# Law Offices of Art Kalantar

> A California healthcare law firm representing doctors, pharmacists, clinics, medical groups, and other healthcare providers throughout the state. Founded by Art Kalantar, a licensed California attorney and former healthcare business executive, the firm focuses on professional license defense, healthcare fraud and abuse defense, Medicare and Medi-Cal audits, regulatory compliance, and the business side of healthcare practice. Offices in Beverly Hills and Burbank; free initial consultation by phone at 310-773-0001.

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## Firm Overview
- [Healthcare Law Attorney Representing Healthcare Providers](https://www.kalantar.law/healthcare-law-attorney/): Core healthcare law services for California doctors, pharmacists, clinics, and medical groups, including license defense, audits, fraud and abuse defense, and regulatory compliance.
- [Practice Areas](https://www.kalantar.law/practice-areas/): The Law Offices of Art Kalantar maintains a robust healthcare law practice serving clients throughout Los Angeles County.
- [Healthcare Criminal Defense Attorney Serving Los Angeles and Throughout California](https://www.kalantar.law/healthcare-criminal-defense/): Criminal defense for California healthcare providers facing billing fraud, DEA, False Claims Act, COVID-relief fraud, and related investigations.

## Attorney Profile
- [Art Kalantar](https://www.kalantar.law/art-kalantar/): Art Kalantar is a nationally and internationally recognized legal expert in the field of healthcare law.

