ALIREZA NAMI, M.D.

NPI 1851312755, individual, Charlotte, NC, Internal Medicine, Rheumatology

Evidence tier

informational

score 29 of 100, rank 11852, $26K at stake

Paid after the action

Months in which Medicaid paid claims for this provider after a public action that should have triggered a screening check. This is a record of payments, not a determination that they were improper.

list	identity check	action date	window closed	months paid after	first	last	paid after	12 months before
doj admin enforcement record (civil settlement): laboratory marketer and north carolina physicians agree to pay over $1.3m to settle kickback allegations	No NPI on the list; matched by name at high confidence	Apr 29, 2024	still open	8	May 2024	Dec 2024	$26K	$69K

National provider registry

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Name	ALIREZA NAMI, M.D.
Type	Individual, sole proprietor
Status	Active
NPI issued	July 23, 2006, last updated July 12, 2013
Practice location	332 LILLINGTON AVE, Charlotte, NC 28204-3130, 704-377-1216
Specialties	Internal Medicine, Rheumatology (207RR0500X, primary, license 200400560 NC)

In this area

26 providers in Mecklenburg County, NC carry an indicator in the public record, with $29.6M at stake between them. The most common is more hours than a day holds, on 18 of them, followed by named in an enforcement record on 5. 4 are tier 1: documented action, then payment.

tier	provider	at stake	why
1	JACKSON CONSULTING AND SERVICES LLC Charlotte, NC, ranked 127	$138K	Adjudicated (sentenced) per a Department of Justice release dated August 27, 2026. Medicaid paid $137,561 in the last 12 observed months.
1	CRYSTAL JACKSON Charlotte, NC, ranked 445	$0	Adjudicated (sentenced) per a Department of Justice release dated August 27, 2026. No Medicaid payments in the last 12 observed months. and 4 more
1	COLBY JOYNER Charlotte, NC, ranked 548	$0	Adjudicated (sentenced) per a Department of Justice release dated October 4, 2024. No Medicaid payments in the last 12 observed months.
1	ODYSSEY HEALTH GROUP, INC Charlotte, NC, ranked 587	$0	Adjudicated (sentenced, convicted) per a Department of Justice release dated May 17, 2024. No Medicaid payments in the last 12 observed months.
2	TERESIA MEDLEY-HOOD Charlotte, NC, ranked 688	$1.3M	Billed more hands-on hours than a day holds in 7 months, peaking at 28.5 hours per day across 4 billing organizations. Medicaid dollars per patient on code 90837 ($473 per patient-month) sit in the top 5% of every provider billing that code. and 1 more
3	FISHER OF MEN PROJECT LLC Charlotte, NC, ranked 1297	$169K	Charged (indicted) per a Department of Justice release dated June 23, 2026, not adjudicated. Medicaid paid $168,849 in the last 12 observed months.
3	MECKLENBURG HEALTH AND REHABILITATION, LLC Charlotte, NC, ranked 3452	$0	Part of provider network D1-00130, ranked 130 nationally.
4	BOBBY KATO Charlotte, NC, ranked 7316	$1.5M	Hours beyond a day in 7 months under one organization, which can be supervisory billing. Records needed. and 2 more

All 26 in NC

Recent enforcement in NC

All releases

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DOJSentencedAug 27, 2026

Charlotte Woman Sentenced for Defrauding the North Carolina Medicaid Program

Jackson and her company submitted over $1.9 million in claims to NC Medicaid for urine drug testing and psychotherapy services that were never performed or already paid, using Medicaid recipients' personal information, and she spent the proceeds.

DOJPleaded guiltyJul 9, 2026

Guilford County Woman Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud in Connection with Million Dollar Urine Drug Testing Scheme

Singleton owned and operated Joelle's Center of Hope, which submitted approximately $1,735,865 in claims to North Carolina Medicaid for urine drug tests that were not performed, listing a nurse practitioner and a doctor as ordering providers who never ordered the tests.

DOJPleaded guiltyJun 24, 2026

Raleigh Man Pleads Guilty to Receiving More than $60 Million in Fraudulent Claims from Paying Kickbacks for Patient Referrals

Price owned and operated Golden Star Labs, which paid collectors on a per-specimen basis to supply bogus respiratory test samples obtained through identity theft, and billed Medi-Cal and Medicare more than $96 million in false claims, receiving more than $60 million, and he also filed a false federal income tax return.

DOJChargedJun 24, 2026

McLeansville Woman Charged With Health Care Fraud, Part of National Health Care Fraud Takedown

White, the owner of Reginald Center of Turn Around, billed North Carolina Medicaid for thousands of fictitious drug tests resulting in a loss of $2.8 million.

DOJIndictedJun 24, 2026

Felon Indicted in Multimillion Dollar Healthcare Kickback and False Documents Conspiracy

Ayyad is alleged to have solicited and received kickbacks from clinical laboratories in exchange for generating referrals, paid kickbacks to independent contractor sales reps, created dozens of sham invoices and contracts to conceal the payments, and caused the submission of fraudulent claims for laboratory testing to Medicare, HRSA, TRICARE, and other payers through labs and entities he owned and controlled.

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