Healthcare Fraud Expert Witnesses

Melbourne, Florida

Medical Coding, Medical Billing - Surgeon, Coder, Auditor, Fair and Reasonable Value, Medical Coding, Physician Coding, Ophthalmology Coding, Optometry Coding, Reimbursement, Eye Care, Coding, Medicare, Healthcare Fraud, Audits, False Claims Act, National Correct Coding Initiative, Bundling, Florida Tort Reform Act, Medical Billing, Ophthalmology

ABOUT: Highly experienced expert witness with 150+ cases in medical coding, reimbursement, and compliance across the entire medical spectrum, providing services for both plaintiff and defense. Board-certified practicing physician and surgeon, Certified Coding Specialist (Physician-based), and Certified Professional Medical Auditor. Awarded graduate of Cornell University’s College of Engineering (B.S.) and the University of Michigan Medical School (M.D.), with postgraduate specialty training at Johns Hopkins Hospital and the University of California, San Francisco. Master-level graduate (M.B.A.) of the University of Central Florida, College of Business Administration. Chairman of the Ophthalmology Section at Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Florida. Assistant professor at the University of Central Florida, College of Medicine. Extensive committee involvement, including American Medical Association’s CPT Advisory Committee and the Florida Medicare Carrier Advisory Com...

Newton Highlands, Massachusetts

Hospital Administration, Hospice and Palliative Care - Hospital Corporate Negligence, Hospital Liability, Hospital administration, Hospice care, Hospice fraud, healthcare fraud, Credentialing, Policies and procedures, Mental Health, Covid, sepsis, hemorrhage, medical billing, qui tam, medical necessity, DNR, end of life, hospital advertising

Highly experienced hospital corporate negligence, hospital credentialing and hospice expert witness. Reviewed over 800 cases and testified in 57 trials and depositions over 25 years. Trained at Dartmouth and Brown medical schools. Previous Assistant Professor appointment at Harvard Medical School. Practiced internal medicine for 24 years. Served as medical director and chief medical officer for Beth Israel Deaconess Physician Organization for 15 years in Boston. Former chief of medical services at Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Boston, MA and New England Deaconess Psychiatric unit. Former editor for Journal of the American Medical Association. Served as chief medical officer for Arcadia -- a data aggregation and analytics company providing population health services to large healthcare organizations. Currently practice in hospice for Care Dimensions hospice in Lincoln and Danvers, Mass. Experienced speaker and presenter.

Marion, Ohio

Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine - Healthcare Fraud, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Criminal, Malpractice

Currently work in County Government. Former Paramedic and Firefighter. Life Coach and Mentor.

Houston, Texas

Wound Care, Long Term Care - Pressure Ulcers, Pressure Sores, Bedsores, Decubitus Ulcers, DME Medical Necessity, DME Billing, Medical Necessity, Fraud, Medicare B, HCPCS Billing and Coding, DMERC Appeals, Workers Comp, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Nursing Homes, Healthcare Compliance, Utilization Review, ALJ Hearings, Standard of Care, Healthcare Fraud, LCD

Bryan W. Smith, DPT, MBA, brings a rare combination of clinical training, wound care program leadership, and deep regulatory/reimbursement expertise to matters involving DME and wound care medical necessity, reimbursement compliance, and workers' compensation case review. After earning his Master of Science in Physical Therapy from Texas Woman's University, Bryan began his career providing direct patient care in inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, long-term care, and hospice settings before transitioning to a national wound care and DME provider serving over 4,600 long-term care facilities and hospice agencies nationwide, where he spent over a decade in roles of increasing responsibility — from Clinical Wound Specialist to Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement leadership. During this time, Bryan pursued and earned his Doctor of Physical Therapy from Temple University — driven by a passion for continued learning and a desire to deepen his clinical and critical thinking ...