A Melbourne man who allegedly provided IVF treatment to women for a decade without qualification is facing dozens of charges, including rape and accepting money dishonestly, a court has been told.

Key points: Di Paolo charged with multiple counts of rape, dishonestly providing IVF

Di Paolo charged with multiple counts of rape, dishonestly providing IVF Regulators allege he was 'reckless' in calling himself a gynaecologist

Regulators allege he was 'reckless' in calling himself a gynaecologist Accepted payments totalling $320,000, court hears

Raffaele di Paolo, 59, appeared briefly before the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Friday on a total of 81 charges, dating from July 2004 to May 2015.

Court documents listed multiple counts of rape, sexual penetration and assault.

He was alleged to have performed internal ultrasounds and other procedures without being a registered practitioner.

The charges involved an unknown number of women.

He was also charged with one count of administering fertility medication without being properly qualified and placing a person in danger of serious injury.

He allegedly dishonestly provided fertility treatment and accepted payments totalling approximately $320,000.

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) is also pursuing eight charges against di Paolo.

Charge sheets filed with the Melbourne Magistrates court last week alleged he was reckless in calling himself a gynaecologist and obstetrician.

The documents filed by AHPRA alleged he falsely claimed to have experience in fertility medicine in Italy and Australia, when in fact he was not a specialist health practitioner.

Di Paolo's company Artemedica is also facing action by AHPRA.

He has been scheduled to return to court in June.