Johann Farley, M.D.: DEA registration order
Oct 11, 2026 edition · GC-2026-0189 · Published 2026-10-11 · Version 4 · Final
DEA revoked Johann Farley’s registration based on mandatory federal healthcare-program exclusion following a healthcare-fraud plea. The final order is effective October 29, but program exclusion and expiration of the DEA registration predate that date. They require separate credentialing checks.
What happened
DEA’s order concerning Johann Farley, M.D., revokes registration BF8869628 and denies pending renewal, modification and additional Indiana registration applications. Signed September 21 and published September 29, it takes effect October 29, 2026. The agency found that a June 11, 2024 federal healthcare-fraud guilty plea led to mandatory exclusion from Medicare, Medicaid and all federal healthcare programs for a minimum of twelve years, effective May 20, 2025. The DEA case proceeded to default after the registrant did not continue defending it.
The decision relies on mandatory exclusion as an independent statutory basis for registration action and distinguishes it from permissive exclusion. It also records that the DEA registration had expired September 30, 2025. Neither that expiration nor the earlier program exclusion should be obscured by the future effective date of the final administrative order. For organizations using exclusion and credentialing data, the practical distinction is between an old criminal plea, an already effective exclusion, an expired registration and the newly published final decision. The order does not itself establish later reinstatement or a stay.
Scope and timing
- Authority status
- Final
- Applicability
- Operationally relevant
- Audience
- Health systems, Provider networks
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Recorded date
- 2026-10-29
- Date type
- effective
Why it matters
The action identifies a control failure relevant to provider, payer or vendor oversight. Its procedural status must be kept separate from any allegation.
Recommended action
Verify both current exclusion and DEA status, including the earlier exclusion and expiration dates. Do not use the final-order date as a grace period for reimbursement or controlled-substance activities.
Case details
- agencies
- Drug Enforcement Administration
- entities
- Johann Farley, M.D.
- action Type
- Administrative order
- event Date
- 2026-09-21
- alleged Conduct
- DEA administrative registration eligibility and public-interest findings stated in the final order.
- resolution
- Final administrative order. Effective October 29, 2026.
Operational lessons
- Check controlled-substance authority independently of professional licensure, and review counterparties implicated by the specific order.
Sources
- Johann Farley, M.D.; Decision and OrderOfficial · Justice Department, Drug Enforcement Administration · 2026-09-29 · Source review 2026-10-11
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