Nalin Bhargava

A discipline panel accepted a registrant’s admissions to professional misconduct arising from widespread false dental insurance billing, fabricated records, altered radiographs, and misleading supporting documents involving multiple patients over 2018 and 2019.

Applying the public-interest test for joint penalty submissions, the panel held the proposed disposition was within the reasonable range for comparable discipline cases and advanced public protection, deterrence, and remediation.

The panel imposed a four-month suspension, reprimand, extensive practice and compliance conditions, practice monitoring, and costs.

A publication ban protected the identities of patients named in the exhibits.