March 28, 2024

Dental chain settles federal whistleblower lawsuit

DES MOINES — An Iowa dental office chain has settled a whistleblower lawsuit alleging Medicaid fraud.

Lifepoint Dental Partners, which has five clinics in Iowa, agreed to pay $300,000 to settle the lawsuit filed in April by federal prosecutors and the company’s former chief financial officer, Todd Willson, and a former financial coordinator, Peggy Lemley.