A dentist in Michigan accused of conducting a massive Medicaid fraud scheme was charged with conducting a criminal enterprise and more, according to a press release dated April 3 from the Michigan Department of Attorney General.
Dr. Faddi Salim, 37, of Troy, MI, was arraigned on March 19 on one count of conducting a criminal enterprise and 131 counts of Medicaid fraud. Each is a felony punishable by up to four years in prison and/or a fine of up to $50,000, according to the press release.
Salim, of Salim Dental in Utica, MI, is free on a $50,000 personal recognizance bond.
Salim allegedly repeatedly billed Medicaid for placing large numbers of crowns on patients that were unnecessary and which were never provided. The investigation began when patients received notice from Medicaid that their crowns were not covered because their annual benefits were exhausted, according to the press release.
Authorities are asking Salim's patients who believe they were billed for dental crowns they never received to contact the attorney general's office.
A criminal complaint is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
