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Attorney Mathew J. Levy

Mathew J. Levy

Shareholder/Director

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Rated by Super Lawyers Mathew J. Levy 10 Years
Attorney Mathew J. Levy

Mathew J. Levy

Shareholder/Director

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Rated by Super Lawyers Mathew J. Levy 10 Years

Biography

Mathew J. Levy is a Partner of the firm and co-chairs the Firms corporate transaction and healthcare regulatory practice. Mr. Levy has particular experience in, structuring and negotiating joint venture agreements, stock purchase, asset sale agreements, shareholders agreements, partnership agreements, settlement agreements, employment contracts, managed care agreements and commercial leases. Among the areas in which he focuses are coordinating mergers and acquisitions, compliance programs, ambulatory surgery centers, establishment of diagnostic and treatment centers, HIPAA privacy regulations, fee-splitting issues, Stark law issues, fraud and abuse rules and regulations and Medicare/ Medicaid, Oxford, Americhoice and other third party payor audits. A dynamic speaker and prolific author, he has lectured at Yale University, Beth Israel Medical Center, NYU Downstate Hospital, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, St. Vincent's Hospital & Med Center, Long Island Jewish Medical Center among others on a wide range of health law issues including multi-specialty groups, fraud and abuse, medical records, confidentiality of protected health information, employment contract negotiations, and licensure issues related to interviews and hearings with the Office of Professional Medical Conduct as well as the Office of Professional Discipline. He has authored numerous articles on various health law topics including Physician Employment Agreements, Managed Care Audits, Physician Leases, The Anti-Kickback Statute, Asset Protection, and Concierge Medical Practices among others and has been featured on a cable TV show "The Hot Seat". Mr. Levy advises healthcare clients on the day-to-day business operations that have the attention of the FBI, Office of Inspector General, District Attorneys and the U.S. Attorneys Office.

Education

  • Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, Huntington, New York
    • J.D. - 1997
  • Binghamton University - State University of New York (SUNY), Binghamton, New York
    • B.S. - 1990

Published Works

  • Understanding EUOS and New Guidance Involving Corporate Structure
  • Understanding The Process of Leaving A Large Mega Group or Hospital After a Merger
  • Understanding the Process of Selling a Medical Practice
  • Understanding Retrospective Audits and How to Avoid Them
  • Understanding Matters Before the Office of Professional Medical Conduct (OPMC)
  • Understanding Telemedicine
  • Understanding General Business Lease Agreements
  • Understanding Physician Lease Agreements
  • Emergency Services and Surprise Bills
  • Office Based Surgical Procedure Audits - How to Handle Them
  • Understanding Ambulatory Surgery Centers
  • Understanding Financial Arrangements Between Anesthesiologist and Ambulatory Surgical Centers as per the Recent OIG Opinion
  • Understanding Business Associates
  • Understanding General Business Employee Manuals
  • Understanding Physician Employee Manuals
  • Understanding Physician Advertising
  • Understanding Succession Planning
  • Understanding Prepayment Audit Reviews
  • Understanding How to Respond to a Visit from an Investigator
  • Understanding Physician Employment Contracts When Joining a Hospital
  • Understanding Chiropractor Lease Agreements and The Anti-Kickback Statute
  • Understanding the Process of Starting a Medical Practice, The Bulletin, Onondaga County
  • Understanding The Process of Merging Your Practice With A Large Mega Group or Hospital, MSSNY’s News of New York
  • Understanding Third Party Vendor Relationships, MSSNY’s News of New York
  • Understanding Physician Partnership/Shareholders’/Operating Agreements, MSSNY’s News of New York
  • Understanding IPAs
  • Understanding the Process of Starting a Medical Practice
  • Financial Arrangements Between Anesthesiologists, Ambulatory Surgical Centers and Gastroenterologists
  • Understanding the Negotiation of Managed Health Care Contracts
  • Understanding The Retail Based Clinic Debate, Westchester Physician
  • Retrospective Audits: How to Avoid Them, New York State Pediatrician, American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Understanding Asset Protection and Family Limited Partnerships, The Caduceus, Dutchess County Medical Society
  • Understanding the Issues Related to Concierge Medicine, Westchester Physician, Westchester County Medical Society
  • Understanding Physician Employment Contracts, Westchester Physician, Westchester County Medical Society
  • Understanding Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies & Corporations, Westchester Physician, Westchester County Medical Society
  • Understanding Estate Planning and Wills. The Bulletin, Medical Society Counties of Erie and Chautauqua
  • Understanding Physician Lease Agreements and The Anti-Kickback Statute, The Caduceus, Dutchess County Medical Society
  • Business Entity Formation: Choosing The Right Business Structure For Your Needs
  • Healthcare Fraud: Self-Disclosure Protocol Update, Nassau County Bar Association Journal
  • Heavy HIPAA Enforcement Efforts!
  • The 21st Century Cures Act Final Rule Has Taken Effect
  • Compliance Concerns Rise As Information Blocking Rules Become Fully Mandatory
  • Ambulatory Surgery Centers As Investments
  • Medicare Payments On Hold Pending Congressional Sequester Fix
  • OCR’ Audit Report Reveals Concerns That Continue To Guide HIPAA Enforcement
  • Client Alert: CMS And OIG Move To Expand Exceptions And Safe Harbors To Stark Law And Anti-Kickback Statute
  • NYS OMIG Streamlines Compliance Certification Requirements
  • 2020 OIG Compliance Work Plan
  • New Investigations Related To COVID-19
  • CMS Announced Expansion Of Accelerated And Advance Payments Program For Providers And Suppliers During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
  • Stark Law Waivers Amidst COVID-19 Crisis
  • COVID-19 And The Increased Demand For Lawyers’ Expertise
  • New Medicare Rule
  • New Guidance Issued By Medicare Involving Extrapolation
  • Greenway Health, LLC Improper EHR Calculation
  • Deadline Approaching For Reporting 2018 HIPAA Breaches
  • New York’s Mandatory Compliance Program Obligation Deadline Approaching
  • Featured in the Journal of the Nassau County Bar Association June 2018: Understanding The Legal Implications Involving Management Services Organizations
  • CMS Offers Possible Settlement Option For Providers With Pending Medicare Appeals
  • Telehealth Audits To Be Added To OIG Work Plan

