Total Men’s Primary Care and Dr. Mason Jones Agree to Pay Up to $600,000 in Civil Penalties for Alleged Violations of the Controlled Substances Act
AUSTIN, Texas – Total MD Physicians Group, P.L.L.C., doing business as Total Men’s Primary Care, and Dr. Mason Jones, a physician registered with the Drug Enforcement Administration to handle controlled substances at several Total Men’s Primary Care clinics in the Austin area, have agreed to a consent judgment requiring them to pay up to $600,000 in civil penalties for violating the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), 21 U.S.C. §§ 801 et seq.
The settlement resolves allegations that Total Men’s Primary Care and Dr. Jones violated the CSA by failing to comply with certain recordkeeping requirements and electronically signing and transmitting prescriptions for a Schedule II controlled substance without a doctor/patient relationship. These violations were identified by DEA following onsite inspections of three Total Men’s Primary Care locations in Austin, Bee Cave, and Cedar Park in 2023.
In 2024, while DEA’s investigation was pending, Dr. Jones voluntarily retired fourteen certificates of registration affiliated with Total Men’s Primary Care locations in Austin, Hutto, Round Rock, Georgetown, New Braunfels, San Marcos, Kyle, and Cedar Park. He later surrendered for cause four additional DEA certificates of registration.
Under the terms of their civil settlement agreement with the United States, Total Men’s Primary Care and Dr. Jones can satisfy their legal obligation under the consent judgment by paying the Government $300,000 within 12 months.
“When medical providers violate patient trust and federal law, my Office will hold them accountable through whatever means available,” said U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas Justin R. Simmons. “The American people deserve a healthcare system they can rely on, and we, along with our partners at the DEA, intend to do all we can to ensure its reliability.”
“DEA San Antonio Diversion investigators work tirelessly to protect the public from physicians who abuse their trusted privilege,” said DEA Special Agent in Charge for the San Antonio Division Miguel Madrigal. “Reckless and unlawful prescribing practices endanger public health, fuel prescription drug misuse, and undermine the integrity of the medical profession. The DEA will continue holding any medical professionals who violates the law accountable.”
DEA’s San Antonio Division Office led the investigation of this matter. Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas Parnham negotiated the settlement on behalf of the Government.
The claims resolved by the settlement are allegations only and there has been no determination of liability.
