United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy | U.S. Department of Justice
A New York doctor, Dr. Vishnudat Seodat, has admitted guilt in a federal court in Boston for his involvement in a scheme to receive kickbacks by ordering unnecessary medical procedures. Dr. Seodat, aged 75 and residing in Mattituck, New York, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud. His sentencing is scheduled for March 11, 2025, under U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton.
Dr. Seodat has been practicing as an internist on Long Island for about 36 years. Between June 2013 and June 2019, he collaborated with others, including a principal from a mobile medical diagnostics company, to conduct hundreds of unwarranted transcranial doppler (TCD) scans—procedures that measure blood flow within the brain—in exchange for financial incentives.
These tests were based on false diagnoses intended to defraud Medicare and other insurance providers by submitting claims through the diagnostic company involved. In return for each test ordered under these false pretenses, Dr. Seodat received approximately $100 as cash kickbacks. The fraudulent activity resulted in nearly $1 million worth of false claims being billed to Medicare and private insurers.
The charge against Dr. Seodat could lead to a maximum sentence of up to ten years imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release and a fine potentially reaching $250,000.
This announcement was made by United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy along with officials from several federal agencies including Roberto Coviello of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General; Jodi Cohen from the FBI's Boston Division; Jonathan Wlodyka representing the IRS Criminal Investigation Division; Carol S. Hamilton from the U.S. Department of Labor; Ketty Larco-Ward from the U.S Postal Inspection Service; and Christopher Algieri from the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General.
Assistant U.S Attorneys Howard Locker and Mackenzie Queenin are leading the prosecution effort within the Health Care Fraud Unit.
