The OIG has wrapped up a successful year, recovering an expected $4.9 billion dollars for US taxpayers.

Looking back over the year, we take note of the following points of interest:

• Over 4,000 individuals or entities were newly excluded in 2014.
• The OIG collected a total of $9,052,406.21 in exclusion-related fines over the course of the year.
• The average fine for this year was $164,589.20.
• California logged the most fines this year at $2,978,821.  Texas came in second at $1,098,351.
• 20 states finished the year without any fines at all.
• In addition to fines meted out to medical providers and facilities, fines were also levied on counties.
• Partnership with excluded ambulance companies accounted for some of this year’s fines.