Jason Vanshaar, 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 On May 28, 2025, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA or Government) issued an Order to Show Cause and Immediate Suspension of Registration (OSC/ISO) to Jason VanShaar, M.D., of Uintah, Utah (Registrant). OSC/ISO, at 1, 9; Request for Final Agency Action (RFAA), Exhibit (RFAAX) 1, at 1, 9. The OSC/ISO informed Registrant of the immediate suspension of his DEA Certificate of Registration, No. FV2721694, based in Utah, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 824(d) , alleging that Registrant's continued registration constitutes “an imminent danger to the public health or safety.” OSC/ISO, at 1; RFAAX 1, at 1 (quoting 21 U.S.C. 824(d) ). The OSC/ISO also proposed the revocation of Registrant's DEA Certificate of Registration, No. FV2721694, and the denial of Registrant's application for an additional DEA Certificate of Registration, No. W24166810C, based in Arizona, alleging that Registrant's continued registration is inconsistent with the public interest. OSC/ISO, at 1; RFAAX 1, at 1 (citing 21 U.S.C. 823(g)(1) ; 824(a)(4)). [ 1 ] The OSC/ISO alleged that from at least February 2021 to at least March 2025, Registrant repeatedly violated federal and Utah state law by issuing at least 288 prescriptions for Schedule II-IV controlled substances to four patients outside the usual course of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose, in violation of 21 CFR 1306.04(a) ; Utah Code Ann. §§ 58-1-501(…