Is it allowed to have two DEA license? I have already one through the military but this license is limited for federal and state institution use.
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That is a question for the DEA. Presumably if you have a DEA number assigned to your name, you should be able to use it for prescribing anywhere. Your patients can take your prescriptions to a civilian pharmacy if they want. If you have an institutional number, as you might as a resident, then your use of that number might be limited to prescribing done as part of work for your institution, but not elsewhere, say as a moonlighter. I don't think you are prevented from applying for a DEA number apart from your institution. The only issue would be paying the fee, which might not be waived if you already have a no-fee number for federal/state institutional use.
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The answer is yes, you can have two. If you are planning on moonlighting then you will need to apply for a second, personal license since you cannot use your federal one in a civilian job (unless you are moonlighting at the VA or other fed facility).
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Yes, you can have two. The cost of the second one will come out of your pocket.
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But if you're going to use it for moonlighting you can deduct it on your taxes, generally.
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If you play your cards right, you can get your locums company to cover the cost of the DEA license as well as any applicable state license(s).
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I found out an interesting fact while applying for a personal DEA number to use while working off-duty. The DEA number represents the facility where the controlled substances are being dispensed. It's not like a driver's license or medical license that follows you everywhere. You are technically supposed to have a separate DEA number for every facility where you dispense controlled substances. If you move hospitals you call the DEA and have the address changed to the new hospital. I could not believe this. You're telling me that every anesthesiologist, EM, IM, general surgeon that works at 10 hospitals downtown has 10 DEA numbers? No, they put their office address or just have one at the main place the work. But, if you talk to the DEA people, you are supposed to have a different number for every location.
