An Alabama physician, Tommie Robinson, has been charged and intends to plead guilty in a telemedicine health care fraud case involving over $6 million in false Medicare claims. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts announced the charges on August 7, 2025.
According to court documents, Robinson, age 43, participated in a scheme between December 2018 and March 2021 by working with telemedicine companies to sign off on medical documentation for durable medical equipment (DME) and genetic testing that was not medically necessary. The documents allege that these orders were generated from telemarketing calls to Medicare beneficiaries. Robinson reportedly did not have any contact or medical relationship with the patients whose documentation he signed.
The fraudulent orders were then used by DME suppliers and laboratories to submit claims to Medicare. Prosecutors allege that more than $6 million in claims resulted from this scheme, which relied on false documentation and was influenced by kickbacks.
Robinson has agreed to plead guilty to one count of health care fraud. No date has been set for his plea hearing. If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000 or twice the gross pecuniary gain or loss—whichever is greater. Sentencing will be determined by a federal district court judge according to U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and relevant statutes.
“United States Attorney Leah B. Foley; Robert Coviello, Special Agent in Charge, Health and Human Services-Office of Inspector General; Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigations, Boston Division; Ketty Larco-Ward, Inspector in Charge, United States Postal Inspection Service, Boston Division; Carol S. Hamilton, Regional Director, Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor; and Patrick Hegarty, Special Agent in Charge, Defense Criminal Investigation Service, North East Field Office made the announcement today.”
Assistant U.S. Attorney Howard Locker from the Health Care Fraud Unit is handling the prosecution along with Alexandra Brazier and Lindsey Ross from the Affirmative Civil Enforcement Units.
Authorities emphasized that all details outlined in charging documents are allegations at this stage: “The details contained in the charging documents are allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.”
