NPs purportedly would diagnose serious, complex conditions without the necessary medical imaging to reach such conclusions, the Department of Justice said Sept. 30. 

Brookline-based Bournewood Health Systems and First Psychiatric Planners are also accused of pushing patients to attend facilities known to be overcrowded and dangerous. 

In addition to the hefty fine, the New York physician has agreed to relinquish ownership of his cardiology practice after exchanging kickbacks for PET and SPECT referrals for more than a decade.

Experts offered three takeaways from their query of legal claims databases, sharing their findings in Radiology. 

The 35-year-old cardiologist faces a total of 51 felony charges. He is scheduled to be arraigned on Oct. 6.

The complaint describes Medtronic's actions as “immoral, unethical, oppressive and unscrupulous.”

The Amsterdam-based imaging industry giant emphasized that the agreement “does not include or constitute any admission of liability, wrongdoing or fault.” 

The nation's largest commercial insurer recently filed an amended complaint, claiming that RP perpetrated a billing scheme motivated by "pure greed."