Comp Board Drops Queens Rehabilitation Physician Over Federal Arrest

The state Workers’ Compensation Board on Wednesday temporarily suspended Dr. Xiaoliang Zhang’s authorization to treat injured workers. Zhang’s last-known business address is 45-02 82nd St., first floor, Elmhurst. On July 11, federal prosecutors charged Zhang with a “scheme and artifice” to defraud Medicare and Medicaid. Board Chairman Kenneth J. Munnelly wrote in Subject No. 046-975 that Zhang “may be guilty of misconduct, and that such misconduct would detrimentally affect the quality of care provided to injured workers.” Reports submitted by Zhan...