Hil Rizvi, 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. 25-24] On December 2, 2024, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA or Government) issued an Order to Show Cause (OSC) to Hil Rizvi, M.D., of Salt Lake City, Utah (Applicant). Request for Final Agency Action (RFAA), Exhibit (RFAAX) 2, at 1, 9. The OSC proposed the denial of Applicant's application for DEA registration, Control No. W24074770C, alleging that he materially falsified his application. Id. at 1 (citing 21 U.S.C. 824(a)(1) ). Specifically, the OSC alleged that Applicant's application was materially false because he failed to disclose relevant information in response to Liability Questions 2 and 3. [ 1 ] Id. at 1, 4-6; RFAA, at 4. On February 25, 2025, the Government submitted a RFAA requesting that the Agency issue a default final order denying Applicant's application for registration. RFAA, at 1, 4-5. After carefully reviewing the entire record and conducting the analysis as set forth in detail below, the Agency grants the Government's request for final agency action and denies Applicant's application for registration. As a preliminary matter, this Decision addresses whether or not Applicant is in default and finds that he is. Next, this Decision considers whether Applicant submitted a materially false application for registration and finds that he did. Lastly, this Decision determines that the appropriate sanction is denial of Applicant's materially false application. I. Default Determination Under…