DEA Registration Application & Denial

The DEA Denial Explained

If you’ve worked hard to become a medical provider and have been denied for DEA approval, you’re not alone. Doctors, dentists, nurse practitioners, and veterinarians all require this designation to prescribe important medications. The DEA occasionally denies applications or makes the process as difficult as possible. It’s unfair to be subjected to such scrutiny. Fortunately, a skilled healthcare attorney can help you reduce the burden in getting that all-important prescriber number you’ll need to conduct business. This informative article will explain how the denial process works and what can be done to help you get the application approved.

The DEA’s Process in Denying a Credential

The DEA is supposed to process all applications for prescribers in good faith. This means that unless they have a reason to not approve the application, there shouldn’t be any stumbling blocks. There are only seven legitimate ways the DEA is supposed to revoke a current registration or deny a new application. Those reasons are as follows:

• • Erroneous or omitted information submitted to the DEA

• • Medicare or Medicaid exclusion

• • A controlled substance felony conviction