Physician Partners of America to pay $24.5M to settle allegations of unnecessary testing, improper remuneration to physicians and a false statement in connection with COVID-19 relief funds

Tampa-based Physician Partners of America LLC, founder, Rodolfo Gari, and former CMO Abraham Rivera, MD, will pay $24.5 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by billing federal healthcare programs for unnecessary medical testing and services, paying unlawful remuneration to its physicians and making a false statement in connection with a loan obtained through the SBA's Paycheck Protection Program.