Sohail Mamdani, M.D.; Decision and Order

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration I. Introduction On July 8, 2021, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA or Government) issued an Order to Show Cause (OSC) to Sohail Mamdani, M.D. (Respondent), of Los Banos, California. Request for Final Agency Action (RFAA) Exhibit No. (RFAAX) 13, at 1, 8. [ 1 ] The OSC proposes the revocation of Respondent's DEA Registration No. FM2871564, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 824(a)(4) and 823(f) . Id. at 1. The OSC more specifically alleges that Respondent wrote “fraudulent prescriptions for controlled substances” for himself using the names of “multiple fictitious patients,” his wife, and his father on his own prescription pad. Id. at 2. The OSC further alleges that he wrote “fraudulent prescriptions for controlled substances” for himself using his name and the names of fictitious ( printed page 1100) patients on the prescription pads of other doctors. 2 Id. at 2. Respondent submitted a written waiver of hearing with a written statement and a proposed corrective action plan (PCAP). RFAAX 16 and RFAAX 14; see also RFAAX 17, at 1-2. [ 3 ] The Government denied Respondent's request to discontinue or defer administrative proceedings and stated its determination that “there is no potential modification” of his PCAP “that could or would alter . . . [the] decision in this regard.” RFAAX 15, at 1. Given the seriousness and extent of Respondent's founded violations, infra sections…