OIG - Office of Inspector General
11/14/2025 | Press release | Archived content
VRA Enterprises Agrees To Pay Over $17 Million For Allegedly Billing Medicare For Over-The-Counter COVID-19 Tests That Were Not Provided To Beneficiaries, Or That Were Sent To[...]
VRA Enterprises Agrees To Pay Over $17 Million For Allegedly Billing Medicare For Over-The-Counter COVID-19 Tests That Were Not Provided To Beneficiaries, Or That Were Sent To Beneficiaries Months After Being Billed To Medicare
Tampa, FL - VRA Enterprises, LLC dba Precision Rx (VRA), a pharmacy located in Tampa, Florida, has agreed to pay the United States $17,069,371 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by knowingly submitting or causing the submission of false claims to Medicare for Over-The-Counter (OTC) Covid-19 tests that were not provided to beneficiaries, or that were sent to beneficiaries months after VRA had billed them to Medicare.
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Action Details
- Date:November 14, 2025
- Agency:U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida
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Enforcement Types:
- Criminal and Civil Actions
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