## Practice Areas
- [Healthcare Fraud Defense Attorney](https://www.kalantar.law/healthcare-law-attorney/fraud-defense/): The rules and regulations surrounding healthcare businesses and professionals of the industry are varied, many, and complicated.
- [Anti-Kickback Defense Attorney](https://www.kalantar.law/healthcare-law-attorney/anti-kickback-defense/): The federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKBS) was established to prevent the intentional abuse of the healthcare system and its numerous programs in order to collect financial gain.
- [Medicare Audit Lawyer](https://www.kalantar.law/healthcare-law-attorney/medicare-audit/): Defense of California providers in Medicare and Medi-Cal audits, including RAC, ZPIC, UPIC, and CERT reviews, and challenges to extrapolated overpayment demands.
- [Healthcare Regulatory Compliance Attorney Serving Los Angeles And Throughout California](https://www.kalantar.law/healthcare-law-attorney/healthcare-regulatory-compliance/): Healthcare professionals face some of the most onerous and complex regulations of any field of business.
- [Healthcare Entity Formation & Licensing](https://www.kalantar.law/healthcare-law-attorney/entity-formation-licensing/): The healthcare industry is constantly growing and changing.
- [Healthcare Entity Purchase & Sale](https://www.kalantar.law/healthcare-law-attorney/entity-purchase-sale/): The healthcare industry of American understandably catches the attention of many entrepreneurs seeking to find and succeed in new business ventures.
- [California Healthcare Provider Reimbursement Attorney](https://www.kalantar.law/healthcare-law-attorney/provider-reimbursement/): As a healthcare practice, your business depends on getting paid.
- [Medicare Qui Tam Defense Attorney](https://www.kalantar.law/healthcare-law-attorney/medicare-qui-tam-defense/): Healthcare providers are subject to myriad rules and regulations.
- [Healthcare Business Disputes Attorney Serving Los Angeles and Throughout California](https://www.kalantar.law/healthcare-law-attorney/business-disputes/): The Law Offices of Art Kalantar has years of experience representing healthcare providers across the spectrum of issues relating to the practice of healthcare in the state of California.
- [Los Angeles Healthcare Litigation Attorney](https://www.kalantar.law/healthcare-law-attorney/healthcare-litigation/): Legal disputes in the healthcare sphere can take a wide range of forms.
- [Healthcare Corporate And Transactional Law Attorney](https://www.kalantar.law/healthcare-law-attorney/healthcare-corporate-transactional-law/): Healthcare is, like any other profession, a business.
- [Healthcare Restructuring Lawyer in Los Angeles](https://www.kalantar.law/healthcare-law-attorney/healthcare-restructuring/): When healthcare law intersects with bankruptcy law, it is vital to retain the help of legal professionals with experience and knowledge unique to that specific area.
- [Termination Of Healthcare Provider Contracts](https://www.kalantar.law/healthcare-law-attorney/termination-healthcare-provider-contracts/): Representation when a provider faces termination or non-renewal of Medicare, Medi-Cal, or private payer contracts and network participation.
- [Corrective Action Plan for Healthcare Organizations](https://www.kalantar.law/healthcare-law-attorney/corrective-action-plan/): Drafting and defending corrective action plans for healthcare organizations facing compliance findings or alleged unlawful practices.
- [California Healthcare Lawyer for Billing Fraud Defense](https://www.kalantar.law/healthcare-law-attorney/billing-fraud-defense/): Billing fraud is one of the most common predicate offenses for the prosecution of healthcare organizations under the False Claims Act.
- [California Healthcare Lawyer for Coding Error Defense](https://www.kalantar.law/healthcare-law-attorney/coding-error-defense/): Hospitals and other medical offices are held to very high standards when it comes to billing practices.
- [COVID-19 Relief Fraud Defense Attorney](https://www.kalantar.law/healthcare-law-attorney/covid-19-relief-fraud-defense/): The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on the economy for several years now.
- [Healthcare DEA Investigation Defense Attorney](https://www.kalantar.law/healthcare-law-attorney/dea-investigation-defense/): As a healthcare provider, you must comply with a host of federal and state laws and regulations.
- [California Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Fraud Defense Attorney Serving Los Angeles and Southern California](https://www.kalantar.law/healthcare-law-attorney/dme-fraud-defense/): Providers of durable medical equipment (DME) across the United States are facing increased scrutiny from state and federal prosecutors.
- [California Healthcare Lawyer for False Claims Act Defense](https://www.kalantar.law/healthcare-law-attorney/false-claims-act/): The False Claims Act is one of the most powerful enforcement tools for healthcare regulators and the Department of Justice.
- [California Healthcare Lawyer for Falsifying Medical Records Defense](https://www.kalantar.law/healthcare-law-attorney/falsifying-medical-records/): Medical records carry special weight in the United States.
- [California Healthcare Lawyer for Home Health & Hospice](https://www.kalantar.law/healthcare-law-attorney/home-health-hospice/): Home health and hospice care is an area of healthcare with very complex and sensitive legal concerns.
- [California Healthcare Lawyer for Home Healthcare Fraud Defense](https://www.kalantar.law/healthcare-law-attorney/home-healthcare-fraud-defense/): Home health is an especially sensitive area of medicine.
- [Investigation of Home Health & Hospice by Qlarant](https://www.kalantar.law/healthcare-law-attorney/investigation-of-home-health-and-hospice/): If you’ve been contacted by a company known as Qlarant Integrity Solutions, then your healthcare billing practices may be under review.
- [California Medicare Fraud Defense Lawyer](https://www.kalantar.law/healthcare-law-attorney/medicare-fraud-defense/): Medicare fraud is an extremely serious allegation.

### Medicare Fraud Defense (Specific Billing Allegations)
- [Violating the Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law in a Manner That Affects Medicare or Medi-Cal](https://www.kalantar.law/healthcare-law-attorney/medicare-fraud-defense/anti-kickback-statute/): Defense of providers accused of violating the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (42 USC 1320a-7b(b)) or the Stark physician self-referral law (42 USC 1395nn).
- [Charging for Services Never Performed](https://www.kalantar.law/healthcare-law-attorney/medicare-fraud-defense/services-never-performed/): Over 90% of the U.S. population is covered by insurance, including private insurance companies as well as government payers such as Medicare and Medicaid (Medi-Cal in California).
- [California Healthcare Double Billing Defense Lawyer](https://www.kalantar.law/healthcare-law-attorney/medicare-fraud-defense/double-billing-defense/): Double billing is one of the most common billing mistakes that lead to healthcare fraud charges, along with unbundling and upcoding.
- [California Overbilling Defense Lawyer](https://www.kalantar.law/healthcare-law-attorney/medicare-fraud-defense/overbilling-defense/): As a physician, you got into medicine to treat people who were suffering and improve the quality of their lives.
- [Prescribing Unnecessary Treatments and Procedures](https://www.kalantar.law/healthcare-law-attorney/medicare-fraud-defense/prescribing-unnecessary-treatments-and-procedures/): Defense of providers accused of billing Medicare for services that are not reasonable and necessary, including NCD and LCD coverage disputes.
- [California Healthcare Price Discrimination Defense Lawyer](https://www.kalantar.law/healthcare-law-attorney/medicare-fraud-defense/price-discrimination-defense/): Price discrimination means charging some customers differently than others based on some set of characteristics.
- [California Unbundling Defense Lawyer](https://www.kalantar.law/healthcare-law-attorney/medicare-fraud-defense/unbundling-defense/): Unbundling occurs when the various components of a medical procedure are billed separately to Medicare, but the entire procedure was supposed to be billed as one procedure under one billing code.
- [California Upcoding Defense Lawyer](https://www.kalantar.law/healthcare-law-attorney/medicare-fraud-defense/upcoding-defense/): Defense of providers accused of upcoding: billing a payer for a more expensive service, or a more senior provider, than was actually delivered.

