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Breach notice filed by Michael Amaro, MD, PA (August 2019)

Organization named: Michael Amaro, MD, PA Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure

What the sources say

HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice

Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of Aug. 8, 2019.

Organization as reported
Michael Amaro, MD, PA, TX
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Electronic Medical Record, Other, Paper/Films
Submission date
Aug. 8, 2019
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13281, row:4420)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Michael Amaro, MD, PA, reported that an employee(s) diverted funds using the protected health information of 85 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, birthdates, claims information, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and local law enforcement. In its mitigation efforts, the CE sanctioned the involved employee(s) and implemented additional administrative safeguards to prevent future incidents of this nature. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 500 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Aug. 8, 2019, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 13281)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Michael Amaro, MD, PA Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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