A DEA number is a series of numbers assigned to a health care provider, allowing them to write prescriptions for controlled substances. Legally the DEA number is solely to be used for tracking controlled substances. The DEA number, however, is often used by the industry as a general "prescriber" number that is a unique identifier for anyone who can prescribe medication.

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  • A DEA number is a series of numbers assigned to a health care provider, allowing them to write prescriptions for controlled substances. Legally the DEA number is solely to be used for tracking controlled substances. The DEA number, however, is often used by the industry as a general "prescriber" number that is a unique identifier for anyone who can prescribe medication. A valid DEA number consists of: * 2 letters, 6 numbers, & 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 The seventh digit is a "checksum" that is calculated as: Add together the first, third and fifth digits Add together the second, fourth and sixth digits and multiply the sum by 2 Add the above 2 numbers The last digit (the ones value) of this last sum is used as the seventh digit in the DEA number The first letter of the DEA # is based upon the business activity of the registrant. The most common business activities are Practitioner, Mid-Level Practitioner, Pharmacy, Hospital/Clinic and Teaching Institution, each possessing an "F" for the first letter of their DEA #. Per US DOJ : "Due to the large Type A (Practitioner) registrant population, the initial alpha letter "B" has been exhausted. DEA will begin using the new alpha letter "F" as the initial character for all new registration for Type A (Practitioner) registrations."
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  • A DEA number is a series of numbers assigned to a health care provider, allowing them to write prescriptions for controlled substances. Legally the DEA number is solely to be used for tracking controlled substances. The DEA number, however, is often used by the industry as a general "prescriber" number that is a unique identifier for anyone who can prescribe medication.
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  • DEA number
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