Professional Associations

  • National Emergency Medical Task Force, Member
  • Medical Network Resource Group, Founding Member

Practice Areas

  • Corporate Transaction
  • Healthcare Regulatory

Honors

  • Super Lawyers
  • Certificate of Appreciation, New York State Osteopathic Medical Society, 2010
  • Certificate of Appreciation, NY Chapter II of the American Academy of Pediatrics, 2007
  • Certificate of Appreciation, NY Chapter II of the American Academy of Pediatrics, 2006
  • Certificate of Appreciation, New York Chapter II of the American Academy of Pediatrics, 2005
  • Counsel to Amtrak Police Surgeons Program
  • Member of National Emergency Medical Task Force
  • Founding Member of Medical Network Resource Group
  • Professional Marquis Who’s Who, 2020
  • Top Attorneys in the New York Metro Area, 2019
  • Marquis Who’s Who, 2018
  • Marquis Who’s Who, 2019
  • Certificate of Appreciation, Toolkit for Independence Symposium, 2018
  • Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award, 2018

Bar Admissions

  • New York
  • Pennsylvania
  • District of Columbia

Classes & Seminars

  • Understanding Physician Lease Agreements & Anti Kickback Statue, Queens County DPM Society, Great Neck, NY, September 17, 2009
  • Practice Options & Contracting Issues, Brooklyn Hospital, Family Medicine, Brooklyn, NY, October 1, 2009
  • Understanding Physician Lease Agreements & Anti Kickback Statue, South Nassau Hospital DPM, Oceanside, NY, October 21, 2009
  • Sailing into Practice, LIJ Medical Center Pediatrics Dentistry, New Hyde Park, NY, October 7, 2009
  • Speaker: What Do You Do if a Federal Agent or an Investigator Shows Up at Your Home or Your Office?, 04/12/2023
  • Sailing Into Practice, Employment Contract Review, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, N.Y., 01/10/2023
  • Speaker: What To Do When You Or Your Practice Is Under Investigation & Medical Documentation Changes for 2023, 10/18/2022
  • Speaker: New York Chiropractic Council Annual Convention, Understanding What To Do When An Investigator Shows Up At Your Home Or Office and How To Handle Third-Party Payor Audits, Westchester Marriott, Tarrytown, N.Y., 10/14/2022 to 10/16/2022
  • Speaker: Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center, Contracts, Audits and More, 08/11/2022
  • Speaker: 2022 National Association of Health Care Auditors & Educators, Legal Issues for Auditor Awareness, 07/28/2022
  • Speaker: DC-NP-PT Practice Integration Seminar, LaGuardia Airport at the Marriott, East Elmhurst, N.Y., 06/09/2022
  • Speaker: Ophthalmology Dept. at Rutgers Medical School, Physician Employment Contracts & How to Navigate a Physician Employment Contract, Rutgers, N.J., 03/30/2022
  • Speaker: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit & the Pediatric Emergency Department at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, Physician Employment Contracts & How to Navigate a Physician Employment Contract, Westchester Medical, N.Y., 03/03/2022
  • Speaker: Virtual Career Night, 12/08/2021
  • Speaker: Lecture Series, How To Respond To A Visit From An Investigator, 11/22/2021
  • Speaker: DC-NP Seminar, Chiropractors and Nurse Practioner Joint Ventures, LaGuardia Airport at the Marriott, East Elmhurst, N.Y., 11/04/2021
  • Speaker: Lecture Series, Employment Contracts, Retrospective Audits and Understanding Physician Contracts, 10/27/2021
