Emmanuel Hostin, MD, orthopedic surgeon and owner of New York City-based Hostin Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, is among the defendants named in a $450 million insurance fraud scheme, according to a Jan. 8 report from Coming Soon.
Dr. Hostin and his practice were named alongside over 180 other defendants who were allegedly involved in fraudulent billing and kickbacks.
The suit was brought by the American Transit Insurance Company, which claims that Dr. Hostin performed unnecessary surgeries and submitted fraudulent claims in exchange for kickbacks…