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News Release — March 17,2008
MEDICAL BOARD OF CALIFORNIA
March 17, 2008
Medical Board of California Accusation leads
to surrender of former Los Angeles area physician's license
SACRAMENTO — After being found guilty and convicted of felonies in U.S. District Court for violating Title 18 United States Code sections 1347 and 1956 (a)(1)(B)(1), former Los Angeles physician Sumner T. Bohee stipulated to surrender his California medical license, effective March 17, 2008. "The mission of the Medical Board is public protection, and this action reflects the board's ongoing commitment to that mission," said Barb Johnston, executive director of the Medical Board.
Bohee pled guilty of committing healthcare fraud and money laundering. Bohee was the owner of a medical clinic, Phoenix Multi-Specialty Group. Vasu Wheelchair Repair, a medical equipment supply company, employed sales representatives to pay Medicare beneficiaries to be examined at the medical clinic. Bohee ordered multiple, unnecessary radiology, ultrasound, and laboratory tests on the Medicare beneficiaries, and he received illegal kickbacks. Bohee also provided fraudulent Certificates of Medical Necessity to justify claims to Medicare for durable medical equipment, including motorized wheelchairs and hospital beds, which often were never provided to the beneficiaries. Vasu Wheelchair Repair paid Bohee in cash and checks made payable to fraudulent names, and Bohee then deposited these funds into fraudulent bank accounts.
The public record documents in this case can be accessed on our Web site at www.mbc.ca.gov under the heading "Enforcement Public Documents."
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The mission of the Medical Board is to protect healthcare consumers through the proper licensing and regulation of physicians and surgeons and certain allied healthcare professions and through the vigorous, objective enforcement of the Medical Practice Act, and, to promote access to quality medical care through the Board's licensing and regulatory functions.
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