A former cardiology fellow at Marshall University's School of Medicine faces federal health care fraud charges.

A federal information filed Wednesday charges Dr. John Theodore Tiano with conspiracy to misuse a registration number and aiding and abetting health care fraud.

Prosecutors have asked the court to scheduled a guilty plea hearing for Tiano.

Tiano is accused of allowing a Mingo County clinic and its employees to use his name and Medicare provider number to bill for services that he didn't personally provide.

The scheme defrauded more than $119,000 from Medicare.

Tiano also is accused of allowing others to use his federal drug registration number to issue prescriptions to acquire controlled substances.

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