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Pharmacy LLC Agrees To Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Of Billing For Drugs Not Dispensed

NEWARK, N.J. – A Plus Pharmacy LLC, the former owner of A Plus Pharmacy, a pharmacy located in Manalapan, New Jersey, has agreed to pay $350,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly billing a federal health care program for certain medications that it never dispensed, Acting U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna announced today. According to the contentions of the United States in the settlement agreement: The United States alleged that, from January 1, 2015, through February 27, 2023, A Plus Pharmacy LLC caused the submission of claims for reimbursement to the Medicare Part D Program for certain drugs that were never dispensed to beneficiaries. The government contends that inventory records showed that A Plus Pharmacy LLC did not purchase enough of these medications from wholesalers to fill the prescriptions billed to the federal health care program.

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Action Details

  • Date:February 4, 2025
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions