What Happened
A New Mexico physician's medical license was summarily suspended by the state medical board based on allegations that he resumed unlawful personal use of opioid drugs, evaded required drug screenings, diverted controlled substances he had prescribed to patients back from those patients for his own use, and falsified medical records to justify the prescribing.
Because DEA registration requires state authority to dispense controlled substances, the DEA revoked his registration and denied any pending applications; the underlying board allegations had not yet been adjudicated at a hearing.
What the Record Shows
DEA revoked the physician's DEA Certificate of Registration and denied any pending applications after the state medical board summarily suspended his medical license
Why It Matters for Diversion Programs
This entry comes from a primary source rather than a federal enforcement release, and it is recorded as reported: State medical board alleged the physician resumed personal unlawful use of opioid drugs, thwarted required drug screenings, diverted controlled substances he had prescribed to patients back from those patients for his own personal use, and falsified medical records to justify the prescribing of controlled substances.. Board and news records are a lagging indicator - by the time a licensing authority or a reporter learns of a diversion, the diversion was normally detected internally first, which makes each entry a signal that inventory reconciliation, waste observation or dispensing oversight failed earlier.