Doctor Sentenced to Two Years for Health Care Fraud

North Caldwell doctor pleaded guilty to filing hundreds of false claims for services which were never rendered.

A doctor from North Caldwell was sentenced in Newark federal court Monday to two years in prison for health care fraud.  Dr. Michael P. Stein, 63, pleaded guilty in December to defrauding Blue Cross Blue Shield of more than $725,000 by filing false claims for services that were not rendered and office visits that never occurred, according to a release issued by the office of U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman. The sentence was imposed by U.S. District Judge Ester Salas, who previously presided over the guilty plea. Stein was the owner of Randolph Otolaryngology P.C., a medical treatment facility based in Randolph, from August 2004 to September 2010. Before the fraudulent claims were billed, Stein had billed Blue Cross Blue Shield for treating a…

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