According to GEICO, Dr. Bhargav Patel and his company, Patel Medical Care, submitted approximately $3.4 million in fraudulent claims between August 2019 and April 2023. The insurer alleges third-party brokers steered accident victims to one of four Patel clinics in exchange for kickbacks. Patients would get a brief consultation, rarely lasting longer than 30 minutes, then be pushed through a predetermined treatment plan regardless of what they actually needed.
GEICO wins right to block 600 suits in $3.4 million fraud fight
By Awais
