Skip to content
STOP DEBT ABUSE NOW!
Debt Collection
Agencies
Free Legal Help

Updated on Author: Sergei Lemberg

Are You Being Called By Medical Billing Services, Inc.?*


If a company becomes too aggressive with you, see a consumer lawyer who can help you protect your rights.

Your Rights Under the FDCPA

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, or FDCPA, regulates the conduct of third-party debt collectors and gives you the right to take action when a collection agency commit violations like the following:

  • Using profane and obscene language
  • Pretending to be attorneys, police officers, or federal agents
  • Contacting you after you have sent a cease and desist letter
  • Falsely representing the character, amount or status of the debt
  • Calling at work knowing that you can’t take calls there
  • Failing to send validation of the debt within five days after initial contact

Need Help With Medical Billing Services?

Call for a Free Case Evaluation Now!

Company Profile: Medical Billing Services, Inc.

If you are being called by Medical Billing Services, Inc., a more detailed company background is below.

Medical Debt Management, Inc., which also does business as California Business Bureau, is a medical debt collection agency located in Monrovia, California. It was established in 1976, has 139 employees, and is managed by its President, Michael J. Sigal.

A review of legal records at the PACER website confirms that consumers who believed they were being harassed by Medical Billing Services, Inc. took the company to court to contest its claim.

Are You Being Called By Medical Billing Services, Inc.?*

Need Help With Medical Billing Services?

Call for a Free Case Evaluation Now!

Alleged Violations against medical Billing Services, Inc.

According to PACER, on or around November of 2014, Medical Billing Services, Inc. called a California consumer to collect a debt. He asserted that the company left voice messages that requested a callback but did not identify it as a debt collector seeking to collect a debt.

Feeling harassed by Medical Billing Services, Inc., the consumer retained an attorney and sued the agency for these alleged violations of the FDCPA:

  • Using false, deceptive, and misleading means to collect a debt
  • Failing to identify itself as a debt collector in all communications

The matter was later resolved.

Need Help With Medical Billing Services?

Call for a Free Case Evaluation Now!

Hire a Consumer Lawyer

The phone numbers for this collection agency are:

If you see them on your caller ID, it’s an indication that Medical Billing Services, Inc. is trying to collect a debt from you. If they leave voice messages that do not properly identify them as debt collectors, don’t be deceived.

Hire a consumer lawyer and file a claim against Medical Billing Services, Inc. You could be awarded statutory damages and legal costs, so you have nothing to lose by fighting back.

Need Help With Medical Billing Services?

Call for a Free Case Evaluation Now!

Additional Resources

Case taken from PACER (pacer.gov). File number is Case 5:15-cv-00095-VAP-KK from the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

*Disclaimer: The content of this article serves only to provide information and should not be constructed as legal advice. If you file a claim against Medical Billing Services, Inc., or any other third-party collection agency, you may not be entitled to any compensation.

About the author:

Sergei Lemberg

Sergei Lemberg is a consumer rights attorney, practicing since 2006, whose practice focuses on consumer law, class actions and personal injury litigation. He is known for a United States Supreme Court case (Facebook v. Duguid) defending consumers from autodialers under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 to send unsolicited text messages. He is also the author of Defanging Debt Collectors, a book that teaches consumers how to battle debt collectors and win.

See more posts from Sergei Lemberg
Be the first to comment

Leave a Comment

Write a comment below to share your experience. Or, instead you can send a secure message to our legal team.
Email & phone number are required to block spam, but will not be published.

Briefly describe your experience

Briefly describe your experience

What’s your name?

What’s your name?

What’s your email address?

Please enter a valid email address.

What’s your phone number?

Please enter a valid phone number.

Want to know if you could sue? Get a free legal evaluation.

Free Case Evaluation

    1. Please fill out your contact information:
    2. Has a debt collection done any of the following:

    By submitting above, I agree to the privacy policy and disclaimer and consent to be contacted by an agent via phone call or text message at the phone number(s) listed above, including wireless number(s). Calls may be auto-dialed/pre-recorded. Consent is not required to utilize our services.

    GET YOUR
    FREE
    CASE EVALUATION

      By submitting above, I agree to the privacy policy and disclaimer and consent to be contacted by an agent via phone call or text message at the phone number(s) listed above, including wireless number(s). Calls may be auto-dialed/pre-recorded. Consent is not required to utilize our services.