Michigan Doctor Charged with Felony Insurance Fraud

A West Bloomfield, Mich., physician has been charged with insurance fraud and dispensing prescriptions without a license, the state attorney general’s office reported.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has charged Dr. Namir Zukkoor, 71, with several crimes, including insurance fraud, for allegedly dispensing and billing insurers for prescriptions without the proper license.

The case is the result of collaboration between the Michigan Department of Attorney General and the Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) Fraud Investigation Unit.

Zukkoor, was arraigned in the 46th District Court on the following charges:

• conducting a criminal enterprise, a 20 -year felony;
• two counts of delivery of a controlled substance, a four-year felony;
• two counts of false pretenses $1,000 to $20,000, a five-year felony;
• operating a pharmacy without a license, a four-year felony; and
• insurance fraud, a four-year felony.

The charges stem from Dr. Zukkoor’s business, VCC Services PLLC (VCC). VCC has never had a drug control license to dispense prescription drugs nor a controlled substance license to distribute drugs on schedules two through five.

Zukkoor is also accused of billing insurance companies for services he was not legally authorized to provide.

Source: Michigan AG’s Office

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