As part of a no contest plea to one count of fraud, Wisconsin chirpractor Barbera Bergman will give up her license number and Medicaid number. She was sentenced to 18 months probation on August 20, 2004. She’ll also be required to pay a $1,000 fine and complete 100 hours of community service.

Dr. Tony D. Hjelle, Bergman’s employer, fired Bergman after he noticed that she had altered patient records. He believes she upcoded hundreds of claims before and after he purchased her business.

According the complaint filed by the Wisconsin Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU), Bergman billed Medicaid for services she did not provide.

Chiropractor fraud is a common form of healthcare fraud. Every Medicaid program that covers chiropractor services has to be on the lookout for chiropractor billing fraud.

Read the press release: Lautenschlager Announces Conviction of Medicaid Fraud by Rhinelander Chiropractor. 20 Aug 2004. Madison: Wisconsin Attorney General,.