Chiropractor Charged With Stealing Insurance Checks

Monday, September 30, 2019 | 0

The New York State Workers' Compensation Board has suspended an upstate chiropractor's authority to treat injured workers after he was arrested for allegedly stealing more than $95,000 in insurance checks.

Thomas Marc Morgan, 48, was a chiropractor at Active & Well Family Chiropractic in Gloversville, New York, until the practice discovered that some insurance checks never made it into company bank accounts, according to news reports. State police investigated and allege that Morgan had redirected or cashed more than 800 checks for himself.

One report alleged that Morgan cashed at least some of the checks at a convenience store.

Morgan, who also has a residence in Georgia, was charged in August with larceny, a felony. He has been released on bail.

This week, the compensation board temporarily suspended Morgan's authorization to participate in the comp system.

“The chair believes that Dr. Morgan may be guilty of misconduct, and that such misconduct would detrimentally affect the quality of care provided to injured workers,” the board said in a bulletin.

Morgan is prohibited from treating injured workers and from conducting reviews of records on variance requests. Reports submitted by Morgan for treatment provided prior to Sept. 23, 2019, are valid, but are invalid for any services on or after that date, the board said.

The board also temporarily suspended two other doctors in September.

Dr. Matthew Bonanno, a Lake Success, New York, plastic surgeon, was indicted on weapons charges after a friend reported to police that he threatened to kill his estranged wife and her family. Police found five loaded assault rifles, ammunition, body armor and other weapons, some of which were unregistered, according to news reports.

Dr. John Kavanaugh, an East Hampton chiropractor, was suspended after an investigation found that he did not maintain records that accurately reflected evaluation and treatment of a patient, the board said in a bulletin.

The suspensions remain in effect until further notice, the board said.