William C. Gardner, D.D.S.
Outcome
New Mexico Board of Dental Health Care revoked Gardner's dental license effective January 1, 2020, for fraudulent insurance claims, falsifying x-rays, and prescribing controlled substances on an expired license; DEA revoked Certificate of Registration effective October 1, 2021.
Details
William C. Gardner, D.D.S. — License Revocation and DEA Revocation for Insurance Fraud and Unlicensed Prescribing (2014–2021)
Outcome: The New Mexico Board of Dental Health Care revoked William C. Gardner's dental license effective January 1, 2020, after years of disciplinary proceedings beginning in 2014 for submitting fraudulent insurance claims, falsifying x-rays, prescribing controlled substances on an expired license, and failing to cooperate with investigations; the DEA revoked his DEA registration effective October 1, 2021.
William C. Gardner, D.D.S. was an Albuquerque, New Mexico dentist who had accumulated a disciplinary record with the New Mexico Board of Dental Health Care beginning in 2014. His alleged misconduct included submitting fraudulent claims to insurance companies, falsifying dental x-rays, prescribing controlled substances while his dental license was suspended or expired, and failing to cooperate with investigating authorities.
The New Mexico Board of Dental Health Care revoked Gardner's dental license effective January 1, 2020. On December 12, 2020, the Board issued a Decision and Default Order confirming the revocation. Gardner's New Mexico controlled substances license also expired. Without both a dental license and state controlled substance authority, Gardner lacked the authority to handle controlled substances in New Mexico — rendering his DEA registration invalid.
Reports emerged that Gardner continued to practice dentistry after his license was revoked, resulting in his arrest for practicing without a license. The DEA issued an Order to Show Cause based on his lack of state authority. On July 19, 2021, the ALJ granted the Government's Motion for Summary Disposition and recommended revocation. The DEA adopted the recommendation and revoked his Certificate of Registration. The Decision and Order was published in the Federal Register on October 1, 2021.
Primary Source: William C. Gardner, D.D.S.; Decision and Order (Fed. Reg. Oct. 1, 2021)
How Crucible Prevents This
Gardner was accused of prescribing controlled substances on an expired license and continued practicing despite license suspension — patterns that Crucible's license status monitoring and controlled substance prescribing audit controls would have flagged in real time, preventing any further prescribing during license lapses.
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