The New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners (the "Board") has taken the following actions in June 2009. This information is a summary prepared by the Board Administrative Office staff. Copies of the Orders can be found at www.njmedicalboard.gov under the right-hand pull down menu, "Board Activities," "Monthly Summaries." Requests for certified, true copies should be made in writing directed to William V. Roeder, Executive Director, P.O. Box 183, Trenton, New Jersey 08625.

ATANASIO, Joseph F., M.D.
License #MA030835
Greenbrook, NJ 08812
Auton Univ Of Guadalajara, 1973
Reciprocity

ORDER SUSPENDING LICENSE filed June 26, 2009. This matter was opened to the Board on June 3, 2009, upon the filing of a Verified Administrative Complaint. Within the Complaint, it was alleged that since April 2002, Dr. Atanasio has failed to comply with monitoring requirements (participation in regular psychotherapy sessions with his Board approved monitor, and to submit to random urine screening four times monthly for the presence of alcohol and controlled dangerous substances) that were placed on his continued practice pursuant to the terms of a Consent Order filed on April 6, 2001. It was further alleged that Dr. Atanasio violated the Duty to Cooperate Regulations when he appeared before a Committee of the Board on May 27, 2009 when the Committee was seeking to investigate his compliance with the terms of the April 2001 Order and his present capacity to practice medicine. Specifically, the Complaint charged that Dr. Atanasio acted in a verbally combative manner before the Committee, called members of the Committee “cretins”, and ultimately “stormed” out of the meeting before the hearing had concluded, thus precluding the Committee from completing its investigation. This matter was set down for a hearing before the Board on June 10, 2009. Dr. Atanasio acting as his own counsel, did not call any witnesses or present any documents for the Board to consider in his defense, but he did offer testimony before the Board. Dr. Atanasio conceded when appearing before the Board that he may have had “relapses” since 2001 and that he has “stumbled and fallen”. The Board found that during the course of the hearing, Dr. Atanasio repeatedly acted in a manner that suggested, in their capacity as physicians, that he may be presently suffering from psychiatric, cognitive or other deficits. The Board further pointed out that Dr. Atanasio’s demeanor and affect during the hearing appeared abnormal, which in turn raised further concerns that his neuro-cognitive functioning my be impaired. Upon consideration of the entire record, the Board concluded that cause existed to support the allegations made in the Verified Complaint that Dr. Atanasio violated the Duty to Cooperate Regulations and that he has continuously, since April 2002, been non-compliant with the monitoring conditions placed on his practice. The Board ordered the license of Dr. Atanasio suspended indefinitely until such time as he can demonstrate to the Board’s satisfaction that he is fit to resume the practice of medicine and surgery in New Jersey. In the event Dr. Atanasio seeks leave for reinstatement of his license he will be required to appear before a Committee of the Board to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Board that he is fit to resume the practice of medicine and that he is capable of doing so safely. Dr. Atanasio will also be required to provide a report from his treating psychiatrist; provide an independent psychiatric evaluation to be pre-approved by the Board; provide a report from the Professional Assistance Program or a Board approved monitor or monitoring entity; and demonstrate before the Board, or a Committee of the Board, that he has met all continuing medical education requirements. EFFECTIVE DATE: June 25, 2009.

CAVALLI, John G., D.P.M.
License #MD002456
Hamilton, New Jersey 08691
Temple Univ. School of Podiatry, 1995
National Boards

