I would strongly advise seeking out different doctors. The "care" provided by Orrin Devinsky, Daniel Friedman, and Siddhartha Nadkarni was so poor & unlawful, and did not conform w/ acceptable standards of care. This necessitated my having to contact the NY State Health Dept. and AG's office prompting multiple investigations.
Siddhartha Nadkarni had 2 opened State investigations for serious unlawful conduct for violations of St and Fed Law in addition to an opened investigation by the Insurance Commissioner for financial fraud for all 3 doctors. The financial fraud investigation was referred after being reviewed by two fraud investigators in the AG's office. All three had monies pulled for financial fraud by United Healthcare after their investigation.
I ultimately ended up at the Mayo Clinic to finally get proper care. They seriously doubted that I ever had epilepsy. I was put on drugs that were not common drugs to be put on and caused horrible side effects which caused significant cognitive issues, and permanent nerve damage. These doctors, not surprisingly, have financial relationships w/ drug (and device companies) they often utilize.
All fraudulently billed after having been pd in full. Devinsky & Nadkarni billed to an ins they did not take at the time, UHC, after being pd in full (double billing and even triple billing) for services pd for, or services never provided, and billing as the dr seen, when they were not. Attached are copies of pd bills that were improperly submitted & the corresponding EOBs, including opened investigations by UHC who pulled back money for all 3 for fraud. Included are docs prepared by my attorney for the st investigators regarding their fraudulent practices.
All 3, engaged in extensive billing fraud & continued to resubmit for pymt even after money was pulled back for fraud by UHC many times. They engaged these practices for over 3 1/2 yrs. This fraudulent billing scheme included being billed by McKesson on their behalf for bills already pd in full!
These individuals engaged in a frightening retaliation campaign, which included spoliation of my med record, when they were rightfully reported for their unlawful conduct, and info was brought to the attention of the appropriate authorities.
This malicious & frightening retaliation campaign included my being physically threatened by Siddhartha Nadkarni's brother, Samir Nadkarni, in lower Manhattan on Greenwich Ave, forcing me to have to contact the NYPD. I identified him from his previous mugshots. He has a substantial arrest record spanning 20 yrs including felony charges. He threatened me during one of the multiple State investigations opened for Siddhartha Nadkarni re: his unlawful conduct.
When Devinsky was made aware of illegal conduct on the part of Nadkarni, which included erratic & unlawful behavior, providing undated prescriptions for controlled substances b/c he was unreliable unresponsive, & unreachable for extended periods of time, including routine visits, timely prescription refills, or med issues, rather than adhere to his legal and ethical responsibilities, Devinsky sought not to contact the authorities, or elevate the matter to NYU (as required by St and Fed law). Instead, he chose to cover up for Nadkarni, an incompetent, dangerous dr at his patient's expense. His concern was solely focused on protecting his facility rather than protecting patient(s), knowing the serious & significant risk Nadkarni posed.
Nadkarni also appeared to have substance abuse issues. His behavior became increasingly more erratic and alarming. He also kept writing prescriptions wrong so that they either could not be filled or were for the wrong med. When I brought a bottle in to show him, he strangely pocketed the controlled substance. Stunned, I asked him what he was doing? He took a long awkward pause, stammered, and weirdly said he would give it to another pt. Really, I asked?
Devinsky charged me & UHC illegally for turning in Nadkarni, who was unquestionably engaging in unlawful practices. This included fabricating a phony visit that never happened, & making no mention of the reason for our few min conversation where he was handed an illegal prescription & advised of additional improper and unlawful care and of my wanting to change care. I was also never reimbursed for all the fraud charges from all 3 for 3 1/2 yrs.
Info prepared by my attorney for investigators covers fraudulent billing practices, illegal prescription practices, retaliation & spoliation of a pt med record, and failure to report illegal conduct. Info reveals extensive fraud billing, a letter from NYU Compliance acknowledging NYEN's failure to report, which includes Barbara Clayton April Clark, Annette Johnson, Robert Grossman, Robert Roach, Sheila Furjanic, Steven Galetta, Sheila Santana, Arielle Kurzweill, Monique Phillips, Diane Delaney, Terrance Nolan and Lynn Lowy, Friedman & Orrin Devinsky. read more
