Health Law Daily Wrap Up, ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS—NOTICES: DEA bars physician’s registration bid after felony drug convictions, (Jul 16, 2026)
By WK Editorial Staff
DEA denied a Pennsylvania physician’s application for a DEA registration after finding she had multiple federal felony convictions involving controlled substances, was excluded from federal health care programs, and defaulted by filing an untimely hearing request.
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a final order denying a physician’s application for a DEA Certificate of Registration after determining that she had been convicted of multiple federal felonies involving controlled substances and remained subject to a mandatory exclusion from all federal health care programs. The order stemmed from a 2024 Order to Show Cause alleging that the physician had been convicted of unlawfully dispensing and distributing buprenorphine, conspiracy to unlawfully distribute controlled substances, and health care fraud. Although the physician eventually requested a hearing, the request was filed approximately six months after service of the Order to Show Cause, and a DEA administrative law judge found that she failed to establish good cause for the delay, resulting in a default (Notice, 91 Fed. Reg. 42759 (July 10, 2026)).
Dates. This Order is effective August 10, 2026.
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