  • Speaker: Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioners, Intricacies of NP Employment Contracts, Collaborative Agreements with Physicians, and Independent Contractor Status, 07/28/2021
  • Speaker: DC-NP Integration Webinar, 04/06/2021
  • Toolkit for Independence, 03/25/2021
  • Speaker: Grand Rounds, New Legal Developments in Medicine, Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center, Brooklyn, N.Y., 02/26/2021
  • Speaker: Contracts for Young Physicians, New York Medical College, Valhalla, N.Y., 01/06/2021
  • Speaker: New York Chiropractic Council 31st Annual Convention, Understanding What To Do When An Investigator Shows Up At Your Home Or Office and How To Handle Third-Party Payor Audits, Westchester Marriott, Tarrytown, N.Y., 10/16/2020 to 10/18/2020
  • Speaker: Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioners, Intricacies of Nurse Practitioners Employment Contracts, Collaborative Agreements with Physicians and Independent Contractor Status, Adelphi University, Garden City, N.Y., 04/21/2020
  • Speaker: Richmond County Medical Society, Staten Island, N.Y., 04/07/2020
  • Speaker: The Pediatric Chief Residents’ Career & Leadership Curriculum, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, N.Y., 03/04/2020
  • Presentation: Fraud Waste & Abuse, Woodhull Hospital, Brooklyn, N.Y., 02/28/2020
  • Understanding the Physician Employment Contract, New York Medical College, Valhalla, N.Y., 11/19/2019
  • Physicians Legal Issues Conference: Collaboration, Integration & Innovation, The InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile, Chicago, I.L., 09/12/2019 to 09/14/2019
  • Understanding Third Party Payors, New York Chiropractic Counsel 29th Annual Convention, Westchester Marriot, Tarrytown, N.Y., 10/12/2018 to 10/14/2018
  • New York State Mandated Sexual Harassment Training, Russell’s Steaks and Chops, Williamsville, N.Y., 09/20/2018
  • Seminar: Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, N.Y., 11/08/2017
  • Seminar: NUMC Internal Medicine Seminar Series, East Meadow, N.Y., 09/22/2017
  • Seminar: NYHQ Dental and Oral Medicine, Flushing, N.Y., 06/06/2017
  • Seminar: Stony Brook General Residency Program, Stony Brook, N.Y., 04/25/2017
  • Seminar: Winthrop Dental Discussion with Residents, Mineola, N.Y., 04/19/2017
  • Seminar: Toolkit for Independence Symposium, Farmingdale, N.Y., 02/27/2017
  • Sailing Into Practice, Lutheran Dental, New York, N.Y., 05/17/2016
  • Sailing Into Practice, NYHQ Dental Fresh Meadows, N.Y., 05/09/2016
  • HIPAA Compliance Lecture Dynamic Media Imaging Maspeth, N.Y., 05/04/2016
  • Sailing Into Practice, Montefiore Hospital Anesthesiology, New York, N.Y., 04/19/2016
  • Sailing Into Practice, Kings County Hospital Dental, Brooklyn, N.Y., 04/27/2016
  • Contract Negotiation NYCOMEC Residents Topic, Old Westbury, N.Y., 11/21/2014
  • Sailing Into Practice, New York Medical College Alumni Center, Valhalla, N.Y., 09/16/2014
  • Sailing Into Practice, Harlem Hospital Dental, New York, N.Y., 06/04/2014
  • Sailing Into Practice, Stony Brook Periodontics, Stony Brook, N.Y., 05/09/2014
  • Sailing Into Practice, King County Hospital Dental, Brooklyn, N.Y., 05/07/2014
  • Sailing Into Practice, Nassau University Medical Center PM & R, East Meadow, N.Y., 05/01/2014
  • Sailing Into Practice, Stony Brook General Dental Residency, Stony Brook, N.Y., 04/25/2014
  • Sailing Into Practice, Montefiore GPR, Bronx, N.Y., 04/22/2014
  • Sailing Into Practice, Lincoln Dental – Lincoln Hospital GPR and OMFS, Bronx, N.Y., 04/16/2014
