A former cardiology fellow at Marshall University's School of Medicine has pleaded guilty to health care fraud charges.

Dr. John Theodore Tiano faces up to 14 years in prison when he's sentenced March 18.

The 41-year-old Lost Creek resident pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Charleston to conspiracy to misuse a registration number and aiding and abetting health care fraud.

Federal prosecutors say Tiano allowed 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. He also allowed others to use his federal drug registration number to issue prescriptions to acquire controlled substances.

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