A Glendale doctor, Violetta Mailyan, was convicted for submitting more than $45 million in fraudulent Medicare claims for Botox injections. Federal officials identified unusual Medicare Botox reimbursement totals, with her collecting more than any other provider in the nation. Over a four-year period beginning in 2020, she received more than $25 million for Botox injections through Medicare payments. Prosecutors said the scheme ignored Medicare coverage rules and involved fabricated medical records. Claims included injections that were never provided and medically unnecessary, including injections billed for cosmetic purposes and injections performed while she was out of town. Prosecutors also said she attempted to mislead investigators. The proceeds were used to support an extravagant lifestyle, including purchases of paintings, cars, and multimillion-dollar properties.
"During a four-year period beginning in 2020, Violetta Mailyan pocketed more than $25 million for Botox injections through Medicare payments, more than five times what any other doctor made in the same time frame, according to a news release from the Department of Justice. Turns out, it was all part of an elaborate fraud scheme that prosecutors say ignored Medicare's rules for Botox coverage and brazenly fabricated medical records, all to fund the doctor's lavish lifestyle."
"Medicare reimburses providers for Botox injections only in specific circumstances, such as for chronic migraines or excessive muscle contractions, and it must be considered medically necessary and typically only after other interventions haven't worked, according to court records from the case. Instead, prosecutors said, "Mailyan billed and received payments for thousands of injections that were never provided or were provided only for cosmetic purposes.""
"Prosecutors said she submitted claims for injections "that were never provided and medically unnecessary" from 2019 through 2025, working as the primary physician, owner and operator of Healthy Way Medical Center in Glendale. Mailyan, 45, was convicted this week in federal court, accused of submitting more than $45 million in fraudulent Medicare claims for Botox injections and attempting to mislead investigators working on the case."
"Mailyan also billed for injections performed while she was out of town, including while she was on vacation in Cabo, Hawaii, Las Vegas and New York, prosecutors said. Prosecutors say Violetta Mailyan used the money to live an extravagant lifestyle, helping to buy paintings, cars and multimillion-dollar properties."
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