[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 7, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19313-19317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-07933]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration

[Docket No. 25-1]


Peter Dashkoff, M.D.; Decision and Order

I. Introduction

    On September 9, 2024, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA or 
Government) issued an Order to Show Cause and Immediate Suspension of 
Registration (OSC/ISO) to Peter Dashkoff, M.D., of Yuma, Arizona 
(Respondent). OSC/ISO, at 1. The OSC/

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ISO informed Respondent of the immediate suspension of his DEA 
Certificate of Registration (Registration) No. FD3660304, alleging that 
Respondent's continued registration constitutes `` `an imminent danger 
to the public health or safety.' '' Id. (quoting 21 U.S.C. 824(d)). The 
OSC/ISO also proposed the revocation of Respondent's registration, 
alleging that Respondent's continued registration is inconsistent with 
the public interest. Id. at 1 (citing 21 U.S.C. 823(g)(1), 
824(a)(4)).\1\
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    \1\ The OSC/ISO also alleged that, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 
824(a)(3), Respondent did not have state authority to handle 
controlled substances. OSC/ISO, at 1. However, on December 12, 2024, 
the Government filed a Motion for Dismissal of Allegation that 
Respondent Lacks State Authority when it learned that Respondent 
regained his state authority subsequent to the filing of the OSC/
ISO. Recommended Decision (RD), 2; ALJ Exhibit (ALJX) 26. Based on 
this evidence, the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) found that the 
OSC/ISO allegation regarding loss state authority was ``NOT 
SUSTAINED.'' Recommended Rulings, Findings of Fact, Conclusions of 
Law, and Decision of the Administrative Law Judge (RD), at 10 
(emphasis in original).
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    Specifically, the Government alleges that on June 26, 2024, 
Respondent issued four \2\ controlled substance prescriptions after he 
was prohibited from engaging in the practice of medicine in the State 
of Arizona. Id. at 3. The OSC/ISO alleged that these prescriptions were 
issued outside the usual course of professional practice and violated 
federal and state law. Id. at 2-3 (citing 21 U.S.C. 1306.04(a), Ariz. 
Rev. Stat. Ann. secs. 36-2522(A), 32-3227(F) & (G)).
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    \2\ The OSC/ISO alleged that Respondent issued at least five 
controlled substance prescriptions. OSC/ISO, at 3. However, during 
the administrative hearing, the Government's Diversion Investigator 
testified that only four prescriptions were filled after 4:48 p.m. 
Tr. 38; see also RD, at 4. Additionally, the Government only 
submitted evidence of four prescriptions that were issued after 
Respondent lost his state authority. See RD, at 4.
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    Respondent requested a hearing, which was held before DEA 
Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Teresa Wallbaum, who on January 16, 
2025, issued her Recommended Rulings, Findings of Fact, Conclusions of 
Law, and Decision of the ALJ (RD). The RD recommended that Respondent's 
registration be suspended for six months. RD, at 20. Both the 
Government and Respondent filed timely Exceptions to the RD.\3\
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    \3\ Exceptions are addressed in the Sanction section. See infra 
Section III, n.8.
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    Having reviewed the entire record, the Agency adopts and hereby 
incorporates by reference the ALJ's credibility findings,\4\ findings 
of fact, and conclusions of law, and clarifies and expands upon 
portions thereof herein. However, the Agency has determined that 
revocation is the appropriate sanction based on Respondent's tenuous 
acceptance of responsibility and the Agency's interest in deterring 
similar acts on the part of other registrants.
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    \4\ The Agency adopts the ALJ's summary of the witnesses' 
testimonies as well as the ALJ's assessment with respect to each of 
the witnesses' credibility. RD, at 5-6.
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II. Applicable Law

    As already discussed, the OSC/ISO alleges that Respondent violated 
multiple provisions of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and its 
implementing regulations. As the Supreme Court stated in Gonzales v. 
Raich, ``the main objectives of the CSA were to conquer drug abuse and 
to control the legitimate and illegitimate traffic in controlled 
substances. . . . To effectuate these goals, Congress devised a closed 
regulatory system making it unlawful to . . . dispense[ ] or possess 
any controlled substance except in a manner authorized by the CSA.'' 
545 U.S. 1, at 12-13 (2005). In maintaining this closed regulatory 
system, ``[t]he CSA and its implementing regulations set forth strict 
requirements regarding registration, . . . drug security, and 
recordkeeping.'' Id. at 14.
    The OSC/ISO's allegations concern the CSA's ``statutory and 
regulatory provisions . . . mandating . . . compliance with . . . 
prescription requirements'' and, therefore, go to the heart of the 
CSA's ``closed regulatory system'' specifically designed ``to conquer 
drug abuse and to control the legitimate and illegitimate traffic in 
controlled substances,'' and ``to prevent the diversion of drugs from 
legitimate to illicit channels.'' Id. at 12-14, 27.

