AUSTIN, Texas — A doctor from Fredericksburg has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare.
David M. Young, 61, was convicted of prescribing durable medical equipment and cancer genetic testing without seeing, speaking to or treating patients. According to court documents, Young signed thousands of medical records and prescriptions for orthotic braces and genetic tests that were not medically necessary, diagnosed patients, had a plan of care for them and recommended they receive additional treatment.
Young issued the prescriptions to over 13,000 Medicare recipients and a number of undercover agents posing as such. He did not speak to or treat many of those who received prescriptions.
The false prescriptions were then used by brace supply companies and laboratories to bill Medicare more than $70 million. Young was then paid $475,000 in exchange for signing the prescriptions.
Young was convicted in May 2024 on one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and three counts of false statements relating to health care matters.
In addition to the prison term, Young will also be required to pay over $26.5 million in restitution.