FINAL CONSENT ORDER Filed June 17, 2009. This matter was opened to the Board upon the filing of a Administrative Complaint against Dr. Cavalli who owns Poor Circulation Treatment Center. On December 12, 2001, Dr. Cavalli entered into a Consent Order with the Board in which he was reprimanded for advertising “free” initial consultations. Dr. Cavalli consented to cease and desist from this practice, agreed to successfully complete a Board approved ethics course and agreed to pay a penalty and costs to the Board. In response to subsequent complaints regarding his billing and advertising, Dr. Cavalli appeared and testified before a committee of the Board on June 4, 2003. A six count Complaint was filed against Dr. Cavalli alleging gross negligence in his quality of care; aiding and abetting of the unlicensed practice of physical therapy; fraudulent billing and fee splitting; record keeping violations; and continuing practice of improper solicitation and improper advertising. In 2007, the U.S. Attorney filed an Indictment against Dr. Cavalli charging health care fraud from January 2001 to about January 2003, including submissions to insurers of claims not medically necessary and submissions of up coded claims, as well as obstruction of medicare’s prepayment review process and conspiracy with other podiatrists to defraud Medicare by having those other podiatrists bill Medicare for services rendered to Dr. Cavalli’s patients at Poor Circulation Treatment Center. On August 21, 2008, Dr. Cavalli entered into a plea agreement with the New Jersey U.S. Attorney, in which Dr. Cavalli plead guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Included in the terms of the Plea Agreement, Dr. Cavalli agreed to surrender any and all licenses to practice podiatry that he currently maintains at or before the time of sentencing . In order to avoid further proceedings in the Office of Administrative Law(“OAL”), Dr. Cavalli consented and agreed to each and every term of this Final Consent Order. The Board ordered and Dr. Cavalli agreed to surrender his license to practice podiatry in New Jersey, said surrender to be deemed a revocation of license for a minimum period of five years. Dr. Cavalli is granted leave to reapply for licensure at the conclusion of the five years upon proof of satisfactory completion of the criminal probation and satisfaction of all statutory eligibility requirements of licensure. Dr. Cavalli must pay a penalty in the amount of $60,000.00 and pay costs in the amount of $120,677.00. This Final Consent Order will be a full and final disposition of the matter now pending before the OAL. EFFECTIVE DATE: June 17, 2009.

DALY, Stephen M., M.D.
License #MA054723
Middletown, NY 10940
New York Medical College, 1979
National Boards

CONSENT ORDER OF SUSPENSION AND PROBATION filed June 11, 2009. This matter was opened to the Board upon receipt of information alleging Dr. Daly engaged in conduct in violation of the Board’s Sexual Misconduct Regulation, with respect to L.S., a female co-worker at his former practice. The information received by the Board indicated that Dr. Daly had engaged in improper touching of L.S. Dr. Daly neither admits nor denies the allegations herein. The Board ordered and Dr. Daly agreed to the suspension of his license for one year, effective July 1, 2009. The first four months to be an active suspension, with the remainder to be served as probation. Dr. Daly is to undergo an evaluation and undertake any recommended treatment, therapy or course of action; he is to successfully complete a Board-approved course in boundary violations; and he is to pay a penalty in the amount of $20,000.00 and costs in the amount of $19, 197.50, within ten days of the entry of this Order. Dr. Daly must appear before a Committee of the Board upon the conclusion of his probation period, to demonstrate his compliance with this Order. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2009.

FRANK, Donald H.
License #MA025513
Montclair, NJ 07042-2511
Duke University Sch of Med, 1962
National Boards

INTERIM CONSENT ORDER filed June 26, 2009. This matter was opened to the Board on June 19, 2009, by a Verified Administrative Complaint seeking the temporary suspension of Dr. Frank’s license to practice medicine and surgery, and for such other relief deemed appropriate. Dr. Frank’s attorney filed a Brief in opposition to the temporary suspension application. The Board ordered and Dr. Frank agreed to this Interim resolution which must remain in place pending further Order of the Board. Dr. Frank’s surgical activities are limited to functioning as a First Assistant Surgeon in the performance of surgeries by a surgeon approved in advance by the Board; have every patient’s chart for every surgery in which he participates in display the signature of the surgeon and the indicate that the surgeon has approved the selection of that patient for surgery and specify the planned procedure; he cannot participate in any surgical procedure in any location absent the presence of a surgeon approved under the terms of this Order; and he is to undergo an assessment of surgical skills by an independent entity nominated by him and approved by the Board. EFFECTIVE DATE: June 26, 2009.

GARTMOND, Cindy, M.D.
License #MA049593
Tucker, GA 30084
UMDNJ, 1985
National Boards