  • Sailing Into Practice, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center Surgery, Brooklyn, N.Y., 04/10/2014
  • Prepayment Audit Review and Post Payment Audit Review Alliance of Independent Physical Therapists & Counsel of Licensed Physical Therapists. East Elmhurst, N.Y., 03/18/2014
  • Sailing Into Practice: Contracts and Avoidance of Employment Pitfall Regional Osteopathic Convention – New York (ROC-NY) 2014, Hauppauge, N.Y., 02/21/2014
  • How to Avoid the Prepayment Audit Review WCH Service Bureau, N.Y.C., N.Y., 10/29/2013
  • Practice Options and Contracting Issues NY Chiropractic Council Annual Convention, East Rutherford, New Jersey, 10/17/2013
  • Sailing Into Practice, Mathew Kapklein, MD, Ardsley, N.Y., 10/11/2013
  • How to Avoid the Prepayment Audit Review Wealth Edge Advisors, N.Y.C., N.Y., 09/19/2013
  • Sailing Into Practice, Montefiore Hospital, The University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, N.Y., 2012
  • Contract Negotiation, New York Institute of Technology, de Seversky Mansion, Old Westbury, N.Y., 2012
  • Sailing Into Practice, Westchester Children’s Hospital, Valhalla, N.Y., 2012
  • Sailing Into Practice, M&T Bank, New York, N.Y., 2012
  • Sailing Into Practice, Medical Resource Group, Garden City, N.Y., 2012
  • Sailing Into Practice, AAFS, New Orleans, L.A., 2012
  • Sailing Into Practice, AAP, District II Williamsville, N.Y., 2012
  • Negotiating Contracts, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, N.Y., 2012
  • Sailing Into Practice, Staff and Career Night, Montefiore Hospital, Bronx, N.Y., 11/16/2011
  • Sailing Into Practice, Chiropractor’s Council, Westchester Marriot, Tarrytown, N.Y., 10/15/2011
  • Sailing Into Practice, Annual Career Planning Workshop for Senior Pediatric Residents, Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, N.Y., 09/21/2011
  • Sailing Into Practice, LIJ Medical Center Pediatrics Dentistry, New Hyde Park, N.Y., 08/03/2011
  • Accountable Care Organizations – What They Are, What They Are Not & What They May Be, All City Family Health Care, Brooklyn, N.Y., 06/16/2011
  • Sailing Into Practice, American Academy of Pediatrics, Nassau University Medical Center, N.Y., 12/07/2010
  • How to Avoid the Medicare Mouse, New Cardiovascular Horizons, New Orleans, L.A., 06/03/2011
  • Accountable Care Organizations – What They Are, What They Are Not & What They May Be, Orange County Medical Society, Washingtonville, N.Y., 05/10/2011
  • Accountable Care Organizations – What They Are, What They Are Not & What They May Be, Ulster County Medical Society, Kingston, N.Y., 05/03/2011
  • Accountable Care Organizations – What They Are, What They Are Not & What They May Be, Genesee County Medical Society, Niagara Falls, N.Y., 04/14/2011
  • Accountable Care Organizations – What They Are, What They Are Not & What They May Be, Westchester County Medical Society, White Plains, N.Y., 03/29/2011
  • Accountable Care Organizations – What They Are, What They Are Not & What They May Be, Orleans County Medical Society, Niagara Falls, N.Y., 03/30/2011
  • Practice Options & Contracting Issues, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, Hauppauge, NY, 03/04/2011
  • Sailing Into Practice, American Academy of Pediatrics, Winthrop Hospital, N.Y., 01/13/2011
  • Practice Options and Contracting Issues, Montefiore Hospital, Bronx, N.Y., 11/10/2010
