Federal prosecutors have charged Dr. Stephen Dubin, a Nevada wound care specialist, with orchestrating a $95 million Medicare fraud scheme. Authorities allege Dubin systematically applied expensive, medically unnecessary skin substitute treatments to elderly patients, then used the proceeds to fund lavish purchases including yachts. The case highlights growing concerns about fraud in wound care billing and its impact on healthcare costs.
Dr. Stephen Dubin, a 64 year old wound care physician based in Las Vegas, was arrested Wednesday following a federal indictment unsealed in the District of Nevada. The Justice Department alleges Dubin submitted fraudulent claims totaling $95 million to Medicare over a five year period for bioengineered skin substitute treatments that were either unnecessary or never performed.
Prosecutors state Dubin operated through his medical practice, Wound Care Plus, where he treated primarily elderly patients suffering from chronic wounds. Court documents reveal investigators found patterns of excessive billing, including claims for multiple applications of skin substitutes during single patient visits, far exceeding standard medical practice.
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