The Allegation That Respondent Issued Prescriptions Outside the Usual 
Course of Professional Practice

    According to the CSA's implementing regulations, a lawful 
prescription for controlled substances is one that is ``issued for a 
legitimate medical purpose by an individual practitioner acting in the 
usual course of his professional practice.'' 21 CFR 1306.04(a); see 
Gonzales v. Oregon, 546 U.S. 243, 274 (2006); United States v. Hayes, 
595 F.2d 258 (5th Cir. 1979), rehearing den., 598 F.2d 620 (5th Cir. 
1979), cert. denied, 444 U.S. 866 (1979); OSC/ISO, at 2. Under the CSA, 
``[a] physician who engages in the unauthorized practice of medicine is 
not a `practitioner acting in the usual course of professional 
practice.' '' United Prescription Servs., Inc., 72 FR 50397, 50407 
(2007) (citing 21 CFR 1306.04(a)); see also Gonzales v. Oregon, 546 
U.S. at 270 (``The very definition of a `practitioner' eligible to 
prescribe includes physicians `licensed, registered, or otherwise 
permitted, by the United States or the jurisdiction in which he 
practices' to dispense controlled substances. Sec.  802(21).''); OSC/
ISO, at 2. Moreover, it is unlawful for an individual who is not 
licensed to practice medicine in a state to issue a prescription for a 
controlled substance. United Prescription Servs., Inc., 72 FR at 50407 
(citing 21 CFR 1306.03(a)(1)).\5\
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    \5\ The Agency need not adjudicate the criminal violations 
alleged in the instant OSC. Ruan v. United States, 597 U.S. 450 
(2022) (decided in the context of criminal proceedings).
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    In order to lawfully prescribe a controlled substance in Arizona, a 
person ``must first . . . [o]btain and possess a current license or 
permit as a medical practitioner . . . .'' Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. sec. 
36-2522(A)(1); see also OSC/ISO, at 1. An individual who is not 
``licensed and authorized by law to use and prescribe drugs'' is not a 
``medical practitioner.'' Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. sec. 32-1901. Arizona 
defines the ``unauthorized practice of a health profession'' as 
``engag[ing] in the practice of a health profession without having the 
licensure or certification required to practice in that health 
profession in this state.'' Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. sec. 32-3227 (G); 
OSC/ISO, at 2.

III. Findings of Fact

The Allegation That Respondent Issued Prescriptions Outside the Usual 
Course of Professional Practice

    Respondent is a medical doctor in the state of Arizona. RD, at 2. 
On April 2024, Respondent entered into a first Interim Consent 
Agreement with the Arizona Medical Board (Board), which required 
Respondent to comply with certain terms in order to continue practicing 
medicine in the State of Arizona. GX 3; see also Tr. at 57-58; RD, at 
6. Respondent failed to comply with these terms, and shortly 
thereafter, the Board of Arizona offered him a second Interim Consent 
Agreement, which prohibited him ``from engaging in the practice of 
medicine in the State of Arizona . . . .'' GX 4; see also RD, at 6-7. 
Respondent's counsel received a copy of the second Interim Consent 
Agreement on June 21, 2024, and Respondent testified that he learned on 
June 24, 2024, that he would be restricted from practicing medicine if 
he and the Board's Executive signed the Interim Consent Agreement. Tr. 
70; see also RD, at 6-7. By its own terms, the Interim Consent 
Agreement would become effective ``on the date signed by the Board's 
Executive Director.'' GX 4; see also RD, at 4.
    Respondent signed the second Interim Consent Agreement on June 26, 
2024,

