthcare defense and compliance matters. Chris also travels the country on behalf of a wide range of healthcare organizations, lecturing on a variety of health care enforcement and compliance topics. Chris is one of a handful of health care attorney’s that are also Certified Professional Coders (CPC) and is a member of the AAPC’s National Legal Advisory Board and Ethics Committee.  He is also a Certified Professional Compliance Officer (CPCO) and Certified in Health Care Compliance (CHC.)