## Resources (In-Depth Articles)
- [Billing Errors vs. Fraud Allegations: When Mistakes Become Criminal Investigations](https://www.kalantar.law/resources/billing-errors-and-fraud-allegations/): Healthcare billing is a complex process governed by thousands of pages of federal and state regulations, coding guidelines, reimbursement rules, and documentation requirements.
- [From Audit to Indictment: How Healthcare Investigations Turn Criminal](https://www.kalantar.law/resources/healthcare-investigations-from-audit-to-indictment/): For many California healthcare providers, a government audit begins as a routine request for records or billing verification.
- [Healthcare Fraud vs. Abuse: Legal Distinctions and Enforcement Consequences](https://www.kalantar.law/resources/healthcare-fraud-vs-abuse/): Healthcare providers in California operate in one of the most heavily regulated industries in the country.
- [Medicare and Medi-Cal Audits: Key Differences and Legal Risks for California Providers](https://www.kalantar.law/resources/medicare-and-med-cal-audits/): Healthcare providers in California face scrutiny from both federal and state programs, particularly when it comes to Medicare and Medi-Cal audits.
- [Responding to a Healthcare Audit: Legal Strategies from First Notice to Final Determination](https://www.kalantar.law/resources/strategies-for-responding-to-healthcare-audits/): Receiving notice of a healthcare audit can be an unsettling experience for any provider.
- [Stark Law Violations: Physician Self-Referral Risks in California Healthcare](https://www.kalantar.law/resources/stark-law-violations/): The healthcare industry relies on complex relationships between physicians, hospitals, laboratories, imaging centers, and other providers.
- [The California False Claims Act: Expanded Liability and Legal Risks for Healthcare Providers](https://www.kalantar.law/resources/california-false-claims-act/): How California's False Claims Act expands liability and penalties for healthcare providers beyond the federal False Claims Act.
- [The Consequences of Healthcare Fraud Convictions](https://www.kalantar.law/resources/consequences-of-health-care-fraud-convictions/): Healthcare fraud allegations are among the most serious legal threats facing medical professionals and healthcare business owners in California.
- [The Federal Anti-Kickback Statute and Its Impact on California Providers](https://www.kalantar.law/resources/federal-anti-kickback-statute/): California healthcare providers operate under strict federal and state regulations designed to prevent improper financial incentives from influencing medical decisions.
- [Understanding Healthcare Audits in California: What Providers Need to Know](https://www.kalantar.law/resources/health-care-audits/): Healthcare audits are a routine but high-stakes reality for medical providers, billing professionals, and healthcare organizations operating in California.
- [What Happens After a Healthcare Audit](https://www.kalantar.law/resources/what-happens-after-a-healthcare-audit/): For California healthcare providers, receiving the results of a healthcare audit can be a turning point.

