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News Release — March 11,2008
MEDICAL BOARD OF CALIFORNIA
March 11, 2008
Medical Board of California Accusation leads
to surrender of former Los Angeles area physician's license
SACRAMENTO — After entering a plea agreement in Federal Court, in which he pled guilty to healthcare fraud in violation of 18 United States Code section 1347, former Los Angeles physician Mamdouh Sadek Bahna was ordered to cease the practice of medicine and surrender his medical license. Based on the federal action, the Medical Board filed an Accusation of wrongdoing against Bahna. Bahna stipulated to surrender his license effective March 11, 2008. Medical Board Executive Director Barb Johnston stated, "The mission of the Medical Board is public protection, and this action reflects the board's ongoing commitment to that mission."
The Medical Board's Accusation charged that Bahna was subject to disciplinary action after he knowingly participated in a scheme to defraud private health insurance companies, by hiring marketers and patient recruiters to locate insured patients willing to undergo unnecessary surgeries, offering the patients cash. Bahna performed excessive treatment, created false medical records, and submitted fraudulent claims to insurance providers.
The public record documents in this case can be accessed on our Web site at www.mbc.ca.gov under the heading "Enforcement Public Documents."
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