Louisiana Medical Board Reprimands Psychiatrist Lynn Simon following Controlled Substance Violation

August 5, 2025

On January 27, 2025, the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners officially reprimanded Baton Rouge psychiatrist Lynn Simon and imposed practice restrictions upon his license. 

On July 30, 2021, Simon was named as a defendant in a civil action in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana for allegedly violating the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) by prescribing and dispensing prescriptions for controlled dangerous substances (CDS) without a valid registration. Specifically, he prescribed to patients the narcotic substance Tramadol, the controlled substance Lyrica, and the controlled substance Vimpat.  

On November 16, 2022, Simon acknowledged that he violated the CSA. He admitted to issuing twenty-one (21) prescriptions for Schedule IV and V CDS from October 5, 2015, through May 10, 2019, in violation of the CSA and agreed (1) to a civil judgment of $61,000; and (2) not to violate any provisions of the CSA or the regulations promulgated thereunder, and that any such violation would result in the immediate and permanent revocation, invalidation, and forfeiture of his DEA registration.

As a result, the Board fined Simon $2,000 and placed his license on probation indefinitely. He is prohibited from practicing in the field of pain management and from prescribing any narcotic drugs. Further, he is subject to practice monitoring.   

Simon was previously the subject of disciplinary action by the Board for violations of the Louisiana Medical Practice Act (the MPA) related to prescribing controlled dangerous substances:

In 1984, the Board revoked his medical license for prescribing a Schedule II controlled substance (Dilaudid) for outpatient detoxification of opiates. In 1991, the Board reinstated his medical license on probation and prohibited him from prescribing Schedule II and III CDS “at any time” and “for the duration of his life.”

In 2011, the Board prohibited Simon from practicing in the fields of chronic pain or obesity management and imposed a lifetime prohibition of prescribing “any narcotic medication.”

Source: Consent Order in the Matter of Lynn Simon, M.D., credential no. MD.013348, case no. 2020-I-372, Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners, Jan. 27, 2025.