1,700 X-Rays for One Patient in Six Months: Yuma Doctor Sentenced in $36.5 Million Arizona Medicaid Fraud

Published Oct. 6, 2026. Case statuses are current as of that date.

A Yuma, Arizona, physician who billed the state's Medicaid program for tens of thousands of X-rays, scans and other services in six months, including more than 1,700 X-rays for a single patient, has been sentenced to 7.5 years in state prison, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced on Oct. 2, 2026 [1].

Irfan Fazil, M.D., pleaded guilty and was convicted on Sept. 4, 2026, of four felonies: fraudulent schemes and artifices (class 2 felony), illegal control of an enterprise (class 3), theft (class 2), and illegal procurement of a dangerous drug (class 3). A state grand jury had indicted him on six felony counts on June 8, 2026. He was sentenced in Yuma County Superior Court on Oct. 2 [1].

Because Fazil pleaded guilty and has been sentenced, this case reflects a conviction.

How the scheme worked

The victim here was the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), the state's taxpayer-funded Medicaid program. But billing fraud also touches patients, whose names and medical records are used to support false claims.

According to the Attorney General's Office [1]:

1. Three billing entities. Between July 1 and Dec. 31, 2025, Fazil used three businesses, Bio Family Clinic, Inc., Yuma Mobile X-Ray, and Yuma Kidney & Dialysis, to bill AHCCCS for tens of thousands of radiology services, including X-rays, ECGs, CT scans, medical treatments and ultrasounds.
2. A spike in payments. The entities collected $36.5 million in AHCCCS payments in those six months, compared with $4.7 million over the preceding two and a half years, a 671% increase in paid claims.
3. Physically impossible bills. Investigators focused on the 27 patients with the highest billing volumes. One patient's account was billed for more than 1,700 X-rays in six months, a number the office called "physically impossible" and said "would have caused serious harm from radiation exposure."
4. Prescriptions. Fazil also wrote prescriptions for drugs such as Clonazepam for his wife while she was outside the United States, then picked up the prescriptions himself from the pharmacy, the office said.

When Fazil was arrested in June, KYMA reported that a probable cause summary in Yuma County Justice Court said multiple patients reported never receiving the billed services, and that some were out of the state or the country at the time [2]. Investigators served a search warrant at Bio Family Clinic, and he was initially held on a $50 million bond, according to KYMA [2].

"Dr. Fazil abused his position as a physician to steal more than $36 million from a taxpayer funded program that exists to provide health care to Arizona's most vulnerable residents," Mayes said. "He billed for thousands of X-rays and other medical treatments that could not possibly have been performed and treated AHCCCS as his personal bank account." [1]

The sentence

Under the plea deal entered by the court, Fazil will [1]:

• serve 7.5 years in the Arizona Department of Corrections, followed by 7 years of probation;
• forfeit all of his assets, including real estate, medical facilities, vehicles, multiple aircraft, jewelry, luxury handbags, U.S. currency, cryptocurrency and gold bars;
• surrender his medical license and DEA registration; and
• pay $36,542,901.45 in restitution to AHCCCS.

Special agents of the Attorney General's Special Investigations Section investigated, with help from the DEA, FAA, Yuma Police Department, Yuma County Sheriff's Office, AHCCCS Office of Inspector General and HHS Office of Inspector General [1].

Only Fazil is reported as convicted in the sources we reviewed. The three billing entities are named here because the Attorney General identified them as the businesses he used; we found no report of separate charges against them.

Red flags for patients

• Statements for care you never got. Review any Explanation of Benefits or claims summary from your health plan, including Medicaid, and look for tests, scans or visits you don't recognize.
• Bills dated when you were away. In this case, KYMA reported that some patients said they were out of state or out of the country when services were billed [2].
• Repeated tests with no clear reason, or a provider who asks you to sign blank or incomplete forms.
• Requests for your Medicaid or Medicare ID from anyone other than your own providers and plan.

What to do if you're targeted

1. Keep your records. Save statements and appointment notes so you can compare them with what was billed.
2. Ask your plan. If something looks wrong, call the number on your member card and ask for an itemized claims history.
3. Report suspected Medicaid fraud to your state Medicaid agency's inspector general (in Arizona, the AHCCCS Office of Inspector General, which assisted in this case [1]) or to your state attorney general.
4. Medicare beneficiaries can report suspected fraud to the HHS Office of Inspector General.
5. If your medical identity was misused, the FTC's IdentityTheft.gov can help you build a recovery plan.

Case status (as of Oct. 6, 2026)

Defendant	Court	Status as of Oct. 6, 2026	Source
Irfan Fazil, M.D.	Yuma County Superior Court (Ariz.)	Pleaded guilty; convicted Sept. 4, 2026, of four felonies; sentenced Oct. 2, 2026, to 7.5 years in prison and 7 years' probation; $36,542,901.45 restitution; asset forfeiture; surrender of medical license and DEA registration	[1]
Bio Family Clinic, Inc.; Yuma Mobile X-Ray; Yuma Kidney & Dialysis	Not separately charged in sources reviewed	Identified by Attorney General as entities used to bill AHCCCS	[1]

Statuses can change.

Sources

1. Arizona Attorney General's Office, "Attorney General Mayes Announces Conviction and Sentencing of Yuma Physician in $36.5 Million Medicaid Fraud Case," Oct. 2, 2026. https://www.azag.gov/press-release/attorney-general-mayes-announces-conviction-and-sentencing-yuma-physician-365-million
2. Moses Femino, "Yuma doctor charged in fraud scheme totaling more than $36 million; alleged ties to Mexico drug cartels," KYMA, June 4, 2026. https://kyma.com/news/top-stories/2026/06/04/yuma-doctor-arrested-charged-with-multiple-felonies-in-attorney-general-investigation/

---

Corrections and updates: If you are named in this article, or represent someone who is, and believe anything here is inaccurate or out of date (including a dismissal, acquittal, or change in case status), please contact us at editorandchief@scammers.com. We will review it and update the article promptly.