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Bhamin Chhatrapati, a Massachusetts man, is among 455 people, including 90 medical professionals, who have been charged in the Trump administration’s nationwide crackdown on health care fraud. Chhatrapati is accused of being part of a scheme that fraudulently billed over $5.1 million to Medicare, collecting more than $2.6 million between February 2023 and September 2024. The charges are part of the Justice Department’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, leading to the arrest of 455 defendants allegedly involved in health care fraud and opioid abuse schemes totaling over $6.5 billion in false claims.
Bhamin Chhatrapati Among 455 Charged in Massive Healthcare Fraud Crackdown
A Massachusetts resident, Bhamin Chhatrapati, is implicated in a $5 million Medicare Fraud, as part of a nationwide crackdown led by the Trump administration. This crackdown has led to charges against 455 people, including 90 medical professionals, in healthcare fraud schemes.
Chhatrapati, 40, allegedly partook in a plot that fraudulently billed Medicare for over $5.1 million, amassing more than $2.6 million from February 2023 to September 2024, according to Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Leah Foley’s office.
Chhatrapati, along with alleged accomplices, collaborated with telemarketers and call centers to deceitfully create medical documentation, which falsely indicated that beneficiaries had been prescribed durable medical equipment (DME). This led to Medicare reimbursing the fraudulent DME orders and the costs of the implicated telemarketers, approved per brace order.
National Health Care Fraud Takedown
Chhatrapati’s charges are part of the larger 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown. This initiative resulted in charges against 455 defendants, who allegedly participated in healthcare fraud and opioid abuse schemes, totaling more than $6.5 billion in false claims.
FBI Director Kash Patel commended the milestone, thanking President Trump for his efforts to eliminate fraud. He emphasized that the crackdown, which led to over 450 arrests, including nearly 100 medical professionals, sends a strong message to criminals exploiting American taxpayers.
International Healthcare Fraudsters Arrested
The crackdown also resulted in the capture of four major healthcare fraudsters, credited to “unprecedented international cooperation”. These included individuals from Kyrenia, Estonia, and the Philippines involved in billion-dollar schemes. The DOJ also seized over $182 million in assets.
The DOJ is adopting a “whole of government approach” to prevent further healthcare fraud. This includes suspending 1,079 providers and revoking billing privileges for 1,403 providers by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The crackdown has also led to 48 Civil Monetary Payment settlements totaling over $73 million and over 1,400 provider exclusions.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office collaborated with the DOJ’s Health Care Fraud Unit, the FBI, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General on Chhatrapati’s case.
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