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A DEA number (DEA Registration Number) is an
identifier assigned to a health care provider (such as a
physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner,
optometrist, podiatrist, dentist, or veterinarian) by the
United States Drug Enforcement Administration
allowing them to write prescriptions for controlled
substances.
Though there is no legal basis for preventing its use as
a general prescriber identification number, for security
reasons the DEA prefers that DEA registration
numbers only be used for authenticating and tracking
prescriptions for controlled substances. The agency
prefers that the National Provider Identifier be used for
general identification purposes.[1]
Current format
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A valid DEA number consists of:
2 letters, 6 numbers, and 1 check digit
The first letter is a code identifying the type of
registrant (see below)
The second letter is the first letter of the registrant's
last name, or "9" for registrants using a business
address instead of name.
Of the seven digits that follow, the seventh digit is a
"checksum" that is calculated similarly to the Luhn
algorithm, with the following steps:
Add together the first, third and fifth digits call
this CALC1,3,5
Add together the second, fourth and sixth digits
and multiply the sum by 2, call this CALC2,4,6
Add CALC1,3,5 + CALC2,4,6 call this CHECK
The rightmost digit of CHECK (the digit in the
ones place) is used as the check digit in the
DEA number
Registrant type (first letter of DEA Number):[2]
A/B/F/G – Hospital/Clinic/Practitioner/Teaching
Institution/Pharmacy
M – Mid-Level Practitioner (NP/PA/OD/ET, etc.)
P/R –
Manufacturer/Distributor/Researcher/Analytical
Lab/Importer/Exporter/Reverse Distributor/Narcotic
Treatment Program
For example, for a registrant using a business address
instead of a name, the DEA number might look like
"F91234563". In some cases, multiple people
(possibly including interns or nurses) are prescribing
under the supervision of a more senior prescriber. In
this case, the supervised individual may be identified
by affixing an ID string to the end of the supervisor's
DEA number, after a dash, e.g. "F91234563-001AB".
Older format
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Last edited 4 months ago by RFZYNSPY
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