DEA Revokes Registrations of Dr. Chantal F. Nouvellon, D.O.
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The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has revoked the Certificates of Registration for Dr. Chantal F. Nouvellon, D.O. The decision was announced in the Federal Register on October 20, 2025.
On April 2, 2025, the DEA issued an Order to Show Cause to Dr. Nouvellon. The DEA proposed revoking her DEA registrations, BN5595775 and FN5439016. The reason was that Dr. Nouvellon no longer had authority to handle controlled substances in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. These are the states where she was registered with the DEA.
The Order to Show Cause told Dr. Nouvellon she could ask for a hearing. She did not request a hearing. The DEA decided she was in default. By regulation, default means she gave up her right to a hearing and admitted the facts in the DEA’s order.
The DEA served the order by email to Dr. Nouvellon’s attorney and later directly to her. Dr. Nouvellon responded by saying she was not prescribing since her suspension. There was no further response from her.
According to the DEA, Dr. Nouvellon’s Massachusetts medical license was suspended on October 17, 2024. Online records show her Massachusetts license is still suspended. The DEA also found that her New Hampshire license was suspended on December 20, 2024, and it remains suspended.
Because Dr. Nouvellon is not licensed in either state, she cannot practice medicine or handle controlled substances there. The rules say a doctor must have state authority to handle controlled substances. Without a valid state license, a doctor cannot have a DEA registration.
Massachusetts law defines a “practitioner” as a person registered to handle controlled substances in the state. New Hampshire law says that only a properly licensed practitioner may prescribe, administer, or dispense controlled drugs.
With both state licenses suspended, Dr. Nouvellon is not allowed to handle controlled substances in either state. As a result, her DEA registrations for those states have been revoked.
The order, signed by DEA Administrator Terrance Cole, also denies any pending applications for Dr. Nouvellon to renew or change her DEA registrations. It also denies any new applications for registration in Massachusetts or New Hampshire. The order takes effect on November 19, 2025.
The order was processed according to DEA procedures and published for official record.
Source: Federal Register, Volume 90, Number 200, October 20, 2025, Pages 48378-48379.
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