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and emailed the signed agreement to the Board at 3:49 p.m. (MST). GX 
13; see also RD, at 6-7. Thereafter, the Board's Executive Director 
signed the agreement and emailed the fully-executed version to 
Respondent at 4:48 p.m. (MST). GX 14; Tr. 84; see also RD, at 4. The 
Agency finds substantial record evidence that Respondent's authority to 
prescribe controlled substances in Arizona lapsed on January 26, 2024, 
at 4:48 p.m. RD, at 4.
    The Agency finds substantial record evidence that after 
Respondent's state authority lapsed, Respondent issued four 
prescriptions for controlled substances: (1) a prescription for 
lorazepam (a schedule IV benzodiazepine), issued to Patient R.B. at 
5:53 p.m.; (2) a prescription for morphine (a schedule II opioid), 
issued to Patient R.B. at 5:53 p.m.; (3) a prescription for morphine, 
issued to Patient D.H. at 5:53 p.m.; and (4) a prescription for 
lorazepam, issued to Patient B.T. at 6:23 p.m. GX 6, 11; see also RD, 
at 4. At the hearing, Respondent acknowledged that his state authority 
had lapsed when he wrote these prescriptions. See Transcript (Tr.) at 
84; RD, at 10-11; see also Respondent's Post-Hearing Brief, at 1-2.\6\
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    \6\ Under the Proposed Findings of Fact, Respondent admitted 
that he ``entered into an Interim Consent Agreement for Practice 
Restriction . . . with the Arizona Medical Board.'' Respondent's 
Post-Hearing Brief, at 1. Respondent also indicated that ``[t]he 
Interim Consent Agreement for Practice Restriction became effective 
on the date it was signed by the Arizona Medical Board's Executive 
Director, which was June 26, 2024.'' Id. at 2. Moreover, Respondent 
admitted that he issued four prescriptions after 4:48 p.m., 
(specifically between 5:53 p.m. and 6:23 p.m.). Id., at 2.
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    Accordingly, the Agency finds substantial record evidence that 
Respondent issued four prescriptions for controlled substances without 
possessing the requisite state authority to prescribe controlled 
substances in the State of Arizona.

IV. Discussion

A. The Five Public Interest Factors

    Under Section 304 of the CSA, ``[a] registration . . . to . . . 
distribute[ ] or dispense a controlled substance . . . may be suspended 
or revoked by the Attorney General upon a finding that the registrant . 
. . has committed such acts as would render his registration under . . 
. [21 U.S.C. 823] inconsistent with the public interest as determined 
by such section.'' 21 U.S.C. 824(a)(4). In the case of a 
``practitioner,'' Congress directed the Attorney General to consider 
five factors in making the public interest determination. 21 U.S.C. 
823(g)(1)(A-E).\7\ The five factors are considered in the disjunctive. 
Gonzales v. Oregon, 546 U.S. 243, 292-93 (2006) (Scalia, J., 
dissenting) (``It is well established that these factors are to be 
considered in the disjunctive,'' citing In re Arora, 60 FR 4447, 4448 
(1995)); Robert A. Leslie, M.D., 68 FR 15227, 15230 (2003). Each factor 
is weighed on a case-by-case basis. Morall v. Drug Enf't Admin., 412 
F.3d 165, 173-74 (D.C. Cir. 2005). Any one factor, or combination of 
factors, may be decisive. Penick Corp. v. Drug Enf't Admin., 491 F.3d 
483, 490 (D.C. Cir. 2007); Morall, 412 F.3d. at 185 n.2; David H. 
Gillis, M.D., 58 FR 37507, 37508 (1993).
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    \7\ The five factors of 21 U.S.C. 823(g)(1)(A-E) are:
    (A) The recommendation of the appropriate State licensing board 
or professional disciplinary authority.
    (B) The [registrant's] experience in dispensing, or conducting 
research with respect to controlled substances.
    (C) The [registrant's] conviction record under Federal or State 
laws relating to the manufacture, distribution, or dispensing of 
controlled substances.
    (D) Compliance with applicable State, Federal, or local laws 
relating to controlled substances.
    (E) Such other conduct which may threaten the public health and 
safety.
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    In this matter, while all of the 21 U.S.C. 823(g)(1) factors have 
been considered, the Agency finds that the Government's evidence in 
support of its prima facie case is confined to Factors B and D. See RD, 
at 11. Moreover, the Government has the burden of proof in this 
proceeding. 21 CFR 1301.44. The Agency agrees with the ALJ and finds 
that the Government's evidence satisfies its prima facie burden of 
showing that Respondent's registration would be ``inconsistent with the 
public interest.'' 21 U.S.C. 823(g)(1); RD, at 11.