CONSENT ORDER OF VOLUNTARY SUSPENSION OF LICENSURE filed June 16, 2009. This matter was opened to the Board upon receipt of information that on or about April 13, 2007, Dr. Gartmond entered into a Public Consent Order with the Georgia Board. The Georgia Board Order provided that Dr. Gartmond must cease from the practice of medicine as a physician in Georgia for sixty days. At the conclusion of the sixty day period of suspension, Dr. Gartmond’s license will be placed on probation for the period of time that she will be serving her sentence of criminal probation, but in any event not less than five years. Dr. Gartmond was licensed in New Jersey on March 18, 1987, and thereafter, Dr. Gartmond permitted her license to lapse on June 30, 2005, which automatically suspended her license. The Board determined that Dr. Gartmond’s acts giving rise to the Georgia Order provided a basis for disciplinary action in New Jersey. The Board ordered, and Dr. Gartmond agreed to, the suspension of her license to practice medicine and surgery in New Jersey until she can satisfactorily prove that her license in Georgia has been reinstated without restrictions. In the event Dr. Gartmond seeks reinstatement of her New Jersey License, she will be required to appear before a Committee of the Board to establish that she is fit to practice medicine in New Jersey; demonstrate to the Board’s satisfaction that she has complied with the Consent Order entered by the Georgia Board and that she holds an active unrestricted license to practice medicine in Georgia. EFFECTIVE DATE: June 16, 2009.

HANLY, Andrew J., M.D.
License #MA080788
Miami Lakes, FL 33014
Univ Col Galway, 1991
Application International

CONSENT ORDER OF REPRIMAND filed June 16, 2009. This matter was opened to the Board upon receipt of information that on or about January 25, 2008, the Alaska Board voted to deny Dr. Hanly’s application for licensure based on his failure to disclose in his application that he was licensed in eleven States. Thereafter, on or about January 21, 2009, the New York Board entered a Consent Order which provided for a censure and reprimand together with a $5,000.00 fine. Finally, on or about February 3, 2009, the North Carolina Board entered into a Consent Order which provided for a reprimand based upon Dr. Hanly’s conduct in connection with the denial of his application for licensure by the Alaska Board. As a result of the foregoing, the New Jersey Board determined that Dr. Hanly’s acts giving rise to the actions taken by the Alaska Board, New York Board and North Carolina Boards constituted professional misconduct and provided a basis for disciplinary action. The New Jersey Board ordered and Dr. Hanly agreed to be reprimanded. EFFECTIVE DATE: June 16, 2009.

JUNGER, Sylvain S., M.D.
License #MA053427
Denville, NJ 07834-2604
Medical College of Virginia, 1984
National Boards

FINAL CONSENT ORDER OF REVOCATION filed June 11, 2009. This matter was opened to the Board upon receipt of information that on or about November 29, 2007, Dr. Junger was arrested and charged with Criminal Sexual Contact. Dr. Junger was informed through his counsel that an Order to Show Cause and Verified Complaint seeking the temporary suspension of his license to practice medicine would be filed with the Board. The Board granted Dr. Junger, through his counsel, permission to voluntarily surrender his license to practice medicine and surgery in New Jersey as an interim measure, without prejudice to further prosecution by the Board of allegations arising from his conduct related to his arrest in November 2007. On May 27, 2009, Dr. Junger pled guilty to four counts of fourth degree Criminal Sexual contact. Specifically, Dr. Junger admitted touching the breasts of three ungowned and unrobed female patients without a chaperone for his own sexual gratification and not for medical purposes; and to pressing his erect penis against one female patient for his own sexual gratification and not for medical purposes. The Board found Dr. Junger’s engaged in professional misconduct; was convicted for acts constituting crimes involving moral turpitude and relating adversely to the practice of medicine; and for violating the Board’s sexual misconduct regulation. The Board ordered, and Dr. Junger agreed to, his license previously surrendered hereby revoked. Dr. Junger can not seek reinstatement of his license for at least five years from the date of his sentencing as part of his plea agreement, and only if all terms of the criminal sentence imposed are fulfilled. This Order of Revocation of License will remain in effect until Dr. Junger appears before the Board, or a Committee of the Board, and successfully demonstrate that he has met all criteria for eligibility and that his criminal status has resolved. EFFECTIVE DATE: June 10, 2009.

LIPMAN, Clifford, M.D.
License #MA038121
Cranford, NJ 07016
Univ of Hlth Sci, 1976
National Boards

INTERIM CONSENT ORDER OF VOLUNTARY SURRENDER OF LICENSURE filed June 5, 2009. The Board received information that Dr. Lipman was admitted to a hospital on or about May 1, 2009, through the emergency room following a relapse into the use of alcohol. Dr. Lipman agreed to a program of substance abuse treatment and monitoring, including total abstinence from the use of alcohol, pursuant to prior Board orders filed in 1999, 2000, 2002, and 2008. In light of Dr. Lipman’s recent relapse and without making any admissions of professional misconduct, Dr. Lipman has agreed to cease practicing medicine and surgery in New Jersey pending a demonstration of fitness and any Board action on this matter. Dr. Lipman has agreed to this Interim Order of Voluntary Surrender of his license to practice medicine and surgery in New Jersey without prejudice and in accordance with the terms of this Order. The Board ordered, and Dr. Lipman agreed to immediately surrender his license to practice medicine and surgery in New Jersey until resolution of any program of substance abuse treatment and further Order of the Board. Dr. Lipman must surrender his biennial registration, CDS registration, DEA registration and prescription pads bearing his name. EFFECTIVE DATE: June 5, 2009.

