Owner of Expert Care Charged in $5 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

A Stoughton medical supply company owner plans to admit to defrauding Medicare by submitting excessive claims exceeding $5 million for unnecessary orthotic braces. Federal prosecutors revealed that Bhamin Chhatrapati, aged 40, is facing charges of conspiracy to commit health care fraud using his firm, Expert Care, situated in Walpole. The fraudulent activities reportedly occurred between February 2023 and September 2024.

Documentation shows that Expert Care, launched by Chhatrapati in 2023, was a supplier of durable medical equipment for Medicare clients. Despite the fraudulent claims, Medicare disbursed around $2.6 million to his company. This case is part of the larger 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown by the Department of Justice, implicating 455 individuals in health care fraud and opioid abuse schemes with claims topping $6.5 billion.

Prosecutors allege that Chhatrapati conspired with others to illicitly obtain beneficiary information through telemarketing arrangements. Call centers contacted Medicare users to promote unnecessary braces, claimed to be low-cost or free. Fake orders were generated, supposedly signed by medical professionals, many without legitimate connections to the patients. These actions allowed for fraudulent claims to Medicare, securing $2.6 million in reimbursements for Expert Care.

Chhatrapati has agreed to a guilty plea as part of a deal with federal prosecutors, which includes a recommendation for a lower sentencing guideline, 36 months of supervised release, and restitution of $2,610,501. He has also consented to the forfeiture of $2,281,338 and an additional $282,732.61 from a linked bank account. Facing a possible maximum prison sentence of 10 years, Chhatrapati is scheduled for a federal court appearance in Boston on July 24 to finalize the plea. Defense counsel Megan A. Siddall was unavailable for comment.