The country has been given three weeks to explain "inconsistencies" or risk being excluded from the Olympics and world championships. Russia also faces being barred from hosting major events.
"There's evidence this data has been deleted," chairman of WADA's compliance panel, Jonathan Taylor said. "We need to understand from the Russian authorities what their explanation is."
Russia handed over data from its Moscow laboratory in January as a condition of its reintegration back into the sporting fold after a three-year suspension for a state-sponsored doping program.
But on Monday WADA said its executive committee had been informed that a formal compliance procedure had been opened over the discovery of "inconsistencies".
Russia has already risked fresh sanctions by missing the original 12/31/18 deadline to hand over the data. WADA lifted a three-year ban on the country in September on the strict condition samples were sent by the end of the calendar year.
On Monday the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) confirmed its decision to uphold a ban on Russia just four days before the start of the World Championships in Doha after hearing a report from its task force overseeing the country's reinstatement efforts.
But Russia now faces the prospect of being excluded from many other events, including next year's Olympics in Tokyo and football's 2022 World Cup.
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