An Oklahoma dentist has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to Medicaid fraud for submitting claims for dental services that were not provided.
Robin Lockwood, DDS, was charged earlier this year with one count of healthcare fraud, according to the state attorney general's office.
Dr. Lockwood, who worked for Ocean Dental in Oklahoma City, falsified treatment notes submitted by the practice for Medicaid reimbursement between July 2007 and December 2010. She received a percentage of the reimbursement for the procedures.
Dr. Lockwood also billed for multisurface fillings that she didn't complete, upcoded bills to receive more money, and billed for services not reimbursable by Medicaid by using a different billing code, according to state authorities.
The case was a result of an investigation by the Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, the FBI, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General.
