Mohammed Ahmad, a 38-year-old doctor from Avon, Ohio, has admitted to his involvement in a telemedicine scheme that resulted in Medicare being wrongly billed for thousands of dollars. The scheme involved the submission of false medical orders for durable medical equipment (DME).
Ahmad has been a licensed physician in Ohio since 2014 and worked with Lifeline Recruiting Inc., based in Florida, to provide telemedicine services. Court documents reveal that Lifeline acquired leads of Medicare beneficiaries and targeted them through call centers. They provided Ahmad with pre-completed orders to authorize DME treatment as medically necessary without personally examining patients.
Between November 2018 and May 2019, Ahmad’s signed medical orders led to approximately $267,402 in fraudulent claims being submitted to Medicare. Of this amount, about $126,643 was paid out.
On July 9, 2025, Ahmad pleaded guilty to making false statements related to health care matters. He faces up to five years in prison and fines up to $250,000. Sentencing is yet to be scheduled.
The FBI Cleveland Division and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services-Office of the Inspector General conducted the investigation. Assistant United States Attorneys Chelsea S. Rice and Erica D. Barnhill prosecuted the case for the Northern District of Ohio.
This case is part of the Department of Justice’s 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown involving criminal charges against numerous defendants across various states for health care fraud schemes totaling over $14.6 billion in intended loss.
Alicia Hiller, owner of Lifeline Recruiting, also pleaded guilty earlier this year related to the same scheme and will be sentenced later this year.
To report health care fraud and abuse: call 1-800-HHS-TIPS (8477).
