Chesapeake Regional Medical Center (CRMC), also known as Chesapeake General Hospital and Chesapeake Regional Healthcare, is facing federal charges in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Norfolk Division. The hospital was indicted on January 8, 2025, with conspiracy to defraud the United States and interfere with government functions under 18 U.S.C. § 371, as well as health care fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1347. These charges relate to CRMC’s billing practices for surgeries and other procedures performed by Dr. Javaid Perwaiz at its facility.
CRMC appeared before the court and entered a plea of not guilty.
Court documents state that CRMC granted privileges to Dr. Perwaiz in April 1984. In November 2020, Perwaiz was convicted on 52 counts related to health care fraud and false statements in health care matters, with about 38 counts involving procedures at CRMC. These included unnecessary hysterectomies and other invasive surgeries, elective inductions before 39 weeks without medical justification, and sterilizations of Medicaid patients without proper consent forms signed in advance.
Between 2010 and 2019, CRMC received roughly $18.5 million from health care benefit programs for surgical and obstetric procedures performed by Perwaiz at its facility.
A motion to dismiss is currently pending in this case.
To keep the public informed about developments—including potential victims of alleged fraud—the U.S. Attorney’s Office has set up a dedicated webpage: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/united-states-v-chesapeake-regional-medical-center-crim-no-225-cr-1
The site contains copies of the indictment and other court filings related to the case. Victims with questions can call 1-844-527-5299 using the case name and docket number as reference. Victim impact statements may be sent via email or mailed to:
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Attn: Victim Witness
101 W Main Street
Suite 8000
Norfolk, VA 23510-1671
