Doc sentenced in telemedicine scheme, ordered to pay restitution
By HME News Staff
Updated 10:04 AM CDT, Wed March 25, 2026
BOSTON – An Alabama-based doctor has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for a $2.7 million telemedicine fraud scheme involving medically unnecessary durable medical equipment (DME) and genetic testing primarily used to detect mutations in genes that could indicate a higher risk of developing certain types of cancers. Tommie Robinson, 44, was sentenced on March 20 by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton in Boston. Robinson was also ordered to pay $2,784,733.49 in restitution. Between December 2018 and March 2021, Robinson worked with telemedicine companies to sign medical documentation, including doctor orders, for medically unnecessary DME and genetic testing. The orders Robinson signed were pre-populated based on telemarketing calls made to Medicare beneficiaries. Robinson generally did not contact the beneficiaries himself and had no provider-patient relationship with the beneficiaries. DME suppliers and laboratories ultimately submitted claims to Medicare for these signed orders. As a result of Robinson’s participation in this scheme, the suppliers and laboratories submitted more than $2.7 million in claims to Medicare for DME and genetic testing that were medically unnecessary and based on false documentation.
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