This was done at the request of Defendants, including DPT (a/k/a MB2), Villanueva and Tang, to cover up and conceal the illegal kickback solicitation scheme.įrank Villanueva is the brother of Defendant Chris Steven Villanueva and the person primarily responsible for obtaining illegal referrals and direct solicitation of patients for the Defendants. When DPT's kickback scheme was aired by Dallas news stations, Byington formed KHB Community Outreach Associates, LLC. Byington and Frank Villanueva were responsible for recruiting willing marketers and paying them kickbacks for locating likely Medicaid families with children eligible for dental services and referring those patients and their families to the DP defendants. Byington works directly for Frank Villanueva, Defendant Chris Villanueva's brother and head of the marketing Division of DPT. Kevin Howard Byington ("Byington") is and was in the marketing department for DPT. Ann§§ 27-14-1 et seq.on behalf of the State of New Mexico. 438.3 on behalf of the State of Louisiana and the New Mexico Medicaid False Claims Act N.M. §36.001 on behalf of the State of Texas, the Louisiana Medical Assistance Programs Integrity Law, La. …This action is also brought under the qui tam provisions of the Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention Law, V.T.C.A., Hum. PEPPERMINT DENTAL MCKINNEY, PLLC DENTAL CENTRAL, PLLC ĭental Professionals of Texas=DPT now known as MB2 SOUTHERN GEM DENTAL, PLLC LUCKY DENTAL, PLLC MAURICIO DARDANO, Individually and as member/managing member of Defendant companies ĬHRISS VILLANUEVA DENTAL, PA DFW-FDC, PA TRUNG MINH TANG, Individually and as member/managing member of Defendant companies Settlement reached: Decem(when the Corporate Integrity Agreement was signed)ĬHRIS STEVEN VILLANUEVA, Individually and as member/managing member of Defendant companies Buyer Beware!! Never take your children to any of these clinics! EVER! You can read the entire Complaint by clicking here. They are currently still in operation and open for business which is scary once you read the allegations. Keep in mind they admitted no guilt to the claims but agreed to pay $8.45M to settle the issue.
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