DEA Revokes Texas Doctor Andrew Jones, M.D.’s Controlled Substance Registrations
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On December 9, 2024, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) sent an Order to Show Cause to Andrew Jones, M.D. of Houston, Texas. The DEA threatened to revoke his DEA Certificate of Registration numbers FJ3614826 and FJ9984154. The reason was that Dr. Jones no longer had the authority to prescribe, give out, or handle controlled substances in the state of Texas, where he was registered.
Dr. Jones asked for a hearing and gave a Supplemental Answer. Later, the Government filed a Motion for Summary Disposition. Dr. Jones responded and supplied evidence. On February 11, 2025, Administrative Law Judge Teresa A. Wallbaum granted the Government’s Motion. She said Dr. Jones did not have Texas state authority to handle controlled substances. The judge said there was “no genuine issue of material fact in this case.” Dr. Jones did not file any exceptions to the judge’s recommended decision.
The DEA reviewed the record and agreed with the judge’s findings. The DEA said it would take official notice that, on or about April 4, 2024, the Texas Medical Board temporarily restricted Dr. Jones’s medical license. Dr. Jones is not allowed to possess, give out, or prescribe controlled substances in Texas. State online records confirm that Dr. Jones’s license is active but remains restricted.
The DEA explained that, by law, a practitioner must have state authority to handle controlled substances. If a doctor loses this authority, they cannot have a DEA registration. This rule is based on the Controlled Substances Act. The law says a practitioner must be licensed, registered, or allowed by the state to handle controlled substances. Without this, a doctor cannot prescribe or give out such drugs.
According to the Texas law, “dispense” means delivering or prescribing a controlled substance as part of professional practice. Only practitioners licensed or otherwise allowed in Texas can do this. Since Dr. Jones lost his authority, he does not qualify for a DEA registration in Texas.
As a result, the DEA has revoked Dr. Jones’s DEA Certificate of Registration numbers FJ3614826 and FJ9984154. The DEA also denied any pending applications from Dr. Jones to renew or change these registrations. Any other requests for registration by Dr. Jones in Texas are also denied.
The order will be effective August 8, 2025.
This order was signed by Acting Administrator Robert J. Murphy of the DEA on July 1, 2025. The document was submitted for publication by Heather Achbach, DEA Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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