Achi news desk-
A Calgary doctor has been charged after an investigation into fraudulent billing.
The Calgary Police Service was notified by the Alberta Service’s health investigations unit after an investigation into a doctor who allegedly submitted approximately $2.2 million worth of false billing claims to the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan over a two-year period.
Between March 2020 and June 2023, Calgary police say the health unit investigated the billing history of a doctor who worked at the SF Medical Clinic at 1106 Edmonton Tr. N.E
The findings of the Alberta Service investigation were reported to Calgary police, alleging that the doctor was billing for additional time beyond the hour worked.
Shabenna Fazhulla, 49, of Calgary, is charged with one count of fraud over $5,000.
Fazhulla is expected to appear in court on May 16.
