The Practices and Providers We Work With

Organizations and Practices We Represent

• Physician-Owned Specialty and Multi-Specialty Group Practices
• Medical Spas and Aesthetic Medicine Clinics
• Home Health and Private Duty Nursing Agencies
• Ambulatory Surgery Centers and Freestanding Diagnostic Facilities
• Behavioral Health and Mental Health Providers
• Urgent Care and Walk-In Clinic Operators
• Dental and Oral Surgery Group Practices
• DME and Prosthetics Suppliers
• Non-Physician Healthcare Investors and MSO Operators
• Pharmacy Operations and Compounding Pharmacies
• Nonprofit Healthcare Organizations and Community Clinics

What Clients Come to Us to Resolve

• False Claims Act Defense and OIG Investigation Response
• Medicare and Medicaid Overpayment Defense and Audit Response
• MSO Structuring and CPOM Compliance Documentation
• Physician Employment and Buy-In Agreement Review
• Anti-Kickback Safe Harbor Analysis and Referral Structuring
• Stark Law Compensation Review and Restructuring
• HIPAA Privacy and Security Rule Compliance
• Medical License Defense Before State Licensing Boards
• Medical Spa Licensing and Delegation Protocol Compliance
• Practice Acquisitions and Healthcare Transaction Due Diligence

Federal Fraud Enforcement in the Southern District of Texas

The Southern District of Texas has a clear record of False Claims Act cases involving home health billing, DME fraud and improper referral arrangements across the Houston metro. Most matters begin with a data review or a whistleblower filing and by the time a provider receives any notice the process behind it has usually been running for some time.

As your Sugar Land healthcare fraud defense attorney, we step in at first contact, assess what the inquiry covers and build a response around how the business actually runs. We also manage the physician employment matters that often surface alongside billing inquiries, keeping connected issues under one legal team.

Practice Acquisitions and Ownership Transitions

The physician-owned practice market in this area is active and the legal work involved in buying or selling a practice goes beyond price. Due diligence, HIPAA reviews, existing contract transfers and post-close matters all need proper attention throughout the transaction.

For physician-owners at the exit stage, non-compete review, patient record obligations and unwinding partnership arrangements add further steps. Practices that move through these transitions without proper mergers and acquisitions counsel often encounter disputes that could have been resolved earlier. Our team handles healthcare transactions from LOI through closing and post-close compliance.

IMG Physicians Face Licensing Proceedings That Intersect Directly With Immigration Status

The international medical graduate physician community in Sugar Land is substantial and the TMB licensing process for IMG physicians carries requirements that differ materially from those applied to US-trained physicians. What distinguishes IMG licensing defense is the intersection with immigration status.

A board complaint against a physician on a J-1 waiver, H-1B or active green card sponsorship does not remain confined to the TMB proceeding. Visa category, employer arrangement terms and license conditions collectively determine whether a licensing matter triggers immigration consequences running on a parallel track. Managing both proceedings simultaneously from the first response is what prevents a licensing matter from becoming an immigration matter before the physician recognizes the connection.

What Sets Dike Law Group Apart?

Founding attorney Doris Dike spent years managing legal and compliance operations inside healthcare organizations before building this firm. Our attorneys understand how healthcare businesses function from the inside, which makes the legal guidance here specific to each client’s situation. A healthcare fraud defense lawyer who already knows a practice’s structure is in a better position when a government matter develops than one meeting the client for the first time. Clients across Fort Bend County work with us over multiple years because that consistency matters when legal issues come up.