An Indian-American physical therapist has been sentenced to 57 months in prison by a US District Court. He was also ordered to pay 2.3 million US dollars as compensation for his role in a healthcare fraud scheme. Michigan resident Baskaran Thangarasan would also undergo three years of supervised release following his prison term. US District Court Judge Sean Cox in the Eastern District of Michigan ordered him to pay 2.3 million dollars in restitution jointly with co-defendants. The Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services said that Thangarasan, a licensed physical therapist, had pleaded guilty in December 2009 to one count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud. According to information in the plea documents, Thangarasan admitted that he and his co-conspirator created fictitious therapy files appearing to document physical and occupational therapy services provided to Medicare beneficiaries, when no such services had been provided.