BUFFALO, N.Y. — A well-known doctor recognized for his work with underserved communities is under investigation by the New York State Attorney General over allegations of Medicaid fraud.

Dr. Raul Vazquez, who founded Urban Family Practice on Buffalo’s Lower West Side, is being investigated for “fraudulent Medicaid billing practices” and for billing Medicaid for services his companies did not provide, Special Assistant Attorney General George Krebs wrote in legal papers filed earlier this year in State Supreme Court.

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The court papers , which accuse Vazquez and his companies of falsifying records and personally telling staff “ to backdate paperwork ” to conceal the fraud being alleged, were filed by

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