Leah B. Foley United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts | Department of Justice
An Alabama physician has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to participating in a telemedicine health care fraud scheme that resulted in over $6 million in false claims to Medicare.
Tommie Robinson, 43, entered his plea on October 1, 2025, admitting to one count of health care fraud. Sentencing is set for January 14, 2026, before U.S. Senior District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton. Robinson was initially charged in August 2025.
According to court documents, from December 2018 through March 2021, Robinson worked with telemedicine companies to sign off on medical documentation for durable medical equipment (DME) and genetic testing that were not medically necessary. These orders were generated based on information collected from telemarketing calls made to Medicare beneficiaries. The doctor typically did not interact with the patients or establish any medical relationship with them.
DME suppliers and laboratories used these signed orders to submit claims to Medicare. The fraudulent activity led to more than $6 million being billed for unnecessary DME and genetic tests using false documentation and kickbacks.
The health care fraud charge carries a maximum penalty of up to ten years in prison, up to three years of supervised release, and a fine that could reach $250,000 or twice the amount of financial gain or loss involved. Actual sentences are determined by a federal judge according to the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and relevant statutes.
“United States Attorney Leah B. Foley; Robert Coviello, Special Agent in Charge, Health and Human Services-Office of Inspector General; Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigations, Boston Division; Ketty Larco-Ward, Inspector in Charge, United States Postal Inspection Service, Boston Division; Kelly M. Lawson, Acting Regional Director, U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Boston Regional Office; and Patrick Hegarty, Special Agent in Charge, Defense Criminal Investigation Service, North East Field Office made the announcement.” The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Howard Locker of the Health Care Fraud Unit as well as Alexandra Brazier and Lindsey Ross from the Affirmative Civil Enforcement Units.
