{"id":"987f730e-a30d-494e-b890-e4a33f5d45dc","task":"DEA registration validation in provider credentialing","domain":"deadiversion.usdoj.gov","steps":["For primary source verification, submit a validation request through the DEA Diversion Control Division authorization process at https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov; organizations must apply for authorized access before querying the primary source database.","Once authorized, use the DEA Registration Validation Tool to query by DEA number; the check returns registration status, schedules authorized, and expiration date.","For credentialing intake, collect the DEA registration number from the provider and validate the checksum algorithmically: the DEA number has a defined mathematical check digit formula that can catch typos before a database query.","Verify that the registrant name and address on file with the DEA match the provider's current practice location; discrepancies require the provider to update their DEA registration before privileges are granted.","Store DEA number, schedules, expiration date, and last verification date in the credentialing system; set alerts for expiration within 90 days.","Re-verify DEA status at each recredentialing cycle and monthly per the 2025 NCQA requirement for exclusion/sanction monitoring — DEA revocations are reportable events."],"gotchas":["The DEA does not provide a public, no-auth API for bulk verification; unauthorized access attempts are a legal violation — organizations must obtain formal authorization from the DEA before querying the primary source.","Not all providers require a DEA registration — providers who do not prescribe controlled substances do not have (and should not be expected to have) a DEA number; do not flag their absence as a deficiency for non-prescribers.","DEA registrations are practice-location specific; a provider with multiple practice locations may hold multiple DEA numbers — verify all active registrations, not just the first one on file."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-12T13:25:26.610Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"sampled","method":"legacy-file-sample","at":"2026-06-13T18:44:16.527Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/987f730e-a30d-494e-b890-e4a33f5d45dc"}