YAKIMA, Wash. – Dr. David Antonio Becerril, 69, from Coeur d’Alene and formerly of Selah, was found guilty in U.S. District Court in Yakima of conspiracy, fraud and false statements in a telemarketing health care fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney Pete Serrano announced in a release.

Dr. Becerril faces up to 20 years in prison at his sentencing set for January 20, 2026.

Evidence presented in court revealed that from February 2018 to September 2019, Dr. Becerril, a licensed Washington physician, falsely billed Medicare for unnecessary genetic tests and medical equipment. He signed fraudulent orders for elderly beneficiaries, including deceased patients and those without limbs.

The scheme involved Real Time Physicians, LLC, whose telemarketers gathered personal information from Medicare benefici

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