An Overland Park chiropractor pleaded guilty Thursday to federal health care fraud after admitting she billed an insurance company for treatments that patients never received. Kenya Laser, 35, submitted claims to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City for services performed on dates when patients had not actually visited her office, according to authorities.
Laser entered her plea before U.S. Magistrate Judge W. Brian Gaddy in federal court for the Western District of Missouri, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. As reported by KCTV5, prosecutors say Laser submitted fraudulent claims from around March 2022 through March 2025, including a scheme in which she used one individual's information to bill for services in October 2024 even though that person had not received treatment from her during the October 2024 to March 2025 period in question.
Laser was enrolled as a provider with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City and was authorized to submit claims for chiropractic-service reimbursements to the insurer, per the same account. That authorization is central to the case, since it allowed her to file claims directly for reimbursement rather than requiring patients to submit them.
A Career Built on an Athletic Foundation
A Career Built on an Athletic Foundation Laser attended chiropractic school after moving to the area specifically to do so, following an undergraduate athletic career at Eastern Illinois University, where she played Division I basketball and was later inducted into the school's sports Hall of Fame. Laser Chiropractic LLC is listed in the NPPES NPI Registry, operating out of 11720 West 135th Street in Overland Park.
Up to a Decade Behind Bars
Federal health care fraud under 18 U.S.C. ยง 1347 carries a statutory maximum of up to 10 years in federal prison per count, along with criminal fines of up to $250,000 and mandatory restitution, according to Eisner Gorin LLP. Laser's actual sentence remains to be determined.
Beyond prison time, Laser faces a separate administrative threat to her livelihood. Under Kansas Statute K.S.A. 65-2836, the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts holds the authority to suspend or revoke a practitioner's license following a felony conviction, according to the Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes. The board also has licensing authority over practitioners across the state.
Part of a Broader Federal Crackdown
The Justice Department prosecuted Laser in federal court for health care fraud. The case was brought in the Western District of Missouri, where Laser entered her plea.
Laser's case also underscores why insurers keep such close watch on billing patterns. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City has reported that between 4% and 10% of total healthcare expenditures nationwide are estimated to be fraudulent, according to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City.
Kansas City Has Seen This Before
Laser is not the first Kansas City-area chiropractor to face federal fraud charges. In January 2015, former Kansas City chiropractor Michael Kelly Miller was sentenced in federal court to 15 months in prison and ordered to pay $879,582 in restitution after pleading guilty to federal health care fraud, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Miller had submitted false claims for treatments and ultimately surrendered his license.
Similar billing schemes have surfaced elsewhere in the region tied to Blue Cross Blue Shield plans. In Hoodline's coverage of a comparable case, an Oklahoma behavioral health counselor was sentenced in May 2026 to 20 months in prison and nearly $1.1 million in restitution for a multi-year Blue Cross Blue Shield billing scheme that similarly involved claims for treatment sessions that never occurred.
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