How a Spreadsheet Busted a Fraudulent Chiropractor

<p>Chiropractor Benjamin Tekippe <strong>appealed his conviction and sentence</strong> for multiple counts of health care fraud and wire fraud involving <strong>Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana</strong>. Investigators discovered that <strong>Tekippe routinely submitted identical service codes</strong>, charged more for massage therapy than any other chiropractor in the state, and pressured his staff to <strong>fabricate treatment notes</strong>. Although Tekippe argued that his actions constituted merely isolated billing mistakes and presented patient declarations to justify his services, the appellate court determined that <strong>the evidence clearly established a pattern of pervasive fraud</strong>. Consequently, the court <strong>affirmed the lower court&#39;s sentencing decisions</strong> and upheld the finding that separating his legitimate practices from fraudulent ones was entirely impractical.</p>