B. Allegation That Respondent's Registration Is Inconsistent With the 
Public Interest

Factors B and/or D--Respondent Experience in Dispensing Controlled 
Substances and Compliance With Applicable Laws Related to Controlled 
Substances
    Evidence is considered under Public Interest Factors B and D when 
it reflects compliance or non-compliance with federal and local laws 
related to controlled substances and experience dispensing controlled 
substances. 21 U.S.C. 823(g)(1)(B) and (D); see also Kareem Hubbard, 
M.D., 87 FR 21156, 21162 (2022). Here, as found above, the Agency 
agrees with the ALJ and finds that substantial record evidence that 
Respondent issued four prescriptions for controlled substances without 
possessing the requisite state authority to prescribe controlled 
substances in the State of Arizona in violation of Ariz. Rev. Stat. 
Ann. secs. 36-2522(A). Accordingly, the Agency finds substantial record 
evidence that these prescriptions were issued outside the usual course 
of professional practice and violated federal and state laws, namely 21 
CFR 1306.4(a), and Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. secs. 36-2522(A).
    The Agency finds that Factors B and D weigh in favor of revocation 
of Respondent's registration and that Respondent's continued 
registration would be inconsistent with the public interest in 
balancing the factors of 21 U.S.C. 823(g)(1). Accordingly, the Agency 
finds that the Government established a prima facie case, that 
Respondent did not rebut that prima facie case, and that there is 
substantial record evidence supporting the revocation of Respondent's 
registration. 21 U.S.C. 823(g)(1).

III. Sanction

    Where, as here, the Government has met its prima facie burden of 
Respondent's registration is inconsistent with the public interest due 
to its numerous violations pertaining to controlled substances, the 
burden shifts to Respondent to show why he can be entrusted with a 
registration. Jones Total Health Care Pharmacy., 881 F.3d 823, 830 
(11th Cir. 2018); Morall, 412 F.3d at 174; Garrett Howard Smith, M.D., 
83 FR 18882, 18904 (2018). The issue of trust is necessarily a fact-
dependent determination based on the circumstances presented by the 
individual respondent. Jeffrey Stein, M.D., 84 FR 46968, 46972 (2019); 
see also Jones Total Health Care Pharmacy, 881 F.3d at 833. Moreover, 
as past performance is the best predictor of future performance, DEA 
Administrators have required that a registrant who has committed acts 
inconsistent with the public interest must accept responsibility for 
those acts and demonstrate that it will not engage in future 
misconduct. Jones Total Health Care Pharmacy, 881 F.3d at 833; ALRA 
Labs, Inc. v. Drug Enf't Admin., 54 F.3d 450, 452 (7th Cir. 1995). A 
registrant's acceptance of responsibility must be unequivocal. Jones 
Total Health Care Pharmacy, 881 F.3d at 830-31. In addition, a 
registrant's candor during the investigation and hearing has been an 
important factor in determining acceptance of responsibility and the 
appropriate sanction. Id. Further, the Agency has found that the 
egregiousness and extent of the misconduct are significant factors in 
determining the appropriate sanction. Id. at 834 & n.4. The Agency has 
also considered the need to deter similar acts by the

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respondent and by the community of registrants. Jeffrey Stein, M.D., 84 
FR at 46972-73.

