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August 15, 2025
LANSING – On Wednesday in the 54B District Court in East Lansing, James Carthron, M.D., 61, of Saginaw, was arraigned on 23 counts of Medicaid Fraud—False Claim, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 4 years’ incarceration and/or a $50,000 fine per offense. Carthron formerly operated PRN Urgent Care in Saginaw, having closed the medical practice in 2023.
It is alleged that Carthron billed the Medicaid program for services never provided 23 times between May 31 and September 27, 2024. The services at issue were billed as telephone visits.
“Millions of Michigan residents rely on the Medicaid program for their healthcare services, and we must defend it from fraud and bad actors,” said Nessel. “My office will continue to safeguard this program by holding accountable those who seek to exploit Medicaid.”
Carthron was arraigned Wednesday before 54B District Court Judge Molly E. Hennessey Greenwalt and given a $50,000 personal recognizance bond. He is next scheduled to appear before the Court for a probable cause conference on August 22, and a preliminary examination is set for August 28.
The Attorney General’s Health Care Fraud Division (HCFD) is handling this case for the Department. The HCFD is the federally certified Medicaid Fraud Control Unit for Michigan, and it receives 75% of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a grant award totaling $5,703,460.00 for the fiscal year 2025. The remaining 25% percent, totaling $1,901,152.00, is funded by the State of Michigan.
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