The OIG may impose a penalty of not more than9—
9The penalty amounts in this section are adjusted for inflation annually. Adjusted amounts are published at 45 CFR part 102.
(a) $10,000 for each item or service for which payment may be made, in whole or in part, under Medicare or a State health care program, ordered by or received from a particular provider, practitioner, or supplier for a beneficiary who was offered or received remuneration in violation of §1003.1000(a) that was likely to influence the beneficiary to order or receive the item or service from the provider, practitioner, or supplier, and an assessment of not more than 3 times the amount claimed for each such item or service and
(b) $5,000 for each individual violation of §1003.1000(b).