Opinion
Civil Action 20-2027
02-01-2022
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA ex rel. ALISHA ALEJANDRO, Plaintiffs/Relator, v. PHILADELPHIA VISION CENTER, BARCO OPTICAL, INC., BRUCE RUBIN, AND DR. BETH BROOKS, Defendants.
ORDER
GERALD J. PAPPERT, J.
AND NOW, this 1st day of February, 2022, upon consideration of Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Relator's Amended Complaint (ECF 46), Relator's Response (ECF 51) and consistent with the accompanying Memorandum of Law, it is ORDERED that Defendants' Motion is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART as follows:
1. The Motion is DENIED with respect to those claims against Philadelphia Vision Center, Barco Optical and Bruce Rubin in Counts I and II of her Amended Complaint concerning thirty-four eye exam claims allegedly submitted for reimbursement between January 2016 and September 2017 using the National Provider Identifier number for Dr. Pollock. The Motion is GRANTED in all other respects.
2. Dr. Beth Brooks is terminated as a Defendant.
3. Defendants shall file their ANSWER on or before Wednesday, February 16, 2022.