A. Acceptance of Responsibility

    The Agency agrees with the ALJ that there is substantial record 
evidence that Respondent failed to unequivocally accept responsibility 
for his misconduct. RD, at 15. When given several opportunities to 
accept responsibility at the hearing, Respondent failed to precisely 
articulate what he did wrong. See Respondent's Post-Hearing Brief, at 
5; Tr. 77; RD, at 13. For example, Respondent did not acknowledge that 
he engaged in unprofessional conduct by violating the consent 
agreement; instead, he testified that he ``was too busy to check [his] 
email.'' Tr. 88; see also RD, at 13-14. Respondent also testified that 
if given another chance to correct his misconduct, the only adjustment 
he would have made was to check his email before issuing the 
prescriptions. Tr. 77; see also RD, at 15. Furthermore, in response to 
the ALJ's question as to why he neglected to check his email prior to 
prescribing the controlled substances, Respondent answered that he was 
working to complete his medical duties, such as ``documentation and . . 
. communicating with [his] nursing staff.'' Tr. 87; see also RD, at 15. 
Significantly, Respondent never admitted that he violated the CSA by 
prescribing two Schedule II opioids and two Schedule IV benzodiazepine 
after he had signed the agreement. See RD, at 16-19.
    Moreover, when the ALJ asked about his commitment to prevent future 
diversion of controlled substances, Respondent failed to offer concrete 
solutions, such as ensuring that he would transition his medical duties 
prior to losing his state authority. Tr. at 79-80; see RD, 12-15. 
Instead, Respondent detracted from his acceptance of responsibility by 
focusing his testimony on when, technically, he lost authority to 
prescribe medication. He testified that he ``knew that the restriction 
took effect not when [he] signed [the agreement] but when the executive 
director of the Medical Board signed it.'' Tr. 87; see RD, at 13. 
Respondent also attempted to excuse his misconduct by highlighting the 
shortage of medical professionals in his community and implying that he 
had no choice but to issue the prescriptions. Tr. 81-82; see also RD, 
at 15
    Respondent's attempts at the hearing to minimize, justify, and 
excuse his misconduct detract from his acceptance of responsibility and 
show that he lacked an understanding of the gravity of his misconduct. 
See Tr. 77; RD, at 12-14.\8\ See Jones Total Health Care Pharmacy, LLC, 
881 F.3d at 833 (finding that ``it was reasonable for the agency to 
conclude that [respondent's] failure to clearly acknowledge even 
unintentional misconduct demonstrated lack of understanding of her 
legal obligations'').
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    \8\ Respondent filed an Exception to the RD and emphasized that 
he ``accepted responsibility for his actions and explained what 
actions he should have taken.'' Respondent's Exception to the 
Recommended Decision of the Administrative Law, at 2 (citing to Tr. 
77). Respondent argued that the ALJ misconstrued his explanations of 
his misconduct as undermining his acceptance of responsibility, when 
in fact they were meant to provide context for the tribunal in 
interpreting his actions. Id. The Agency agrees with the ALJ's 
analysis of Respondent's testimony and agrees that Respondent made 
many statements that undermined his acceptance of responsibility. 
The Agency ``has long considered statements that are aimed at 
minimizing the egregiousness of its conduct to weigh against a 
finding of acceptance of full responsibility.'' Medical Pharmacy, 86 
FR 72030, 72054 (2021); see also Michael A. White v. Drug Enf't 
Admin., 626 F. App'x 493, 496-97 (5th Cir. 2015). Moreover, the 
Agency has long noted that ``the degree of acceptance of 
responsibility that is required does not hinge on the respondent 
uttering `magic words' of repentance, but rather on whether the 
respondent has credibly and candidly demonstrated that he will not 
repeat the same behavior and endanger the public in a manner that 
instills confidence in the Administrator.'' Jeffrey Stein, M.D., 84 
FR 46968, 46973 (2019). Here, Respondent has not met his burden.
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    Regarding these matters, there is no record evidence that 
Respondent takes responsibility, let alone unequivocal responsibility, 
for the founded violations. Accordingly, Respondent did not convince 
the Agency that he would comply with the legal requirements of the CSA 
in the future or that he can be entrusted with a registration.

