Federal Probe Targets Pasadena Clinic for $34 Million Medicare Skin Graft Fraud

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:58:00 +0200

Federal authorities have seized more than $2 million from Expert Wound Care, a Pasadena clinic also known as St. Victoria Home Care, amid an ongoing investigation into Medicare fraud. The clinic allegedly billed Medicare over $34 million for skin grafts and wound care treatments that were not actually provided to patients. According to court documents, one patient alone accounted for more than $6 million in claims. Investigators found that the clinic’s listed office location was often empty, and interviews with patients confirmed that treatments were either incomplete or never received. The probe is part of a broader federal effort to curb massive overspending on skin substitutes and wound care, where reimbursement rates had previously incentivized fraudulent claims. CMS implemented new flat reimbursement rates in January 2026 to address these abuses. Federal agents assert that the clinic’s billing patterns, which spiked six-fold over several months, strongly indicate health care fraud