## Blog
- [How to Handle Extrapolation in Medicare Audit Findings](https://www.kalantar.law/medicare-audit-extrapolation/): How Medicare auditors use statistical extrapolation to project overpayments from a small sample of claims, and how providers can challenge the methodology.
- [How Whistleblower Claims Can Lead to Federal Investigations](https://www.kalantar.law/how-whistleblower-claims-lead-to-federal-investigations/): Healthcare providers often associate federal investigations with audits, billing reviews, or direct inquiries from government agencies.
- [How to Respond to a Records Request from CMS or the OIG](https://www.kalantar.law/responding-to-cms-or-oig-records-request/): How California providers should respond to records requests from CMS, the OIG, or their Medicare and Medi-Cal contractors.
- [What Triggers a Healthcare Audit? Common Red Flags for California Providers](https://www.kalantar.law/red-flags-that-trigger-healthcare-audits/): Healthcare audits rarely occur without a reason.
- [How to Minimize Criminal Exposure During an Audit Investigation](https://www.kalantar.law/how-to-minimize-criminal-exposure-during-a-healthcare-audit/): For healthcare providers in California, an audit can quickly evolve from an administrative review into something far more serious.
- [Best Practices for Medi-Cal Providers to Avoid Billing Errors and Allegations of Healthcare Fraud](https://www.kalantar.law/best-practices-for-medi-cal-providers-to-avoid-billing-errors/): Medi-Cal providers in California operate in one of the most heavily regulated reimbursement environments in the country.
- [What to Do During a Healthcare Audit](https://www.kalantar.law/what-to-do-during-a-healthcare-audit/): For healthcare providers in California, receiving notice of a Medicare or Medi-Cal audit can be unsettling.
- [A Growing Threat to California Providers: Independent “Investigators” Targeting Hospice and Home Health Agencies](https://www.kalantar.law/risk-of-content-creators-posing-as-reporters-at-home-health-agencies/): Hospice and home health agencies in California are already operating under heightened scrutiny from federal and state regulators.
- [Understanding Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute Violations](https://www.kalantar.law/understanding-stark-law-and-anti-kickback-statute-violations/): Healthcare providers in California operate within a complex regulatory framework that strictly governs financial relationships, referrals, and compensation arrangements.
- [How a Healthcare Defense Attorney Can Help You Survive an Audit](https://www.kalantar.law/how-a-healthcare-defense-attorney-can-help-you-survive-an-audit/): Healthcare providers who participate in Medicare or Medi-Cal understand that audits are a routine part of operating in a highly regulated industry.
- [When Medicaid Oversight Turns Criminal: Understanding the Escalation from Audit to Prosecution](https://www.kalantar.law/medicaid-oversight-from-audit-to-prosecution/): A recent letter from CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz to Governor Gavin Newsom has placed California’s Medi-Cal program under a federal spotlight.
- [Hospice and Medi-Cal Under Scrutiny: What California Providers Need to Know Now](https://www.kalantar.law/hospice-and-medi-cal-under-scrutiny/): Healthcare providers across California should be paying close attention to a recent letter sent by CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz to Governor Gavin Newsom.
- [Federal Officials Escalate Healthcare Fraud Enforcement in California During Fiery Press Briefing](https://www.kalantar.law/california-healthcare-fraud-crackdown/): Federal healthcare fraud enforcement in California has suddenly entered a decidedly more aggressive phase.
- [Defending Against Allegations of Billing Fraud in Healthcare](https://www.kalantar.law/defending-against-healthcare-billing-fraud-allegations/): Allegations of billing fraud are among the most serious legal threats a healthcare provider can face.
- [Why Small Practices Are Not Immune from Healthcare Audits](https://www.kalantar.law/small-practice-healthcare-audits/): Why small and solo healthcare practices are not immune to Medicare and Medi-Cal audits, and how to prepare for them.
- [Common Billing Practices That Can Lead to Fraud Accusations](https://www.kalantar.law/common-billing-practices-that-lead-to-fraud-allegations/): Healthcare billing is complex, fast-paced, and highly regulated.
- [Common Red Flags That Trigger Healthcare Audits](https://www.kalantar.law/healthcare-audit-red-flags/): Healthcare providers in California know that Medicare and Medi-Cal audits are an unavoidable part of modern medical practice.
