Providers
All 26 in IN
CENTER FOR OTOLARYNGOLOGY AND FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY, L.L.C.
NPI 1023195021, organization, Highland, IN, Otolaryngology, Facial Plastic Surgery
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Evidence tier
adjudicated in a public enforcement record
- Adjudicated (sentenced) per a Department of Justice release dated February 18, 2026.
- No Medicaid payments in the last 12 observed months.
score 90 of 100, rank 531, $0 at stake
National provider registry
From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.
| Name | CENTER FOR OTOLARYNGOLOGY AND FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY, L.L.C. |
| Type | Organization |
| Status | Active |
| NPI issued | November 1, 2006, last updated March 24, 2015 |
| Practice location | 2203 45TH ST, SUITE "B", Highland, IN 46322-2601, 219-836-4820 |
| Mailing address | PO BOX 958, Schererville, IN 46375-0958 |
| Authorized official | BETHANY CATALDI (owner) |
| Specialties | Otolaryngology, Facial Plastic Surgery (207YS0123X, primary, license 02002695A IN) |
In this area
26 providers in Lake County, IN carry an indicator in the public record, with $48.9M at stake between them. The most common is more hours than a day holds, on 17 of them, followed by part of a provider network on 7. 2 are tier 1: documented action, then payment.
| tier | provider | at stake | why |
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| 1 | BETHANY CATALDI Highland, IN, ranked 478 | $0 |
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| 1 | JOHANN FARLEY Merrillville, IN, ranked 533 | $0 |
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| 3 | TRADITIONS HOSPICE OF CROWN POINT, LLC Crown Point, IN, ranked 1517 | $13K |
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| 3 | PULASKI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Crown Point, IN, ranked 1927 | $0 |
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| 3 | PULASKI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Gary, IN, ranked 2071 | $0 |
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| 3 | TRANSITIONS CROWN POINT LLC Crown Point, IN, ranked 4254 | $0 |
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| 3 | PULASKI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Gary, IN, ranked 4517 | $0 |
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| 3 | REST HAVEN ILLIANA CHRISTIAN CONVALESCENT HOME Saint John, IN, ranked 4924 | $0 |
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Recent enforcement in IN
All releasesDepartment of Justice and HHS-OIG releases for this state, newest first. Each opens in a new tab.
DOJSentencedJun 18, 2026
Florida Man Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison
As vice president of a dental practice, he submitted claims to Indiana Medicaid falsely billing for hundreds of dental surgeries that were never performed, used patients' personal identifiers without authorization to support the claims, and committed tax evasion to conceal the income.
DOJSentencedFeb 18, 2026
Highland Physician Sentenced to 97 Months in Prison
Cataldi, sole owner of an otolaryngology practice, billed Medicare and private insurance for thousands of balloon sinuplasty procedures that she did not perform, seeking approximately $50 million and being paid almost $20 million.
DOJCivil settlementJan 28, 2026
Settlement for $1.7 Million With Former Physician Don J. Wagoner and His Business Entity for Fraudulently Billing the Indiana Medicaid Program
Defendants required patients seeking opioid or pain medicine prescriptions to give a single urine sample, tested it with one inexpensive multiplexed screening kit, and billed Indiana Medicaid $171.27 or more per patient by falsely certifying that nine or more separate samples had been collected and analyzed.
DOJSentencedJan 8, 2026
Indiana Woman Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison
Reese falsely claimed to be a licensed clinical psychologist, used forged documents to obtain employment and stole the identities and license numbers of three medical professionals to enroll in Indiana Medicaid and bill for therapy services.
DOJSentencedOct 3, 2024
Merrillville Doctor Sentenced to Prison and Ordered to Pay Restitution
Farley submitted claims to Medicaid and Medicare falsely representing that he had complex, extended visits with patients at his addiction treatment practice, billing for more than 7,000 services he did not provide.
Referral packet
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