MIDDLE GEORGIA FAMILY REHAB

NPI 1245672724, organization, Byron, GA, Clinic/Center, Rehabilitation, Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility (CORF)

Evidence tier

adjudicated in a public enforcement record

Adjudicated (pleaded guilty, sentenced) per an HHS-OIG enforcement record and a Department of Justice release dated June 5, 2024.
No Medicaid payments in the last 12 observed months.

Public enforcement record: Macon Resident Sentenced For Obstructing Justice In Civil Investigation

score 90 of 100, rank 489, $0 at stake

National provider registry

From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.

Name	MIDDLE GEORGIA FAMILY REHAB
Type	Organization
Status	Active
NPI issued	July 24, 2013, last updated October 31, 2021
Practice location	100 HAMILTON POINTE DRIVE, 115, Byron, GA 31008, 478-538-1436
Mailing address	P.O. BOX 1552, 115, Byron, GA 31008
Authorized official	BRENDA HICKS (Owner/CEO)
Specialties	Case Management (251B00000X) Clinic/Center, Rehabilitation, Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility (CORF) (261QR0401X, primary)

In this area

147 providers in GA carry an indicator in the public record, with $57.2M at stake between them. The most common is part of a provider network, on 93 of them, followed by more hours than a day holds on 21. 20 are tier 1: documented action, then payment.

tier	provider	at stake	why
1	CAMILLE GRIER Snellville, GA, ranked 33	$3K	Listed on the AZ Medicaid exclusion list since April 21, 2024. Medicaid still paid claims in 2 later months, $3,379 in total. and 1 more
1	DANIEL JUNG Metter, GA, ranked 103	$264K	Listed on the NY Medicaid exclusion list since July 20, 2014. Medicaid still paid claims in 78 later months, $263,873 in total.
1	ZAVIER ASH Tucker, GA, ranked 122	$148K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since March 16, 2022. Medicaid still paid claims in 32 later months, $147,613 in total.
1	AMRISH PATEL Mcdonough, GA, ranked 129	$135K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since April 19, 2017. Medicaid still paid claims in 66 later months, $135,318 in total.
1	UVIENOME SAKOR Douglasville, GA, ranked 142	$116K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since July 1, 2022. Medicaid still paid claims in 13 later months, $116,070 in total.
1	RAJASHAKHER REDDY Alpharetta, GA, ranked 151	$96K	Listed on the NY Medicaid exclusion list since September 6, 2011. Medicaid still paid claims in 31 later months, $95,663 in total.
1	JEFFREY GALLUPS Alpharetta, GA, ranked 172	$61K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since October 21, 2021. Medicaid still paid claims in 3 later months, $61,386 in total. and 1 more
1	KAREN BUTLER Swainsboro, GA, ranked 181	$55K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since December 17, 2019. Medicaid still paid claims in 14 later months, $55,245 in total.

All 147 in GA

Recent enforcement in GA

All releases

Department of Justice and HHS-OIG releases for this state, newest first. Each opens in a new tab.

DOJIndictedAug 24, 2026

Southern District of Georgia federal indictments include murder, drug- and firearm-related charges and healthcare fraud

Perry Patalano was indicted for Healthcare Fraud, Theft of Government Money, Property or Records, and Aggravated Identity Theft.

DOJChargedJun 24, 2026

Two Georgia Men Charged in National Health Care Fraud Takedown

Rutledge billed Georgia Medicaid for thousands of wound care, cyst removal, psychotherapy, and allergy testing services that were never performed, and Releford obtained nursing jobs by lying about his qualifications and stealing a licensed practical nurse's identity, causing providers to bill Medicare and Medicaid for services he could not legally perform.

DOJSentencedMay 4, 2026

Two Sentenced to Prison for $522M Genetic Testing Fraud and Illegal Kickback Scheme Targeting Medicare and Medicaid

Two men who controlled four laboratories paid kickbacks and bribes to marketers to obtain DNA samples and fraudulent requisition forms from medical providers, resulting in approximately $522 million in false claims for medically unnecessary genetic tests.

DOJPleaded guiltyApr 14, 2026

Behavioral therapist pleads guilty to health care fraud for submitting inflated insurance reimbursement claims

From June 2020 through May 2023, Stallings submitted false and fraudulent billing claims to TRICARE for individual and group therapy services that were not provided or were not provided as presented, and also obtained COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan funds that she spent on personal purposes.

DOJSentencedDec 2, 2025

Georgia Man Sentenced for $24M Kickback and Medicare Fraud Conspiracy

Moore instructed a network of recruiters to induce Medicare beneficiaries to accept medically unnecessary genetic tests, received approximately $4.3 million in kickbacks for referring beneficiary information, DNA specimens and doctors' orders, and concealed the payments with sham invoices.

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