Chesapeake Regional Reaches Tentative Deferred Prosecution Deal in Perwaiz Fraud Case
Federal prosecutors have reached a tentative deferred prosecution agreement with Chesapeake Regional Medical Center related to criminal charges stemming from former OB-GYN Javaid Perwaiz's unnecessary surgeries and sterilizations between 2010 and 2019. The deal requires the hospital to admit certain facts, accept an independent monitor, repay health care programs, and create a $12.8 million patient fund. The hospital received $18.5 million from public and private payers — including Medicaid — for procedures Perwaiz performed, some of which prosecutors allege were misclassified. If finalized, the agreement would allow Chesapeake Regional to avoid a criminal trial and potential exclusion from Medicare and Medicaid, while a separate civil lawsuit with more than 1,000 plaintiffs remains ongoing.