MANGIARACINA, Giacomo, M.D.
License #MA057390
Mercerville, New Jersey 08619
Univ of Palermo, 1987
FLEX Endorsement

CONSENT ORDER Filed JUNE 8, 2009 nunc pro tunc April 8, 2009. This matter was opened before the Board upon the filing of an Administrative Complaint filed on December 5, 2008 seeking the imposition of disciplinary sanctions against Dr. Mangiaracina. The Complaint was filed predicated generally on Dr. Mangiaracina’s conviction following his entry of a guilty plea for Income Tax Evasion, for which he was sentenced on July 25, 2008. The New Jersey Attorney General filed a Motion for Entry of Summary Decision on the Complaint before the Board on April 8, 2009. Prior to the hearing on the Motion, a negotiated settlement was reached and Dr. Mangiaracina agreed under oath to the terms. The Board ordered and Dr. Mangiaracina agreed to the suspension of his license for three years, effective May 8, 2009. The first six months of the suspension will be an active suspension and the remainder to be served as probation. Dr. Mangiaracina must pay costs and penalties in the amount of $30,000.00 and prior to resuming any practice during the period of probation, Dr. Mangiaracina must attend and successfully complete a Board-approved course in Medical Ethics. EFFECTIVE DATE: May 8, 2009.

NIGALAN, Manuel B., M.D.
License #MA028438
Northfield, NJ 08225-2149
Univ of Santo Tomas, 1967
FLEX Endorsement

INTERIM CONSENT ORDER OF VOLUNTARY SURRENDER OF LICENSURE filed June 29, 2009. The Board received information on Dr. Nigalan’s arrest on or about June 16, 2009, on Federal charges stemming from his prescribing of Controlled Dangerous Substances (CDS). The Board was also informed that the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) had suspended Dr. Nigalan’s Certificate of Registration to prescribe CDS. In light of the pending criminal and administrative charges, and without making any admissions of professional misconduct, the Board ordered and Dr. Nigalan agreed to immediately surrender his license to practice medicine until resolution of the criminal and DEA administrative charges and further Order of the Board. Dr. Nigalan must surrender his biennial registration and New Jersey CDS registration to investigators from the Enforcement Bureau. EFFECTIVE DATE: June 29, 2009.

PATEL, Aruna S., M.D.
License #MA036847
Watchung, NJ 07069
Osmania, Univ.,1971
FLEX Endorsement

FINAL CONSENT ORDER filed June 11, 2009. This matter was opened to the Board upon receipt of information concerning Dr. Patel’s conviction via a guilty plea to Medicaid fraud, for which she was adjudged and sentenced May 30, 2008. Based upon the Criminal proceeding, a Administrative Complaint with the Board was filed on December 2, 2008. Dr. Patel filed a answer on March 17, 2009, admitting in part and denying in part the allegations made. The Attorney General filed a motion for Summary Decision on May 11, 2009, which was scheduled to be heard on June 10, 2009. Prior to the hearing, Dr. Patel accepted and the Board approved the terms of this Final Consent Order. The Board ordered and Dr. Patel agreed to the suspension of her license for three years effective June 10, 2009. The first three months of suspension beginning on June 10, 2009 and ending on September 10, 2009, will be an active period and the remaining thirty-three months will be served as probation. Dr. Patel must pay a penalty in the amount of $1,000.00 and costs in the amount of $2,500.00. Prior to reinstatement of her license, Dr. Patel must demonstrate to the Board that she has successfully completed a Board approved ethics course. EFFECTIVE DATE: June 10, 2009.

