MATAWAN ABERDEEN HEART & MEDICAL CENTER

NPI 1588997738, organization, Matawan, NJ, Specialist

Evidence tier

adjudicated in a public enforcement record

Adjudicated (pleaded guilty, sentenced) per a Department of Justice release dated April 12, 2024.
No Medicaid payments in the last 12 observed months.

Public enforcement record: Matawan Cardiologist Sentenced to 35 Months in Prison for Defrauding Health Insurance Companies of More Than $1.9 Million through Health Care Fraud Scheme

score 90 of 100, rank 475, $0 at stake

Public list actions

Medicare revocation effective April 11, 2024, barred from re-enrolling until April 11, 2034

424.535(a)(9) failure to report and 424.535(a)(12) other program termination (medicaid) and 424.535(a)(3) felonies, Part B Supplier - Clinic/Group Practice, NJ

National provider registry

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Name	MATAWAN ABERDEEN HEART & MEDICAL CENTER
Type	Organization
Status	Active
NPI issued	September 4, 2009, last updated September 4, 2009
Practice location	177 MAIN ST, Matawan, NJ 07747-4107, 732-566-6614
Authorized official	FAZAL PANEZAI (Physician)
Specialties	Specialist (174400000X, primary, license MA33492 NJ)

In this area

10 providers in Middlesex County, NJ carry an indicator in the public record, with $4.9M at stake between them. The most common is paid after a public list action, on 4 of them, followed by more hours than a day holds on 4. 6 are tier 1: documented action, then payment.

tier	provider	at stake	why
1	MALINI RAO New Brunswick, NJ, ranked 156	$85K	Listed on the NY Medicaid exclusion list since April 18, 2019. Medicaid still paid claims in 27 later months, $84,962 in total.
1	FAZAL PANEZAI Matawan, NJ, ranked 271	$12K	Adjudicated (sentenced, pleaded guilty) per a Department of Justice release dated April 12, 2024. Medicaid paid $12,149 in the last 12 observed months.
1	BHAVESH MISTRY Old Bridge, NJ, ranked 328	$5K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since May 31, 2017. Medicaid still paid claims in 3 later months, $4,885 in total.
1	OLD BRIDGE CENTER OF PHYSICAL THERAPY INC Old Bridge, NJ, ranked 329	$5K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since May 31, 2017. Medicaid still paid claims in 3 later months, $4,885 in total.
1	DIABETES & OSTEOPOROSIS CENTER PC Piscataway, NJ, ranked 377	$2K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since September 16, 2022. Medicaid still paid claims in 1 later month, $1,517 in total.
1	APOGEE BIO-PHARM LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Edison, NJ, ranked 572	$0	Adjudicated (sentenced, pleaded guilty) per a Department of Justice release dated January 18, 2024. No Medicaid payments in the last 12 observed months.
4	REHAN MALIK Monroe, NJ, ranked 7519	$3.5M	Hours beyond a day in 20 months, but with up to 1907 patients a month, which points to a supervising clinician on the claims rather than one person's hours. Records needed. and 1 more
4	ERICK FISCO Edison, NJ, ranked 8087	$49K	Hours beyond a day in 2 months under one organization, which can be supervisory billing. Records needed. and 1 more

All 10 in NJ

Recent enforcement in NJ

All releases

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

DOJIndictedJul 29, 2026

Fraud Division Resolves Fraud Investigation of Eye Care Group Under New Corporate Enforcement Policy; Health Care Executive Charged for Alleged Fraud and Kickbacks

DiDonato allegedly conspired to defraud Medicare by billing for unnecessary and duplicative diagnostic eye tests and paid kickbacks and bribes to ophthalmologists disguised as consulting fees for patient referrals, while Campus Eye received a declination after self-disclosing and agreed to pay back $1 million to victims.

DOJIndictedJul 29, 2026

Founder And Former CEO of New Jersey Based Eye Care Group Charged with Health Care Fraud Conspiracy and Paying Illegal Kickbacks

DiDonato allegedly paid kickbacks disguised as consulting fees to ophthalmologists for patient referrals and billed Medicare approximately $3.4 million for duplicative or unnecessary diagnostic tests performed at his optometry practice and eye surgery center.

DOJChargedJul 9, 2026

Six Individuals, Including a Pharmacist and Doctor, Charged in Connection with $20 Million Healthcare Fraud and Kickback Scheme

A pharmacy owner paid cash kickbacks to a doctor, advanced practice nurses, and an office manager in exchange for medically unnecessary prescriptions for high-reimbursement medications billed to Medicare and Medicaid.

DOJPleaded guiltyJun 24, 2026

Cape May County Psychiatrist Admits to 17 Felony Counts for Unlawful Controlled Substance Prescriptions Linked to Sexual Conduct, Risk of Death, and Serious Bodily Injury

A psychiatrist issued invalid prescriptions for Adderall, Vyvanse, and Xanax to 17 patients outside the usual course of professional practice, with intent to defraud and mislead the dispensing pharmacies and the insurers, government benefits programs, and other third parties who paid for the drugs, sometimes in exchange for sexual activities, images, or videos.

DOJSentencedMay 21, 2026

New Jersey Physical Therapist Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Health Care Fraud Scheme Targeting Amtrak

Kim, a licensed physical therapist, allowed her license and business bank accounts to be used to bill Amtrak's health care plan for claims for services that never were provided and were medically unnecessary, in return for a portion of the proceeds.

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