DEA Revokes Registration for Seattle Nurse Who Wrote Prescriptions for Controlled Substances After His State License Was Suspended
Nurse Practitioner Issued Controlled Substances to Himself
File photo: DEA Diversion
SEATTLE, Wash.--On June 20, 2025, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) revoked the DEA registration of registered nurse practitioner (ARNP) Scott Eric Hansen. Hansen’s state license was indefinitely suspended in 2024 after a finding that his ability to issue controlled substance prescriptions posed an immediate danger to public health and safety.
An investigation conducted by the DEA Seattle Field Division Diversion Group revealed that Hansen had issued controlled substances to himself at least 14 times and wrote as many as 54 prescriptions for individuals after his state license was suspended.
“DEA has a relationship of special trust with healthcare providers who are authorized to dispense potentially dangerous drugs," said David F. Reames, Special Agent in Charge, DEA Seattle Field Division. "Mr. Hansen abused that trust and DEA moved swiftly to ensure the public’s safety by ending his ability to prescribe controlled substances in the future.”
Hansen admitted that he issued at least five prescriptions for controlled substances after his license was suspended, including prescriptions for oxycodone/acetaminophen (Schedule II opioid) and buprenorphine (Schedule III opioid). Hansen worked alone at Emerald City Practice, which is now closed.
The DEA subsequently issued an Immediate Suspension Order against Hansen’s DEA registration. On June 20, 2025, Acting Administrator Robert J. Murphy signed an order to revoke Hansen's DEA registration, and any pending applications by Hansen were denied.
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