Arash M. Padidar, 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 [Docket No. 23-14] On December 5, 2022, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA or Government) issued an Order to Show Cause (OSC) to Arash M. Padidar, M.D. (Applicant) of San Jose, California. OSC, at 1, 3. The OSC proposed the denial of Applicant's application for a DEA Certificate of Registration (COR or registration), Control No. W22106685C, alleging that Applicant materially falsified his application for registration. Id. at 1 (citing 21 U.S.C. 824(a)(1) ). A hearing was held before DEA Administrative Law Judge Teresa A. Wallbaum (the ALJ), who on May 24, 2023, issued her Recommended Rulings, Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Decision (RD). The RD recommended denial of Applicant's application for registration. RD, at 26. Applicant did not file exceptions to the RD. Having reviewed the entire record, the Agency adopts and hereby incorporates by reference the entirety of the ALJ's rulings, credibility findings, [ 1 ] findings of fact, conclusions of law, sanctions analysis, and recommended sanction as found in the RD and as summarized herein. I. Findings of Fact Search of Applicant's Residence and Surrender of Applicant's Previous COR On October 7, 2020, at approximately 7:00 a.m., DEA and local law enforcement executed a search of Applicant's residence based on a criminal search warrant. [ 2 ] RD, at 8; Tr. ( printed page 54062) 30, 93, 145. [ 3 ] According to Applicant, law enforcement entered the house, hand…