New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General

About New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General

The New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) is an independent entity within the New York State Department of Health. Its stated mission is to protect the integrity of the state's Medicaid program by preventing and detecting fraudulent, abusive, and wasteful practices, recovering improperly spent Medicaid funds, and supporting quality patient care. The agency conducts and coordinates investigations, audits, and reviews of Medicaid providers and recipients, and it can pursue civil and administrative enforcement actions. It refers suspected criminal matters to law enforcement and works with federal agencies, the state Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, and other state bodies.

OMIG's functions include oversight of provider compliance programs, a fraud hotline and allegation intake, and units handling audits, self-disclosures, and third-party liability. Its main office is in Albany. Regional offices are listed in Buffalo, Hauppauge, New York City, Rochester, Liverpool (Syracuse region), and White Plains. The agency also publishes annual reports and news about enforcement outcomes.

Practice areas

Areas of work that New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General describes on its own website. They describe the organization as a whole, not the practice of any individual attorney listed below.

Organization profile based on its official website and public sources (reviewed October 30, 2026). Attorney list from the New York State Unified Court System registration data. Not affiliated with New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General.

Registered attorneys

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