Indian-origin lab owner wanted in US over alleged $93 million Medicare fraud

Indian-origin laboratory owner Khadeer Khan Mohammed. (Photo: HHS-OIG) An Indian-origin laboratory owner has been placed on the US federal fugitive list after authorities accused him of engaging in a USD 93 million Medicare fraud scheme involving genetic testing.Khadeer Khan Mohammed, 46, allegedly used his Texas-based laboratory to submit fraudulent claims to Medicare, a US government-funded healthcare programme. Authorities allege that the scheme involved genetic tests that were not eligible for reimbursement, were not ordered by authorised doctors and were not used in patient care.$93 million in claims, $65 million paidAccording to the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), Mohammed owned American Premier Labs LLC in Richardson, Texas.Between August 2023 and October 2024, Mohammed allegedly submitted, or directed others to submit, around $93 million in fraudulent Medicare claims through the laboratory. Medicare paid at least $65 million on those claims, authorities said.In one 10-day period in 2023, Medicare allegedly paid about $13 million towards the claims.Doctors' identities allegedly misusedA key part of the alleged scheme involved...