New York Doctor Indicted in $6.8 Million Medicare Fraud Case

Dr. Edgard Salazar, 57, of Armonk, New York, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida. He faces charges of conspiring to bill Medicare for thousands of unperformed consultations and millions of dollars in unneeded orthotic braces. This action by the Department of Justice underscores ongoing efforts to combat healthcare fraud nationwide.