2025 NHCAA Award Winners
NHCAA’s 2025 Annual Awards Program culminated in a ceremony on November 20, 2025, held as part of the NHCAA Annual Training Conference (ATC) in Nashville, Tennessee. Awards honoring a long-standing NHCAA volunteer, a community education program featuring a partnership between a private insurer and law enforcement, a case enhanced by the use of SIRIS, a specialty benefits investigation, and the investigative and prosecutorial teams of a complex and far-reaching health care fraud case were bestowed. Three honorable mention awards were conferred as well. Follow the links for a description of each achievement. NHCAA congratulates all of our 2025 awardees!
INVESTIGATION OF THE YEAR AWARD
The Investigation of the Year Award honors an outstanding and effective health care fraud investigation and its impact on fraud deterrence and prevention. Complex multi-organization health care fraud cases that include an in-depth investigation followed by a successful prosecution are often candidates for this award.
- United States of America v. Jorge Zamora-Quezada
- Honorable Mention: United States of America v. Bethany A. Cataldi
- Honorable Mention: United States of America v. Hickman et al.
- Honorable Mention: United States of America v. Mckinsey & Company, Inc. U.S. and
United States of America v. Martin Eric Elling
SIRIS® INVESTIGATION OF THE YEAR AWARD
The SIRIS® Investigation of the Year Award recognizes a successful health care fraud case that was created or significantly enhanced as a result of using SIRIS® — NHCAA’s online Special Investigation Resource and Intelligence System.
SPECIALTY BENEFITS INVESTIGATION OF THE YEAR AWARD
The Specialty Benefits Investigation of the Year Award is limited to NHCAA Member Organization (private-sector) specialty benefit plans that include behavioral health, dental, and vision. Its purpose is to recognize the substantial health care anti-fraud contributions by plan investigation units.
- United States of America v. Rene Gaviola et al.
Floss Family Dental Care
EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC AWARENESS AWARD
Each year NHCAA bestows an Excellence in Public Awareness Award to an individual or an organization who has, through their work, contributed towards the public awareness of health care fraud. Award winners, selected by NHCAA, help bring to light the importance of combating health care fraud and its destructive impact on our nation’s health care system and citizens.
JOHN MORRIS VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD
This award was established in 2018 to honor the memory of John George Morris, Jr., one of NHCAA’s most ardent and loyal supporters. John was a founding member of NHCAA in 1985 and served for many years on the NHCAA Board of Directors, including as Board Chair in 2003.
Download the full 2025 Awards Program.
To learn more about NHCAA’s annual awards program, click here.
