A Richfield pharmacist who overbilled Medicare and Medicaid by about $3.3 million was disciplined by the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy, according to the board's October newsletter.
Roy D. Katz was convicted in February 2010 of two misdemeanors after improperly dividing 30- to 90-day prescriptions into seven-day units in order to generate multiple dispensing fees. This occurred over the course of nine years while Katz was a pharmacy owner in Connecticut, the board said.
Since April 2010, Katz has been owner and pharmacist-in-charge at Custom RX Compounding Pharmacy in Richfield, the order stated.
Katz was reprimanded, fined $2,500 and told to take a class on preventing fraud. He is banned from working with Medicare and Medicaid until reinstated.
JANE FRIEDMANN
