Dentist, Busted for Medicaid Fraud, Owes $1.3M

August 12th, 2007 Julie Frey Posted in Dental News |

A Michigan dentist convicted of Medicaid fraud has been ordered to repay the state $1.3 million. During the years of 2004 and 2005, Dr. Billy Shee Lim fraudulently billed Medicaid for over $2.1 million. In fact, one of the cases against the doctor involved billing for the removal of 37 primary teeth from a single pediatric patient - hardly a sophisticated scheme, considering children only have 20 baby teeth! Considering the scope of Dr. Lee’s fraud, he’s lucky to have avoided jail time with a three-year probation sentence.

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