01-07-2025
Hendersonville doctor, office manager indicted on federal charges for $20M in false medical insurance claims
HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A Hendersonville medical doctor and her office manager are accused of defrauding Medicare and Blue Cross Blue Shield after billing $20 million for medical services that were never provided, according to the Department of Justice.
In a Monday press release, the Middle District of Tennessee U.S. Attorney's Office announced Dr. Xuhan Zhang, 62, — also known as Shelia Zhang and Xuhan Mei — and her office manager husband Jing Qi Mei, 65, were indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, health care fraud, false statements related to health care, aggravated identity theft, money laundering conspiracy and money laundering.
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From 2017 to 2025, Mei reportedly billed Medicare and Blue Cross Blue Shield approximately $20 million for inpatient hospital services allegedly provided by Zhang. The insurance programs paid out approximately $6.5 million of these claims.
Investigators found that the medical services were never provided because the hospitals mentioned in the claims were closed, or because the patients were deceased or in nursing homes. Additionally, the couple allegedly billed for services that lasted over 24 hours in one day.
Following the investigation, the government seized $6 million from bank accounts and a Tesla Cybertruck.
The investigation was part of the DOJ's recent health care fraud takedown, which brought charges against 324 people nationwide for over $14.6 billion in alleged fraudulent billings and the illegal diversion of more than 15.6 million controlled substance pills.
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Robert E. McGuire, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, said in a press release, 'Our office will vigorously pursue those who would defraud American taxpayers by these illegal health care fraud schemes. The charges announced today are just our latest effort to crack down on health care fraud in the nation's health care capital. Nashville is a great place for honest health care business and a terrible place for those who would commit health care fraud.'
The case involving Zhang and Mei is being prosecuted by Senior Litigation Counsel Robert Levine and Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah Bogni.
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