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Peter Adamczack, age 66, of Huntington, was sentenced to one year and a day behind bars in federal court in Central Islip on Monday, July 31.
It came one year after he pleaded guilty to health care fraud in August 2022, admitting that he billed a private insurance company over $1 million for acupuncture services that were never performed at his East Meadow office.
Adamczack was not licensed to perform acupuncture but claimed that the services were performed by an unaffiliated acupuncturist who leased office space from him, prosecutors said.
In reality, neither he nor the acupuncturist performed the billed services.
In one case, Adamczack’s daughter claimed to have received treatment from him despite being out of state at the time, according to the New York State Inspector General’s office.
Some patients reported that they were given “needleless” acupuncture with a “laser pen,” while others said they received no acupuncture-related treatments at all.
One of those patients had $6,000 worth of acupuncture claims submitted on their behalf.
The private insurance company paid reimbursements to its beneficiaries who then delivered the payments to Adamczack.
“Health insurance fraud is not a victimless crime as it increases the cost of coverage for those who need it most and wastes precious medical resources,” said New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang.
In addition to his time behind bars, Adamczack was ordered to pay nearly $1 million in restitution and to forfeit over $180,000.
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