Optometrist Handed 3.5 Years in Prison for Fraud Scheme
- September 18, 2026
- Written by AHLA Legal Staff
Optometric physician Helen Boerman was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for defrauding Medicare and other government health care programs out of nearly $7 million, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee Braden H. Boucek announced September 14.
Boerman was also ordered to pay $6,970,583.50 in restitution and a $100 special assessment.
According to court documents, Boerman, through her practice Brentwood Eye Care, submitted false claims to Medicare seeking reimbursement for dates of service where patients did not in fact receive services and for wound care products that she had not actually purchased or used because she split wound care products intended for single use.