PATEL, Harish P., M.D.
License #MA060259
aka - HARRIS, Paul P., M.D.
Eagle Pass, TX 78852
UMDNJ, 1990
National Boards

CONSENT ORDER OF VOLUNTARY SURRENDER OF LICENSURE file June 16, 2009. This matter was opened to the Board upon receipt of information that on or about April 7, 2006, the Texas Board accepted a Voluntary Surrender, executed by Dr. Patel as a result of his guilty plea to Conspiracy to Defraud the Texas Medicaid Program, a felony, entered on or about January 19, 2006. Thereafter, on or about August 27, 2006, the New York Board accepted a Surrender Order executed by Dr. Patel which provided that he did not contest the three specifications of professional misconduct set forth in the Statement of Charges in connection with his guilty plea and the Voluntary Surrender of his Texas license. As a result, the New Jersey Board determined that Dr. Patel’s guilty plea, as well as the Texas and New York disciplinary actions, provided a basis for disciplinary actions to be taken against Dr. Patel’s New Jersey license. The New Jersey Board ordered and Dr. Patel agreed to immediately surrender his license to practice medicine and surgery in New Jersey. Dr. Patel must return his original New Jersey license contemporaneously with the signing of this Order. EFFECTIVE DATE: June 16, 2009.

PAUL, Ernst Jean, Jr., M.D.
License #MA068953
Mt. Venon, NY 10552-1501
New York Medical College, 1992
National Boards

FINAL ORDER OF DISCIPLINE filed June 2, 2009. This matter was opened to the Board upon receipt of information the Board has reviewed. Dr. Paul was licensed to practice medicine and surgery in New Jersey on May 1, 1999. On or about June 7, 2007, the New York Board entered a Consent Order adopting a Consent Agreement and Order executed by Dr. Paul, wherein he agreed not to contest the allegations set forth in the Statement of Charges, which charged him with 17 specifications of professional misconduct involving quality of patient care, including gross negligence, negligence on more than one occasion, gross incompetence, incompetence on more than one occasion and failure to maintain records. As a result, the Consent Order provided for the suspension of Dr. Paul’s license to practice medicine in New York for thirty six months, to be stayed and placed on probation with terms and conditions. The above disciplinary action taken by the New York Board provided grounds to take disciplinary action against Dr. Paul’s license to practice medicine and surgery in New Jersey, in that his New York license to practice medicine had been suspended. The New Jersey Board ordered Dr. Paul’s license to practice medicine and surgery in New Jersey suspended until such time as his license to practice medicine in New York has been fully reinstated with no restrictions, conditions or probation. Prior to resuming active practice in New Jersey, Dr. Paul will be required to appear before the Board or Committee thereof, and demonstrate that he is fit to practice medicine in New Jersey, and that he holds an active, unrestricted license to practice medicine in New York. EFFECTIVE DATE: June 2, 2009.

SHAFFER, BRIAN, M.D.
License #MA055046
Mercerville, New Jersey 08619
University Lebre de Bruxelles, 1985
Examination

CONSENT ORDER OF SUSPENSION AND PROBATION filed June 8, 2009, nunc pro tunc April 8, 2009. This matter was opened before the Board upon the filing of an Administrative Complaint seeking the imposition of disciplinary sanctions against Dr. Shaffer on December 5, 2008. The Complaint filed predicated on Dr.Shaffer's conviction following his entry of a guilty plea for income tax evasion, for which he was sentenced on July 25, 2008. The Attorney General filed a Motion for entry of Summary Decision on the Complaint before the Board on April 8, 2009. Prior to hearing said Motion, a negotiated settlement of this matter was reached, the terms were placed on the record and Dr. Shaffer agreed to the terms under oath. The Board ordered and Dr. Shaffer agreed to the suspension of his license to practice medicine and surgery in New Jersey for three years effective May 8, 2009. The first six months of the suspension, which will commence on May 8, 2009, and continue through and including November 7, 2009, will be served as an active suspension. The remainder of the suspension will be stayed and served as probation . Dr. Shaffer is to pay costs and penalties in the amount of $30,000.00, no later than twenty-four months from the entry of this Order. Dr. Shaffer must attend and successfully complete a Board approved ethics course and ensure that documentation of completion is sent to the Board office prior to resuming any practice during the probation period. EFFECTIVE DATE: May 8, 2009.

