Former Kentucky physician Jeffrey Campbell was sentenced March 29 to 105 months in prison for conspiracy to unlawfully distribute and dispense controlled substances, conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, healthcare fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
Advanced practice nurse Mark Dyer was sentenced to 60 months in prison for the same charges, according to a March 30 news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Kentucky.
According to court documents, Mr. Campbell and Mr. Dyer, along with Mr. Campbell's medical practice Physicians Primary Care, conspired to unlawfully distribute and dispense controlled substances from January 1, 2009, to December 1, 2016, and fraudulently bill Kentucky Medicaid and other healthcare benefit programs.
Additionally, Mr. Campbell and Mr. Dyer fraudulently billed for physical therapy services that were performed by a non-physician or non-physical therapist and conspired to commit money laundering for paying and receiving bonuses to incentivize the ordering of physical therapy, counseling and exercise, the release said.
Physicians Primary Care was ordered to pay $1 million for conspiracy to unlawfully distribute and dispense controlled substances and conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud. Both Mr. Campbell and Mr. Dyer will have a three-year term of supervised release after their prison sentences.