LANSING, MI -- A Saginaw physician has been charged with multiple counts of Medicaid fraud for allegedly billing the state program for telephone consultations that never occurred, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced this week.

Dr. James Carthron, 61, was arraigned in East Lansing’s 54B District Court on 23 counts of Medicaid fraud-false claim. The charges stem from alleged fraudulent billing for telephone visits between May 31 and September 27, 2024.

Carthron, who previously operated PRN Urgent Care in Saginaw until its closure in 2023, could face up to four years in prison and/or a $50,000 fine for each count if convicted.

“Millions of Michigan residents rely on the Medicaid program for their healthcare services, and we must defend it from fraud and bad actors,” Nessel said

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