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About HHS-OIG exclusions in Palo Alto, California
The records on this page are individuals and entities with a Palo Alto, California
address that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) has
excluded from participation in Medicare, Medicaid, and other federally funded health care programs. The
latest imported HHS-OIG LEIE dataset lists 9 currently excluded
records in Palo Alto — 8
individuals and 1
entity. While a party is excluded, federal health care
programs will not pay for items or services they furnish, order, or prescribe.
This page summarizes the public LEIE dataset only and is not an official government record.
Always verify a person or entity's identity and current exclusion status directly with HHS-OIG before
making employment, contracting, credentialing, billing, or compliance decisions.
Top exclusion types in Palo Alto
The most common statutory bases for exclusion in Palo Alto, California are
license revocation, suspension, or surrender (4), conviction of program-related crimes (2), default on health education loan or scholarship obligations (1), felony conviction relating to health care fraud (1), conviction relating to patient abuse or neglect (1).
Provider categories in Palo Alto
Common provider categories among excluded Palo Alto records include
Physician (MD, DO) (2), Medical Practice, MD (2), Individual (Unaffiliated) (2), Therapist (1), Nursing Profession (1), Drug Company / Supplier (1).
Records (9)
Pichu Shih
Individual
Program Crime
Palo Alto, CA ·
Conviction of program-related crimes
· Excluded Oct 2020
Jin-rong Hwang
Individual
Program Crime
Palo Alto, CA ·
Conviction of program-related crimes
· Excluded Oct 2020
Nicole Beth Hlava
Individual
Revocation
Palo Alto, CA ·
License revocation, suspension, or surrender
· Excluded Jul 2017
Ross Elliot Ziegler
Individual
Revocation
Palo Alto, CA ·
License revocation, suspension, or surrender
· Excluded Aug 2014
Orphan Medical INC
Entity
Felony Fraud
Palo Alto, CA ·
Felony conviction relating to health care fraud
· Excluded Dec 2008
Ana Marie Degarcia Becker
Individual
Patient Abuse
Palo Alto, CA ·
Conviction relating to patient abuse or neglect
· Excluded May 2008
Timothy Abell Price
Individual
Revocation
Palo Alto, CA ·
License revocation, suspension, or surrender
· Excluded Feb 2001
Harold H Hibbert
Individual
Loan Default
Palo Alto, CA ·
Default on health education loan or scholarship obligations
· Excluded Oct 2000
Robert D Stebbins
Individual
Revocation
Palo Alto, CA ·
License revocation, suspension, or surrender
· Excluded Jul 1998
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