Feds: Plastic surgeon defrauded Medicare through false billings for cancer treatments

By: Clark Kauffman

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: June 26, 2026

Words: 634

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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The federal government is suing a central Iowa physician and his plastic surgery center, alleging they used false information to inflate their Medicare billings for skin cancer treatments.

The U.S. Department of Justice alleges Dr. Eugene J. Cherny and his Urbandale plastic surgery practice, Heartland Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, routinely and knowingly provided false information to a Medicare contractor about how much Cherny actually paid for “skin-substitute products” used to treat Medicare beneficiaries for skin …

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