Los Altos Acupuncturist Accused Of Making Fraudulent Insurance Claims

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA -- A Los Altos acupuncturist has been charged with fraudulently billing insurance companies for treatments that he never gave, Santa Clara County prosecutors said Monday.

According to the district attorney's office, in December 2014 the California Department of Insurance received a tip that 53-year-old Aifeng Su had billed insurance companies for treatment visits that never happened.

Two of Su's patients, a husband and wife, later discovered that he had billed their insurance company for treatments that never occurred.

According to prosecutors, Su received about $12,000 in payments for more than 60 phantom treatments.

Su has been charged with two counts of making false or fraudulent claims for insurance. The charges carry a maximum prison sentence of six years, prosecutors said.

Su was scheduled to be arraigned today in the Hall of Justice in San Jose.

By Bay City News Service

Image via Shutterstock