  • CME – Retrospective Audits-How to Deal With and Avoid Them, Medical Resource Group – New Hyde Park, N.Y., 11/03/2010
  • Understanding Physician Lease Agreements & the Anti-Kickback Statute, NYSSA (District 8), Melville, N.Y., 09/15/2010
  • Sailing Into Practice, New York Medical College – Pediatrics, Valhalla, N.Y., 07/21/2010
  • CME – Health Law Update: Asset Protection and Retrospective Audits, Westchester County Medical Society, Chappaqua, N.Y., 06/08/2010
  • Understanding Physician Lease Agreements & the Anti-Kickback Statute, New York State Podiatry Association, N.Y., 05/27/2010
  • Sailing Into Practice, American Academy of Pediatrics, Buffalo, N.Y., 04/29/2010
  • Sailing Into Practice, American Academy of Pediatrics, Rochester, N.Y., 04/28/2010
  • Practice Options & Contracting Issues, Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, N.Y., 04/27/2010
  • Practice Options & Contracting Issues, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, Hauppauge, N.Y., 04/09/2010
  • Sailing Into Practice, SUNY Stony Brook, NY, 02/18/2010
  • Understanding Physician Lease Agreements & the Anti-Kickback Statute, Vision Day, New York, N.Y., 01/16/2010
  • Asset Protection, Rockland Medical Society, Rockland County, NY, 01/14/2010
  • Understanding Physician Lease Agreements & Anti Kickback Statute, Suffolk County Podiatry Dinner, Islip, NY, 11/19/2009
  • Sailing Into Practice, American Academy of Pediatrics, LIJ, Lake Success, NY, 11/12/2009
  • Sailing Into Practice, Montefiore Staff & Alumni Association, Bronx, NY, 11/11/2009
  • Sailing Into Practice, American Academy of Pediatrics, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY, 11/10/2009
  • Sailing Into Practice, American Academy of Pediatrics, Maimonides Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, 10/29/2009
  • Practice Options & Contracting Issues, Long Beach Medical Center, Long Beach, NY, 10/23/2009
  • Understanding Physician Lease Agreements & Anti Kickback Statute, South Nassau Hospital DPM, Oceanside, NY, 10/21/2009
  • Sailing Into Practice, LIJ Medical Center Pediatrics Dentistry, New Hyde Park, NY, 10/07/2009
  • Practice Options & Contracting Issues, Brooklyn Hospital, Family Medicine, Brooklyn, NY, 10/01/2009
  • Understanding Physician Lease Agreements & Anti Kickback Statute, Queens County DPM Society, Great Neck, NY, 09/17/2009
  • Understanding Physician Lease Agreements & Anti Kickback Statute, IDTF, Business, Great Neck, NY, 09/10/2009
  • Practice Options & Contracting Issues, Long Island Jewish Hospital, New Hyde Park, NY, 09/02/2009
  • Sailing Into Practice, NY Medical College Center, Valhalla, NY, 07/23/2009
  • Perspective, NYSSA (District 3), Rye Brook, NY, 06/17/2009
  • Sailing Into Practice, Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY, 05/07/2009
  • Practice Options & Contracting Issues, SUNY Downstate Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY, 04/16/2009
  • Sailing Into Practice, New York State Osteopathic Medical Society, Hauppauge, NY, 03/27/2009
  • Practice Options & Contracting Issues Plainview Hospital, Plainview, NY, 03/20/2009
  • Practice Options & Contracting Issues (Business Formation), Medical Student Business Association, NY Medical College, Valhalla, NY, 01/22/2009
  • Sailing Into Practice, American Academy of Pediatrics, Stony Brook, NY, 01/21/2009
  • Sailing Into Practice, American Academy of Pediatrics, Bayside, NY, 01/06/2009

Current Employment Position

  • Shareholder / Director