B. Deterrence and Egregiousness

    In addition to unequivocally accepting responsibility, the Agency 
considers both specific and general deterrence when determining an 
appropriate sanction. Daniel A. Glick, 80 FR 74800, 74810 (2015). In 
this case, the Agency agrees with the ALJ and finds substantial 
evidence that ``it must impose a sanction on Respondent to impress upon 
him that he cannot be negligent in such important matters.'' RD, at 19. 
Respondent was aware that he had signed a legal agreement that 
restricted his medical practice but failed to adhere to the terms of 
the agreement. Id., at 19.
    The Agency further agrees with the ALJ that the interests of 
general deterrence compel a similar result. RD, at 18. As the ALJ 
states, ``this tribunal must craft a sanction that sends a message to 
all registrants that the Agency takes such conduct seriously.'' Id., at 
18. If the Agency permitted Respondent to retain his registration, it 
would signal that registrants may be negligent or inattentive to 
contractual terms and laws that restrict their medical practice, even 
when those rules are crucial to preventing the abuse and diversion of 
dangerous controlled substances.\9\ Prescribing controlled substances 
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egregious violation of the CSA and an act of diversion.
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    \9\ The ALJ concluded that Respondent's conduct was egregious, 
but found that this was an ``unusual case, with narrow facts.'' RD, 
at 16. Because Respondent issued the prescriptions within ninety 
minutes of the practice restriction, the ALJ suspended Respondent's 
registration for six months instead of revoking his registration. 
Id., at 19.
     In his Post-Hearing Brief, Respondent argued, in part, that his 
misconduct was not egregious because it was not intentional. 
Respondent's Post-Hearing Brief, at 7 (citing Paul J. Caragine, 63 
FR 51592, 51602 (1998). But in Caragine, the Agency was clear that 
misconduct need not be intentional to revoke a registrant's 
registration: ``[j]ust because misconduct is unintentional, innocent 
or devoid of improper motivation, does not preclude revocation or 
denial.'' Id. at 51601. Indeed, the Agency emphasized that 
``[c]areless or negligent handling of controlled substances create 
the opportunity for diversion and could justify revocation or 
denial.'' Id.; see also RD, at 17 (``Agency precedent has 
consistently held that even unintentional misconduct can nonetheless 
create a substantial risk of diversion and be egregious.'') (citing 
Paul J. Caragine, Jr., 63 FR at 51601) (other citations omitted).
     The Government argued in its Exceptions that ``the overall 
egregiousness of Respondent's conduct'' warrants a revocation. 
Government's Exception to the RD, at 3. Here, they argue, Respondent 
violated the CSA and committed an act of diversion when he 
unlawfully prescribed controlled substances without state authority. 
See 21 CFR 1306.04(a).
     In general, the Agency believes that prescribing controlled 
substances without state authority is an egregious act. However, the 
Agency is not required to find that a registrant's misconduct is 
egregious before revoking a registration where, as here, the 
registrant has failed to accept responsibility. Cf. Jones Total 
Health Care Pharmacy, 881 F.3d at 833 (rejecting respondent's 
argument that its conduct was not egregious enough to warrant a 
sanction of revocation and highlighting the Agency's historical 
focus on acceptance of responsibility: ``The DEA decisions 
Petitioners rely on are distinguishable because, in each of the 
decisions, the agency found that the registrant had rebutted the 
government's case by, among other things, admitting fault or 
expressing remorse. . . . Petitioners . . . do not cite any decision 
in which the DEA has continued a registration despite finding that 
the registrant did not fully accept responsibility''); MacKay v. 
Drug Enf't Admin., 664 F.3d 808, 822 (10th Cir. 2011) (finding that 
``because [the respondent] ha[d] not accepted responsibility for his 
conduct, revocation of his registration [was] entirely consistent 
with DEA policy''); Jeffery J. Becker, D.D.S., 77 FR 72387, 72408 
(2012) (``Agency precedent has firmly placed acknowledgement of 
guilt and acceptance of responsibility as conditions precedent to 
merit the granting or continuation of status as a registrant.''); 
Jayam Krishna-Iyer, M.D., 74 FR 459, 464 (2009) (``even where the 
Agency's proof establishes that a practitioner has committed only a 
few acts of diversion, this Agency will not grant or continue the 
practitioner's registration unless he accepts responsibility for his 
misconduct''). Here, Respondent's failure to unequivocally accept 
responsibility demonstrated that the Agency cannot trust him to 
responsibly handle controlled substances.
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    In sum, Respondent has not offered sufficient credible evidence on 
the record to rebut the Government's case for revocation, and 
Respondent has not demonstrated that he can be entrusted with the 
responsibility of registration. Accordingly, the Agency will order that 
Respondent's registration be revoked.

Order

    Pursuant to 28 CFR. 0.100(b) and the authority vested in me by 21 
U.S.C. 824(a) and 21 U.S.C. 823(g)(1), I hereby revoke DEA Certificate 
of Registration No. FD 3660304 issued to Peter Dashkoff, M.D. Further, 
pursuant to 28 CFR 0.100(b) and the authority vested in me by 21 U.S.C. 
824(a) and 21 U.S.C. 823(g)(1), I hereby deny any pending applications 
of Peter Dashkoff, M.D., to renew or modify this registration, as well 
as any other pending application of Peter Dashkoff, M.D., for 
additional registration in the state of Arizona. This Order is 
effective June 6, 2025.

Signing Authority

    This document of the Drug Enforcement Administration was signed on 
May 1, 2025, by Acting Administrator Derek Maltz. That document with 
the original signature and date is maintained by DEA. For 
administrative purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of 
the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DEA Federal 
Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit the 
document in electronic format for publication, as an official document 
of DEA. This administrative process in no way alters the legal effect 
of this document upon publication in the Federal Register.

Heather Achbach,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Drug Enforcement Administration.
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