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Eureka Chiropractor Convicted of Defrauding Medicare, Insurance Companies Out of More Than $1.5 Million

On Friday, February 21, 2025, a federal jury returned a guilty verdict against Carrie Musselman, 48, of Eureka, Illinois, for defrauding Medicare and other insurance companies out of more than $1.5 million dollars and for five counts of wire fraud in furtherance of her scheme to defraud. Sentencing for Musselman has been scheduled for June 24, 2025, at the U.S. Courthouse in Peoria, Illinois.

As part of the scheme, Musselman disguised the identity of the people providing services and misrepresented the nature of the services that had actually been provided.

"Musselman falsely claimed services were being provided by physicians when they were actually being provided by nurse practitioners and physician’s assistants," the prosecution said. This misrepresentation led to automatic pay increases for Musselman and her practice.

For instance, Musselman falsely claimed services were being provided by physicians when they were actually being provided by nurse practitioners and physician’s assistants. This resulted in an automatic pay increase for Musselman and her practice. In addition, one of Musselman’s highest reimbursement services, the placement of an electroacupuncture (which she was falsely billing as a surgically implanted neurostimulator), would not have qualified for any payment but for her deception. Musselman also billed for services that were not actually rendered. 

You can read the press release from the Department of Justice here.

If you or someone you know has been a potential victim of Medicare fraud, please call 1-800-699-9043. You can also visit www.illinoissmp.org for more information on how to help prevent, detect, and report Medicare fraud.

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