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Psychiatrist Pays $455K to Settle Fraud Claims
1/3/2025
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- Psychiatrist Dr. Naimetulla Ahmed Syed has agreed to pay over $455,000 to resolve serious allegations of prescribing unnecessary medications and submitting fraudulent claims to Medicare and Medicaid between 2016 and 2021. Facing a potential 20-year ban from federal healthcare programs, he halted his medical practice on November 25, 2024, after previously settling similar claims in 2016.
