<P> A DEA number (DEA Registration Number) is an identifier assigned to a health care provider (such as a physician, optometrist, pharmacist, dentist, or veterinarian) by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration allowing them to write prescriptions for controlled substances . </P> <P> 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 . </P>

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