Dallas, TX Hospice & Home Health Fraud Defense Attorneys

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Oberheiden, P.C. is a healthcare fraud defense firm providing strategies to clients accused of hospice or home healthcare fraud in Dallas and surrounding counties. Our Healthcare Fraud Defense Team understands the importance of your case. We work to protect your business, your reputation, and your family. Senior attorneys with experience in both healthcare and criminal defense handle all cases.

Making Oberheiden, P.C. unique is our structure and our experience. Our team has an impeccable record of avoiding criminal penalties in healthcare cases across the nation. We offer free and confidential case assessments. If your case is an emergency, don’t hesitate to contact us today. We are available on weekends as well.

Home Health & Hospice Care Defense Attorneys Serving Dallas

Oberheiden, P.C. is a Dallas-based healthcare fraud defense law firm. Home health and hospice business owners and affiliated medical professionals engage Oberheiden, P.C. They know our quality of service, our experience, and our track record of avoiding criminal penalties. Our team includes recognized healthcare fraud experts and several Assistant United States Attorneys who formerly worked at the Department of Justice in Dallas.

Call us today and speak to one of our experienced attorneys. We are available to discuss your situation in a free and confidential call, including on weekends. Call 972-846-8818 now.

What Dallas Hospice & Home Health Providers Need to Know

Oberheiden, P.C. represents Texas and Texas hospice and home health agencies, business owners, and medical professionals. Are you under government investigation, Medicare audit, or corporate compliance inquiries? It’s important to note that healthcare prosecutions in Dallas tend to be more aggressive than in most other cities. The city is one of the government’s declared healthcare fraud enforcement centers. Dallas is one of nine U.S. areas hosting the highly specialized Medicare Fraud Strike Force to prosecute healthcare fraud.

Healthcare investigations are technical proceedings requiring a deep understanding of healthcare regulations. We combine that knowledge with superb negotiation and trial experience. You need attorneys who forcefully defend you. Attorneys who have the skills to convince the government, the media, and the public that you did nothing wrong. Oberheiden, P.C. assists clients with:

• Medicare & Medicaid Fraud
• Anti-Kickback Violations
• OIG Subpoenas
• Grand Jury Subpoenas
• False Claims Act & Qui Tam Defense
• Stark Law (Self-Referrals)
• HIPAA Compliance
• Certifications of Medical Necessity
• Billing Errors and Overbilling
• RAC & ZPIC Audits
• IRS Investigations

Interested in discussing your situation? Speak directly to managing partner Dr. Nick Oberheiden. If your case is an emergency, call 972-846-8818 now. All assessments are free and confidential.

Put our highly experienced team on your side

Dr. Nick Oberheiden

Founder

Attorney-at-Law

Lynette S. Byrd

Former DOJ Trial Attorney

Partner

Brian J. Kuester

Former U.S. Attorney

Hon. Kevin McCarthy

55th Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives (ret.)

Government Consultant

Mike Pompeo

Of Counsel

Former U.S. Secretary of State

John W. Sellers

Former Senior DOJ Trial Attorney

Linda Julin McNamara

Federal Appeals Attorney

Jennifer W. Corinis

Litigation Counsel

Roger Bach

Former Special Agent (DOJ)

Chris J. Quick

Former Special Agent (FBI & IRS-CI)

Michael S. Koslow

Former Supervisory Special Agent (DOD-OIG)

Ray Yuen

Former Supervisory Special Agent (FBI)

What Are the Penalties for Home Health & Hospice Care Fraud?

Most home healthcare and hospice care prosecutions are based on the general healthcare fraud statute 18 U.S.C. 1347. This law defines healthcare fraud as the knowing and willful execution, or attempt thereof, of a scheme or artifice to defraud a healthcare benefit program. Penalties may include:

• Up to 10 years in prison for each count of fraud;
• Up to 20 years in prison for fraud resulting in serious bodily injury;
• A life sentence for fraud resulting in a patient’s death;
• Exclusion from federal healthcare programs;
• Criminal fines;
• License revocations.

The attorneys of Oberheiden, P.C. are available to discuss your case. Don’t let the situation gain control and don’t let the government build a criminal case against you. Contact us today to discuss your options.

Our Proven Defense Strategies

Oberheiden, P.C. knows healthcare law and we know Dallas, Texas. As former federal prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Dallas, we worked with or supervised many of the current federal prosecutors. While every case is different, the following defense points have proven to be helpful in avoiding criminal charges and protecting client reputation.

• Immediate Defense. We treat every case as an emergency. From the moment you hire us, we work relentlessly to protect you and your business. Within the first hours, we are typically able to answer the most pressing questions: What is the case about? What is the government planning to do? What is the potential outcome? Will I go to jail? What can we do to prove my innocence? The answers to these questions help us formulate the proper defense plan.
• Certification Expertise. The government’s stance that a physician wrongly certified a need for medical services is behind many fraud charges. Our attorneys know how to refute such allegations. Oberheiden, P.C. relies on resources from the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), and the National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL). We are familiar with the rules that govern your business. Certification requirements, hospice re-certifications, clinical status determinations, respite care, home bound evaluations, medical necessity, conditions of coverage, and plan of care requirements cover some of our expertise.
• No Intent to Commit Fraud. Our background in hundreds of fraud cases tells us that most allegations stem from negligence, reckless staff, lack of supervision, or confusion with existing rules. Mistakes, even innocent ones, may expose a business to civil obligation. The U.S. Constitution forbids criminal convictions for unwitting errors. Oberheiden, P.C. has a history of avoiding criminal charges by showing that our client had no criminal intent.
• Media Campaign. Charges of home health fraud threaten not only your freedom, but your reputation. We see the terrible impact false and negative press coverage has on those facing fraud charges. We have a successful history of working with or against local media. We consider it part of our defense to have a damage control strategy. Correcting media reports and taking time to share positive messages with the public are parts of our attack plan.

Contact us today to speak with one of our experienced attorneys directly. We are available to discuss your situation in a free and confidential call, including on weekends.

Oberheiden P.C.
4131 N Central Expy, #900
Dallas, TX 75205
972-846-8818