Atlanta Pain Management Doctor Settles Fraud and Opioid Prescription Claims for $3.5 Million

Atlanta Pain Management Doctor Settles Fraud and Opioid Prescription Claims for .5 Million

Dr. Kamal Kabakibou and his medical practice, Kamal Kabakibou, M.D., P.C., doing business as “The Center for Pain Management,” have agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle claims under the False Claims Act (FCA) and the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The settlement stems from allegations that they billed for medically unnecessary testing and pre-signed opioid prescriptions for nurse practitioners to dispense while Dr. Kabakibou was out of the country.

As part of the settlement, Dr. Kabakibou and his practice have also committed to submitting regular monitoring reports to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for five years. In addition, they have entered into a three-year integrity agreement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), including annual claims reviews by an independent organization.

The settlement resolves claims that Dr. Kabakibou performed medically unnecessary and duplicative urine drug tests at his clinics in Atlanta and Blue Ridge, Georgia. The government also alleges that while traveling abroad, Dr. Kabakibou pre-signed prescriptions, including for opioids, which were dispensed by nurse practitioners without proper supervision. This practice violated both state and federal regulations governing controlled substances.

The investigation was carried out by a number of agencies, including the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Defense, the DEA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Inspector General.

The claims resolved by this settlement are allegations, and no determination of liability has been made.

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