LOS ANGELES – A former Van Nuys physician who recently surrendered his medical license following sexual harassment accusations has agreed to a $15 million federal settlement over allegations that he and fellow defendants submitted false claims to Medicare and Medi-Cal.
The U.S. Department of Justice accused Mohammad Rasekhi, his spouse and business partner, Sheila Busheri, the medical center he founded and a laboratory he co-owned of engaging in a number of schemes to defraud Medicare and Medicaid from 2014-22, the U.S. attorney’s office said this week.
Rasekhi was the founder and chief medical officer of Southern California Medical Center, a group of general practice clinics with locations in El Monte, Van Nuys, Pico Rivera, Woodland Hills, Pomona and Long Beach. He and Busheri also co-owned Universal Diagnostic Laboratories, a medical test facility based in Van Nuys…