Doctor Sent To Prison For Obstructing Medicare Audit

September 20, 2018

Dr. John Janick of Port Charlotte was sentenced to five months in prison and three years of parole for lying to during a Medicare audit. Dr. Janick lied to a Medicare program integrity contractor about office space that was being utilized by his wife Lisa McLaren Janick who was found guilty of health care fraud in another related case. Mrs. Janick used the office to gain access to sensitive patient data and generate bogus patient referrals from the Janick Medical Group to her third-party employer.

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