A Kenyan-born doctor has been sentenced to 2 ½ years in prison and ordered to pay $18 million in restitution for Medicare fraud scheme by a federal court in Dallas, Texas.
Dr Ransome Njekia Etindi, 57, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud while working at Dallas-based practice called US Physician Home Visits (USPHV). Dr Etindi and five other physicians at the practice were charged with defrauding the Medicare system by providing false Form 485 certifications. The doctors at the practice signed and submitted Forms 485 to the Medicare system for reimbursement for home health services even if the beneficiary was ineligible to receive the services and sometimes without the knowledge of the patient or patient’s medical history, says the Department of Justice (DOJ).
According to the DOJ, “more than 97 percent of USPHV’s Medicare patients received home health care – whether they needed it or not. As a result of these false Form 485 certifications, Medicare paid more than $40 million in fraudulent home health services.”
Dr Etindi served as USPHV’s medical director, and used his Medicare number to USPHV to use to bill Medicare in a fraud scheme that ran from January, 2009 to June, 2013, said the DOJ. According to the DOJ, starting in January, 2013, claims submitted to Medicare by USPHV indicated Etindi provided his services, regardless of who actually performed the services.
According to the Texas Medical Board, Dr Etindi also had his medical license suspended in 2011 for having sex with one of his patients.
Other physicians at the practice have also been convicted and sentenced to terms ranging from 2 years to 10 years and each ordered to pay millions of dollars in restitution.
Had sex with one of his…
Had sex with one of his patients?
As bad, unprofessional and…
As bad, unprofessional and ethical it sounds, the sexual act was consensual . That’s what the courts found.
It is unfortunate that aKenya was caught in this miss courage of professional ethics,and crime.It happens fairly often by unethical professionals from all over the world.In fact Mwakilishi has shown light on some Kenyan doctor in Kenya doing the same thing.I dont know what the remedy is,but I know what the punishment is.20 years in jail.
its hard to believe a…
..its hard to believe a patient and her doctor… was consensual…so why at the time of his practice..common sense should help poeple to redeem themselves.
As bad, unprofessional and…
As bad, unprofessional and ethical it sounds, the sexual act was consensual . That’s what the courts found.By the way he was exonerated and allowed to continue his practise by with a matron in check.
It is unfortunate that a Kenya was caught in this miss courage of professional ethics,and crime.It happens fairly often by unethical professionals from all over the world.In fact Mwakilishi has shown light on some Kenyan doctor in Kenya doing the same thing.I dont know what the remedy is,but I know what the punishment is.20 years in jail.
Perhaps in his mind, having…
Perhaps in his mind, having sex with a patient was part of the home health services package! In this country, such is considered a violation of professional ethics resulting to conflict of interest. He ought to have known better.
How about if the patient was…
How about if the patient was attracted to the doctor(most women are attracted to status),and she made all the advances? In this case then, the package deal would be on the side of the woman, I guess.Suppose he had dated,and married her, would that be un ethical. I know that’s not what happened here,but you can see how such a situation could occur…
It hardly happens to joe six pack, but you have to agree with me that not too many men would turn down an offer to roll in the hey with a very sexy attractive lady.Studies have proven this to be the case.And not Iam not excusing him if this was his situation.You play, you pay.He knew the consequences…
@Max,sometimes some doctors…
@Max,sometimes some doctors do more than serving patients medically. The fact remains, it’s a misconduct warranting suspension of medical licence as per Board of medical examiners policy. I am sure the doctor reassured the patient that sex was part of therapy & the act will help alleviate her symptoms. He must have told her, “trust me I am a doctor and I have been practicing this for over 20 yrs.”???! I am almost certain he prescribed the sex therapy frequency to be 3 times a week for a duration of 6 to 12 months and Medicare paid for his visits! He knew better!
Mugo wa wairimu part 2. …
Mugo wa wairimu part 2. Having sex with his patients. Orange jumpsuit will be good for you for the next 2 and ½ yrs.
The sex is not what is …
The sex is not what is taking him in. It’s the swindling of taxpayers money that is doing it. The sex thing is an old case.
“For the love of money is…
“For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.” 1 Timothy 6:10. Too sad!
