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St. George doctor, 2 nurses indicted for fraud after submitting $29M in Medicare claims

Summary by Gephardt Daily
ST. GEORGE, Utah, May 16, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — A federal grand jury in St. George returned an indictment charging a Utah podiatrist and two nurses after they allegedly submitted fraudulent claims to Medicare, which resulted in Medicare paying $29 million in claims. According to allegations in court documents, from July 2021 through December 2025, Ryan Scott Ellsworth, 47, of Highland, Utah; Emily Kelly, 45, of Washington, Utah; and Drake Dell…

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Gephardt Daily broke the news on Saturday, May 16, 2026.
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