Clark v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Doyle,

This is an appeal by Eddie L. Clark, M.D., from an order of the Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA), Department of Public Welfare (DPW), which adopted the recommendation of the hearing attorney and, thus, terminated Dr. Clark from direct and indirect participation in the Medical Assistance Program (MAP) for a period of five years.

The hearing attorney found that Dr. Clark had been a participating physician in MAP and that he practiced for thirty years in an economically deprived area of Philadelphia. DPW conducted a billing and recordkeeping audit of Dr. Clarks patient…