To check the status of your submission, call 800.882. 9539. To check the status, you’ll need the control number, your SSN, and your date of birth. You must have an active license in the state where you plan to practice when you first apply for a DEA registration.
What do the first two letters of a DEA number mean?
The first letter is a code to identify the type of prescriber (i.e., a hospital, a practitioner, a manufacturer, etc.). The second letter is the first letter of the prescriber’s last name. The seven numbers follow, and the seventh is the check digit. Let’s walk though the steps of how to verify the DEA number.
How do you find the last digit of a DEA number?
DEA will begin using the new alpha letter “F” as the initial character for all new registration for Type A (Practitioner) registrations.” 30 The right most digit (ones column) is the check digit and should be the last digit in the DEA license number.
What does F mean in a DEA number?
DEA has stated that the first letter of the registration number is “almost always followed by the first letter of the registrant’s last name” (for example, “F” for Dr. William Feelgood), then a computer-generated sequence of seven numbers (for example AF1234567).
What is a DEA number example?
Once you’ve isolated the correct 6 digits, add the second, fourth, and sixth digits together. Using our example DEA number: H93456781 ¯ 4+6+8 = 18 Step 3: Multiply the even-positioned sum by 2. In our example, 18 x 2 = 36 Step 4: Add the odd-positioned digits.
How many letters are in a valid DEA number?
Why DEA Numbers Are Important
DEA numbers allow the DEA to monitor who is prescribing controlled substances and the quantities prescribed. DEA numbers follow a specific format — two letters, six numbers, and one check digit — that verifies the number’s validity and reveals the prescriber.
How are controlled substances stored?
Controlled substances must be stored in substantially constructed, double-locking boxes that have been mounted on a wall or bolted into a laboratory bench drawer. Locked drawers alone do not provide adequate security for storage of controlled substances.
How many refills are allowed on a testosterone prescription?
Testosterone is a controlled substance, and by law, prescriptions of controlled substances are only valid for 6 months. Your doctor may have put 8 refills on your prescription, but we are only allowed to honor 5 refills within 6 months-possibly even less, depending on how the prescription was written.