Uasherati how do you loose…
Uasherati how do you loose your licence over a woman .Adam gave in to Eve and ate the apple.Just history repeating itself .
Greed has infected all of us…
Greed has infected all of us. No one is satisfied with working hard and just for your money.Greedy people everywhere with no shame whatsoever. I have no sympathy for these morally corrupted individuals. He should have been given 20 years.
Ongea yako mwenyewe.Some of…
Ongea yako mwenyewe.Some of us have never stolen in their lives sir/madam.I was brought up on an atmosphere-VITA KALI KAMA YA BEIRUT oe VIETNAM.You just point a finger to what is not yours.
Sham…..shame…..shame Dr…
Sham…..shame…..shame Dr.Etindi! Yes,money is the source of all Evils and one can never get away with it! It’s payback time so enjoy the Orange Jumpsuit!
It is the love for money…
It is the love for money that is evil.Money itself is not evil, it helps us put value on things, facilitates our commerce…etc.We need it.The barter system would be very ineffective now.Can you imagine Abdul paying his rent gas with 3 camels…and getting back a sheep as change…
Wr told he had sex with…
Wr told he had sex with patient not that he raped them?as along as there was adult agreement about sex then that’s fine???But hii ingine ya kusanya pesa the dude needs to go to jail for a long time.
“Dr Ransom(e) Strange Love”
“Dr Ransom(e) Strange Love”
Etindi is from?? Form is…
Etindi is from?? Form is falsified just like form 34A
Let him carry his own Cross…
Let him carry his own Cross as we’re doing here in K. After crooking figures.
From pastor to Doctor to a…
From pastor to Doctor to a Kenyan shipping company, Kenyans have really surpassed Nigerians. How on earth do you even think of fraudulently making false claim in America: and at 57. Where the hell wil you get the $18m to repay that money. Kenyans are wachoraji. A guy shipped his cargo using DMV shipping owned by a dude calling himself Willy. Then everything including the shippers disappears with payments and cargo. People kula chako kidogo, wacha ukora America. The feds will get you, and you loose the so called American dream. And then he had a sexual offence case. At his age he should have known better than this, yawa.
@Shua, when you see people…
@Shua, when you see people flossing huko home during summer bunny break aka December wine and blankets, nyali and other hotspots, now you know pesa inatokelezea wapi. Kenyans pretend they know how to make money and get rich quicker than even wenyeji huku, everytime you meet a Kenyan ( main reason I avoid watu wetu), they are busy bragging the high rises they are building, the herd of cattle and goats they have in their ranches- you should see some folks facebook bragging on these accomplishments…It is this greed that a Doc who probably was making enough to even get a decent Runda home is now a villain, his reputation and 2 years in orange jumpsuit and for what?
Did the woman report him…
Did the woman report him after having sex with him? It just doesn’t make sense how the sex case came to light. Did they have cameras installed? How did it get reported?
Anyway, to begin with, the health care system in the US is robbery in broad daylight. The hospitals, the insurance and the doctors all oppress the patient to a certain extent. They just took it a step further.
Also, why only bad news about Kenyans? We have Kenyans doing great things. But all I see are politics and stories about delinquent Kenyans?
Yes. The woman reported him…
Yes. The woman reported him. Like I said earlier, this is an old case,and has nothing to do with why he is going to jail,at least to my knowledge.
It seems he is your friend…
It seems he is your friend next time tell to get a better patient utari mehehe yang muceneneko BBC ya kanua.Translation next time tell him to go for a patient who can keep secrets without too much BBC from the mouth. When you go to see him from federal penitentiary.
So many comments when one of…
So many comments when one of us is in trouble and never comment when one do good. Be ashamed
After sentence he will move…
After sentence he will move back to Kenya and open a clinic.
When I say the idiocy in the…
When I say the idiocy in the South is not something I can handle, folks think am arrogant. People say “Texas has money” but it is because it is a jungle. Dr. Etindi was simply unlucy zcoznam sure white folks have been doing it for years. You doubt it, read this article?
https://baddoctordatabase.tumblr.com/post/154378909607/drs-ransome-n-etindi-noble-uwaoma-ezukanma
Kenyans has a lot to export…
Kenyans has a lot to export not only athletics and marathons champions but corruption and promiscuity with patients?