Oklahoma Psychiatrist Richard Zielinski pays $173K to Settle Medicaid Fraud Charges

August 13, 2025

OKLAHOMA CITY – Psychiatrist Dr. Richard Zielinski has agreed to pay $173,143 to the State of Oklahoma to settle a lawsuit alleging he knowingly submitted false claims to the Oklahoma Medicaid program, SoonerCare.

As operator of Richard Zielinski MD, PLLC, Zielinski allegedly upcoded claims for evaluating and managing patients and submitted them to SoonerCare for payment between Jan. 1, 2019, and June 30, 2021.

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