WISETH

Steven R. Wiseth, D.C., Indicted for Fraud, Surrenders Chiropractic License

In 2018, Steven Wiseth, 35, who had operated Health Quest Family Chiropractic in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, was charged with six counts of wire fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft that involved submitting false and fraudulent claims to insurance companies. The indictment (shown below) alleged: To maximize patient volume at his clinic, Wiseth held promotional events that provided free food and drink, prizes, and gift certificates to induce current and prospective patients to visit Health Quest. After the promotional events, he billed insurance companies for chiropractic services to substantial numbers of individuals who had attended the events, including hundreds of services that were not provided. In some cases, unknown to the attendees, he used their personal and insurance information to bill their insurance …