Michael Applebaum

The Idaho Statesman (Boise)
Nampa doctor sentenced for Medicaid fraud
November 22, 2011

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Michael Applebaum, a former licensed psychiatrist in Nampa, has been sentenced to two to five years in prison for Medicaid provider fraud and obstruction of an investigation.

A jury convicted Applebaum in August of two counts each of provider fraud and obstructing an investigation…

The jury said Applebaum altered documents before giving them to investigators for the Idaho attorney general’s office and told the investigators that certain records were out of the office for dictation…