BRACES AND ORTHOTICS, LLC

NPI 1760009179, organization, Warrenton, VA, Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies

Evidence tier

No indicators

No detector reached this NPI and it appears on none of the loaded lists.

National provider registry

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Name	BRACES AND ORTHOTICS, LLC
Type	Organization
Status	Active
NPI issued	July 1, 2020, last updated April 4, 2022
Practice location	331 WALKER DR STE 6, Warrenton, VA 20186-4374, 571-786-2671
Authorized official	DARREL SANTIAGO (Owner)
Specialties	Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies (332B00000X, primary)

In this area

153 providers in VA carry an indicator in the public record, with $101.7M at stake between them. The most common is part of a provider network, on 67 of them, followed by more hours than a day holds on 47. 22 are tier 1: documented action, then payment.

tier	provider	at stake	why
1	MOHAMMAD HOQUE Arlington, VA, ranked 9	$241K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since January 21, 2021. Medicaid still paid claims in 15 later months, $241,391 in total. and 1 more
1	SWIFT MEDICAL TRANSPORT LLC Virginia Beach, VA, ranked 14	$140K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since May 13, 2019. Medicaid still paid claims in 4 later months, $140,338 in total. and 1 more
1	ADVANCED SPINE AND PAIN CENTERS, PLLC Stafford, VA, ranked 58	$1.3M	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since November 19, 2021. Medicaid still paid claims in 23 later months, $1,327,755 in total.
1	SYNERGY HEALTH SYSTEMS Chesapeake, VA, ranked 80	$510K	Listed on a Department of Justice release since August 26, 2024. Medicaid still paid claims in 4 later months, $510,040 in total. and 1 more
1	SALMAN AKBAR Richmond, VA, ranked 81	$484K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since July 13, 2022. Medicaid still paid claims in 27 later months, $484,231 in total.
1	RICHARD HILL Chesapeake, VA, ranked 88	$407K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since December 30, 2022. Medicaid still paid claims in 24 later months, $407,424 in total.
1	THOMAS RALEY Stafford, VA, ranked 104	$253K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since November 19, 2021. Medicaid still paid claims in 9 later months, $252,808 in total.
1	WASHINGTON GASTROENTEROLOGY PC Arlington, VA, ranked 110	$228K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since January 21, 2021. Medicaid still paid claims in 15 later months, $227,556 in total.

All 153 in VA

Recent enforcement in VA

All releases

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DOJChargedJun 23, 2026

U.S. Attorney’s Office announces charges against three defendants in the Eastern District of Virginia as part of national health care fraud takedown

Three defendants were charged with fraudulently billing Medicaid for mental health services that were not provided and with submitting false claims to Medicare through a straw-owned durable medical equipment company.

DOJSentencedJun 5, 2026

Medicaid service providers sentenced for false statements resulting in overbilling

Wright and Winfield instructed CCR employees to falsely claim in progress notes that children received therapeutic day treatment services from 2:00pm to 7:00pm, including providing prefilled progress note templates, resulting in overbilling to Medicaid.

DOJCivil settlementApr 27, 2026

Tri-Area Community Health Agrees to Pay $513,000 to Resolve Medicare Billing Allegations

Tri-Area Community Health billed Medicare for Annual Wellness Visits provided by pharmacists without appropriate physician supervision that were billed under the names of physicians not involved with the visits.

DOJSentencedMar 17, 2026

Six Sentenced in Healthcare Fraud Conspiracy that Stole $10 Million from Medicaid Over Six-Year Period

Six defendants conspired to submit false claims to Virginia Medicaid on behalf of 1st Adult N Pediatric Healthcare Services for nursing and personal care services that were not provided, including falsifying records and paying parents or guardians of patients for blank, signed nursing notes.

DOJIndictedMar 11, 2026

Victim Advisory- Divine Youth Case Updates

Divine Youth Counseling submitted more than $11 million in fraudulent Medicaid claims for Crisis Stabilization and Mobile Crisis services by falsely claiming two mental health professionals provided Team Treatment services and paid more than $470,000 in kickbacks in the form of hotel rooms for Medicaid recipients.

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