JERSEY CITY — Badawy M. Badawy, 52, of Bayonne, who practices in Jersey City, pleaded guilty to one count of health care fraud before U.S. District Judge Anne E. Thompson in Trenton federal court on Feb. 11, according to a release issued by U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman.
The licensed pediatrician practicing in Jersey City admitted fraudulently billing Medicaid for more than 1,000 wound repair procedures that were never performed, Fishman said
Badawy owned and operated Sinai Medical Center of Jersey City LLC, a medical practice focusing on pediatric and family medicine. From January 2004 through December 2008, Badawy submitted thousands of claims to Medicaid for wound repair procedures related to the repair of superficial wounds over 30 centimeters in length on a patient’s face, ears, eyelids, nose or lips as well as the repair of previously closed wounds. Badawy claimed to have performed these treatments on his patients, most of whom were children.
During his plea hearing Badawy admitted that he regularly submitted claims for procedures that were never performed. As a result of his false claims, Badawy received $196,911 in Medicaid payments.
caption: pictured here: U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman
Jersey City pediatrician pleads guilty to Medicaid fraud
