Providers
All 19 in MA
OPTIMUM LABS INC
NPI 1902123052, organization, New Bedford, MA, Clinical Medical Laboratory
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Evidence tier
adjudicated in a public enforcement record
- Adjudicated (pleaded guilty) per a state attorney general release dated July 28, 2025.
- No Medicaid payments in the last 12 observed months.
score 90 of 100, rank 469, $0 at stake
National provider registry
From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.
| Name | OPTIMUM LABS INC |
| Type | Organization |
| Status | Active |
| NPI issued | April 29, 2010, last updated April 29, 2010 |
| Practice location | 34 WELBY RD, SUITE 202, New Bedford, MA 02745-1134, 508-993-3710 |
| Mailing address | 413 COUNTY ST, New Bedford, MA 02740-5009 |
| Authorized official | WILLIAM OWENS (Owner) |
| Specialties | Clinical Medical Laboratory (291U00000X, primary) |
In this area
19 providers in Bristol County, MA carry an indicator in the public record, with $17.6M at stake between them. The most common is part of a provider network, on 10 of them, followed by more hours than a day holds on 6.
| tier | provider | at stake | why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | BEACON HOSPICE, LLC Fall River, MA, ranked 903 | $8.3M |
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| 3 | CLIFTON HOSPICE SERVICES, LLC Fall River, MA, ranked 1025 | $1.2M |
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| 3 | BRISTOL HOSPICE, LLC Fall River, MA, ranked 1053 | $935K |
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| 3 | NIGHTINGALE HOME HEALTHCARE OF MASSACHUSETTS, INC. Taunton, MA, ranked 1099 | $676K |
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| 3 | ST JOHNS NURSING HOME INC New Bedford, MA, ranked 1254 | $251K |
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| 3 | 184 MAIN LLC Fairhaven, MA, ranked 1433 | $45K |
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| 3 | CLIFTON GERIATRIC CENTER Somerset, MA, ranked 1727 | $83 |
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| 3 | FALL RIVER OPCO, LLC Fall River, MA, ranked 1912 | $0 |
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Recent enforcement in MA
All releasesDepartment of Justice and HHS-OIG releases for this state, newest first. Each opens in a new tab.
DOJIndictedSep 4, 2026
Illegal Alien from Georgia Charged for Conspiracy to Launder Proceeds of $1.3B Health Care Fraud Scheme
Gugava purportedly owned ND Medical Solutions LLC, a durable medical equipment company that submitted at least $1.3 billion in fraudulent DME claims to Medicare and other insurers using stolen identities, and he opened bank accounts to deposit and transfer the fraud proceeds to overseas accounts.
DOJIndictedSep 4, 2026
Georgian National Charged for Conspiracy to Launder Proceeds of $1.3 Billion Health Care Fraud Scheme
Gugava allegedly served as purported owner of ND Medical Solutions, LLC, which submitted at least $1.3 billion in fraudulent durable medical equipment claims to Medicare and private insurers using stolen identities, and he opened bank accounts to deposit and transfer the proceeds overseas.
DOJSentencedAug 20, 2026
Former Owner of Telemedicine Companies Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for $110 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Through his telemedicine companies, Richardson generated prepopulated durable medical equipment orders signed by doctors and nurses without beneficiary contact and sold them to telemarketers who resold them to DME suppliers that billed Medicare for medically unnecessary equipment.
DOJCivil settlementAug 10, 2026
Veloxis Pharmaceuticals Agrees to Pay $46 Million to Resolve Criminal and Civil Liability for Kickback Scheme
Veloxis paid kickbacks in the form of lavish meals, alcohol, luxury resort stays, personal gifts and sham consulting payments to transplant health care professionals, and per-patient and per-month payments to specialty pharmacies, to induce prescriptions and purchases of Envarsus XR, causing false claims to federal health care programs and underreporting payments under the Open Payments Program.
DOJCivil settlementAug 10, 2026
Veloxis Pharmaceuticals Agrees to Pay Over $46M to Resolve Criminal and Civil Liability for Kickback Schemes
Veloxis paid kickbacks in the form of lavish meals, alcohol, gifts, trips and resort stays, and purported consulting fees to health care providers, and per-patient and per-month payments to specialty pharmacies, to induce prescriptions and purchases of Envarsus XR, and concealed those payments through falsified expense reports that resulted in underreporting to CMS's Open Payments Program.
Referral packet
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