A doctor from the Pittsburgh area is under arrest for allegedly practicing and writing prescriptions on a suspended license in Berks and Philadelphia counties.
Dr. Jopinda Pal Harika, a psychiatrist, was charged Thursday with Medicaid fraud, theft by deception, tampering with public records and related offenses, Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane announced.
The charges stem from a grand jury investigation, which found that, during a 32-day license suspension, Harika saw at least 565 patients and wrote prescriptions for at least 453 patients, Kane said.
The crimes, according to Kane, were committed at three mental health agencies through which Harika was contracted: Reading Behavioral Health Services, Reading-based Child and Family Support Services and Philadelphia-based Multicultural Wellness Center.
"A doctor's mission should be to provide the best treatment possible for patients, not exploit them to make money," Kane said. "No one is above the law and we will not tolerate abuses of the Medicaid program, which provides health care to citizens most in need."
The agencies billed nearly $59,000 to Medicaid for services provided by Harika, who was paid $73,380 in salary by the agencies, Kane said.
The case will be prosecuted in Cumberland County, where the claims were processed.
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