Illinois doctor accused in $630K Medicare braces fraud scheme: prosecutors
MASSACHUSETTS - An Illinois doctor is being sued for billing medically unnecessary braces to Medicare, according to prosecutors.
According to the complaint, Alexandria Williams signed orders for medically unnecessary braces for Medicare beneficiaries that she never examined and who didn't want or need the braces from December 2018 to April 2019.
The complaint also states that the signed orders were pre-populated based on telemarketing calls made to Medicare and stated falsehoods, including that Williams had evaluated the patient, discussed the use of braces with the patient, and instructed the patient in follow-up care. Williams didn't contact the beneficiaries herself nor did she have a medical relationship with them, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
At the time of the incident, Williams was a licensed physician in Massachussetts and had ordered braces for Massachusetts beneficiaries.
Williams allegedly received payment for all orders through a staffing company that connected her with Integrated Support Plus. The owner of the telemedicine company pleaded guilty to the scheme in 2020.
The complaint alleges that Medicare paid $630,000 as a result of the false claims. The owner of Integrated Support Plus, Inc., the staffing company for whom Williams worked at the time, already pleaded guilty in connection with the scheme.
Update as of 8/5/26: In May 2026, the charges against Williams were resolved by a settlement agreement, the terms of which were not publicly disclosed. A prior version of this article misstated who received the $630,000 paid by Medicare in connection with the false claims; those funds were not paid to Williams directly but rather to the companies for whom she worked.
The Source: Details for this story were provided by the United States Attorney of the District of Massachusetts.