A plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, California, along with his son, medical practices, and billing company, have agreed to pay $23.9 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting or causing the submission of false…

Patients, advocates, and colleagues lauded a plastic surgeon who raised concerns Tuesday about the industry’s financial arrangements, questioning conflicts of interest. The doctor said colleagues had asked why he didn’t attend the latest “big meeting”—a lavish five-day event hosted by…

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, September 7, 2022 — (U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Iowa) Dr. Ronald Bergman and his medical practice, Bergman Cosmetic Surgery, P.C., of Des Moines, Iowa, have agreed to pay $800,000 to the United States and the…

A Gwinnett County woman has been charged in a federal indictment with leading a scheme to submit dozens of fraudulent applications for COVID-19 small business relief funding. Ashlee Parker, 39, of Dacula, Ga., is charged with Conspiracy to Commit Wire…

With a median salary of $526,000, plastic surgeons are, on average, the highest-paid physicians in America. Orthopedic surgeons place second at $511,000, while the remainder of 27 specialties net a median salary somewhere between $459,000 (cardiologists) and $221,000 (pediatricians). Plastic…

PALM BEACH, Fla., Jan. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — In 2017 Viper Equity Partners saw plastic surgery as the next big private equity target. They began signing up marquee offices nation wide and courting buyers to pay attention. Since then, they have closed 200m in…