- [How the False Claims Act Impacts Healthcare Providers in California](https://www.kalantar.law/how-the-false-claims-act-impacts-california-healthcare-providers/): Healthcare providers in California face significant legal risk under the False Claims Act (FCA), both at the federal and state levels.
- [How to Prepare for a Medicare or Medi-Cal Audit Before It Happens](https://www.kalantar.law/preparing-for-medicare-audits/): Healthcare providers in California operate in one of the most highly regulated environments in the country.
- [What Constitutes Healthcare Fraud Under Federal and California Law?](https://www.kalantar.law/healthcare-fraud-under-federal-and-california-law/): Healthcare fraud is a serious offense that carries significant civil and criminal penalties under both federal and California law.
- [Understanding the Different Types of Healthcare Audits and Auditors: RAC, UPIC, ZPIC, and More](https://www.kalantar.law/types-of-healthcare-audits/): For healthcare providers in California, few things are as daunting as receiving notice of an impending audit.
- [What Is the “Corporate Practice of Medicine?”](https://www.kalantar.law/what-is-the-corporate-practice-of-medicine/): California's corporate practice of medicine doctrine, which bars non-physician business entities from owning or controlling medical practices or clinical decisions.
- [Common Reasons for Professional License Suspension and How to Avoid Them](https://www.kalantar.law/common-reasons-for-professional-license-suspension/): In California, healthcare professionals—doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and others—work under strict regulations to maintain their licenses.
- [Protecting Your Practice: How to Avoid Common Pitfalls in Medicare and Medi-Cal Audits](https://www.kalantar.law/medicare-and-medi-cal-audit-pitfalls/): Common pitfalls California providers hit during Medicare and Medi-Cal audits, and how to reduce repayment and enforcement exposure.
- [Navigating the Disciplinary Process: What to Expect and How to Prepare](https://www.kalantar.law/navigating-the-medical-board-disciplinary-process/): What California providers can expect during Medical Board of California and nursing board disciplinary proceedings, and how to prepare.
- [The Impact of the False Claims Act on Healthcare Fraud Cases in California](https://www.kalantar.law/impact-of-false-claims-act-on-healthcare-fraud-in-california/): The False Claims Act (FCA) is a powerful federal law designed to combat fraud against the government.
- [Civil Investigative Demands by the U.S. Department of Justice](https://www.kalantar.law/civil-investigative-demands/): Healthcare providers and organizations face complex regulations and heightened scrutiny from federal agencies, particularly in matters involving allegations under the federal False Claims Act (FCA).
- [Federal Grand Jury Subpoenas and the Importance of Having an Attorney’s Help in Responding](https://www.kalantar.law/federal-grand-jury-subpoenas/): Federal grand jury subpoenas are serious legal instruments that demand immediate and strategic attention.
- [The Importance of Legal Representation in Professional License Defense Cases](https://www.kalantar.law/legal-representative-for-healthcare-license-defense/): As a healthcare provider in California, maintaining your professional license is critical to your livelihood and reputation.
- [Key Strategies for Responding to Healthcare Fraud Investigations in California](https://www.kalantar.law/responding-to-healthcare-fraud-investigations/): Healthcare providers in California face stringent regulations aimed at preventing fraud and abuse within the healthcare system.

## Contact & Intake
- [Contact Us](https://www.kalantar.law/contact-us/): Call 310-773-0001 for a free, confidential consultation. Offices at 9465 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 300, Beverly Hills, CA 90212 and Burbank. Open Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., with a 24-hour answering service for urgent matters.

## Optional
- [Frequently Asked Legal Questions about Healthcare Law](https://www.kalantar.law/faqs/): As a healthcare provider, you have enough on your plate providing care and managing your practice without also having to become an expert on federal and California healthcare laws and regulations.
- [Law Offices of Art Kalantar in the News](https://www.kalantar.law/in-the-news/): Media mentions and news coverage involving the firm.
- [Maps & Directions](https://www.kalantar.law/directions/): Office address, parking, and directions to the Beverly Hills location.
- [Disclaimer](https://www.kalantar.law/disclaimer/): The information and materials on this Web site are provided for general informational purposes only, and are not intended to be legal advice.
- [Site Map](https://www.kalantar.law/site-map/): Index of all public pages on the site.

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