SHASTRY, Jyothsna S., M.D.
License #MA035439
Middletown, NJ 07748-3148
Seth GS Med Col/ Bombay Univ, 1971
National Boards

CONSENT ORDER OF SUSPENSION AND PROBATION filed June 30, 2009. This matter was opened to the Board upon receipt of information that Dr. Shastry had engaged in inaccurate record keeping while employed at a facility in New Jersey. On November 5, 2008, Dr. Shastry appeared before the Board’s Preliminary Evaluation Committee (“PEC”), regarding the allegations of inaccurate record-keeping. Dr. Shastry acknowledged that she listed herself as the sole provider of medical services for thirty-seven patients in July of 2005, in the daily medical services reports, Charged Entry Logs (“CELs”) though she did not provide any medical services to those patients on the reference dates. Dr. Shastry further stated she reviewed the CELs for approximately 1,000 visits during July of 2005, and felt it was her responsibility as the Medical Director to review the CELs for accuracy throughout the day. Dr. Shastry explained that she relied on her memory to make these corrections and did not cross reference her recall against patient records and she did not alter the provider name on the original medical records. The Board ordered and Dr. Shastry agreed to the suspension of her license for one year. The initial three months of said suspension will be active with the remaining nine months served as probation conditioned upon Dr. Shastry’s compliance with this Order. Dr. Shastry’s suspension commenced on March 1, 2009, the date she represented to the Board that she had voluntarily stopped the practice of medicine. Dr. Shastry must pay a penalty in the amount of $2,500.00 and costs in the amount of $14,772.24, and attend and successfully complete Board-approved courses in Ethics and Billing and Coding, within six months of the date of entry of this Order. EFFECTIVE DATE: March 1, 2009.

TSAROUHAS, LOUIS, M.D.
License #MA051969
Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648
UMDNJ, 1987
National Boards

CONSENT ORDER Filed JUNE 8, 2009 nunc pro tunc April 8, 2009. This matter was opened before the Board upon the filing of an Administrative Complaint seeking disciplinary actions against Dr. Tsarouhas on December 5, 2008. The Complaint was filed against Dr. Tsarouhas’s following his guilty plea to Income Tax Evasion, for which he was sentenced on July 25, 2008. A motion was filed for Entry of Summary Decision on the Complaint, returnable before the Board on April 8, 2009. Prior to hearing said Motion, a negotiated settlement of this matter was reached, and the terms of which were placed on record and expressly agreed to under oath by Dr. Tsarouhas . The Board ordered and Dr. Tsarouhas agreed to his license to practice medicine and surgery in New Jersey be suspended for 3 years effective May 8, 2009. The first six months of the suspension, which will commence on May 8, 2009, will be an active suspension and continue through and including November 7, 2009. The remainder of the period of suspension will be stayed and served as probation . Dr. Tsarouhas must pay costs and penalties in the amount of $30,000.00. Prior to resuming practice during the period of probation, Dr. Tsarouhas must attend and successfully complete a Board approved ethics course. EFFECTIVE DATE: May 8, 2009.

WEISS, DAVID, D.O.
License #MB052336
N. Brunswick, NJ 08902
Phila Coll of Osteo Med, 1973
Reciprocity

ORDER OF REPRIMAND filed June 11, 2009. This matter was opened to the Board by the filing of a Complaint alleging various forms of misconduct by Dr. Weiss, as set forth in the Superseding Complaint filed January 24, 2006, spanning the period of 1998 - 2004. Dr. Weiss has conducted medical practice at various times over the last several years in association with other practitioners, under several entity names and at several locations in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Dr. Weiss’ medical practice throughout that period of time employed physician assistants who provided medical services in treating patients. Dr. Weiss filed an Amended Answer denying the allegations. In the interests of amicable resolution of the matter, Dr. Weiss acknowledged that certain examination notes in his charts were not signed by a practitioner in the practice entity, and certain physician assistant notes were not countersigned by a supervising physician. Dr. Weiss acknowledged that a former independent billing company, which he has since terminated, submitted certain claims for E&M codes with respect to four patients which were not always consistent with the documentation in the chart. Dr. Weiss further represented that he will take reasonable measures to assure that billing codes submitted are consistent with chart entries. The Board ordered and Dr. Weiss agreed to be reprimanded. Dr. Weiss is to pay costs in the amount of $25, 000.00, within ten days of the entry of this Order. EFFECTIVE DATE: JUNE 11, 2009.

THE NEW JERSEY STATE
BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS

William V. Roeder
WVR/jj Executive Director