David L. Biersmith, owner and president of Industrial Medical center in Independence, Mo., was sentenced for his role in a fraud scheme involving false medical examinations truckers and veterans.
He was sentenced to 60 months of probation, serving the first 4 months under house arrest and ordered to pay $39,155 in restitution. In April 2017, Biersmith was charged with and pleaded guilty to health care fraud and making false statements to government agents
His company offered medical services to commercial vehicle drivers, including drug tests and physical exams required by the FMCSA. Biersmith did not have a medical license or other medical credentials and signed the name of a legitimate chiropractor, without permission, on the medical examination reports and certificates of at least 65 drivers. He also signed off on the invalid examinations of 53 military veterans between Aug. 2013 and Dec. 2013.
DOT-OIG conducted this investigation with the Department of Veterans Affairs OIG, DOL’s OIG and Employee Benefits Security Administration, and the Department of Health and Human Services OIG, with assistance from FMCSA.
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