Every physician who administers, prescribes, or dispenses any controlled substance must be registered with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).The DEA’s policy regarding locum tenens states that an individual physician may use his or her DEA registration number issued for a given location at other locations, including across state lines, if three conditions are met. First, the DEA registration number is used in the course of activities carried out on behalf of another DEA registrant. Second, the necessary licenses have been obtained from the jurisdiction(s) in which the activities will be carried out. Third, the activities are temporary in nature. CompHealth encourages physicians to transfer registration to the state of their assignment. Our experts have compiled an in-depth article to streamline the process for you and make it as easy as possible.

Drug enforcement administration offices and contacts

The U.S. Department of Justice requires anybody in the business of narcotic treatment program, manufacturing, distributing, dispensing or instructing, research, importing, exporting and analysis of controlled substances and drugs to be registered with the DEA. Register with DEA at the following locations or online. Note: Registration assistance will be available during normal business hours to help you with information about new applications, renewals, order forms, or changes to an existing DEA registration.

DEA Locations by States

Search for your DEA office by state:

State	DEA Representation
Alabama	New Orleans Division Office
Alaska	Seattle Division Office
Arizona	Phoenix Division Office
Arkansas	New Orleans Division Office
California (LA Area)	Los Angeles Division Office
California (Southern)	San Diego Division Office
California (Northern)	San Francisco Division Office
Colorado	Denver Division Office
Connecticut	New England Division Office
Delaware	Philadelphia Division Office
Florida	Miami Division Office
Georgia	Atlanta Division Office
Hawaii	Los Angeles Division Office
Idaho	Seattle Division Office
Illinois (North)	Chicago Division Office
Illinois (South)	St. Louis Division Office
Indiana	Chicago Division Office
Iowa	Omaha Division Office
Kansas	St. Louis Division Office
Kentucky	Louisville Division Office
Louisiana	New Orleans Division Office
Maine	New England Division Office
Maryland	Washington DC Division Office
Massachusetts	New England Division Office
Michigan	Detroit Division Office
Minnesota	Omaha Division Office
Mississippi	New Orleans Division Office
Missouri	St. Louis Division Office
Montana	Denver Division Office
Nebraska	Omaha Division Office
Nevada	Los Angeles Division Office
New Hampshire	New England Division Office
New Jersey	New Jersey Division Office
New Mexico	El Paso Division Office
New York	New York Division Office
North Carolina	Atlanta Division Office
North Dakota	Omaha Division Office
Ohio	Detroit Division Office
Oklahoma	Dallas Division Office
Oregon	Seattle Division Office
Pennsylvania	Philadelphia Division Office
Puerto Rico	Caribbean Division Office
Rhode Island	New England Division Office
South Carolina	Atlanta Division Office
South Dakota	Omaha Division Office
Tennessee	Louisville Division Office
Texas (North)	Dallas Division Office
Texas (Southeast)	Houston Division Office
Texas (Southwest)	El Paso Division Office
Utah	Denver Division Office
Vermont	New England Division Office
Virginia	Washington DC Division Office
Washington	Seattle Division Office
West Virginia	Louisville Division Office
Wisconsin	Chicago Division Office
Wyoming	Denver Division Office

DEA Offices

Atlanta Division Office 75 Ted Turner Drive SW, Room 800 Atlanta, GA 30303 404.893.7000 Serves Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina Website Caribbean Division Office Metro Office Park, Millennium Park Plaza 15 Calle 2 Suite 710 San Juan, PR 787.277.4700 Serves Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and most Caribbean islands Website Chicago Division Office 230 South Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60604 312.353.7875 Serves Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin Website Dallas Division Office 10160 Technology Boulevard East Dallas, TX 75220 214.366.6900 Serves Oklahoma and North Texas Website Denver Division Office 12154 East Easter Avenue Centennial, CO 80112 720.895.4040 Serves Colorado, Montana, Utah and Wyoming Website Detroit Division Office 431 Howard Street Detroit, MI 48226 313.234.4000 Serves Ohio and Michigan Website El Paso Division Office 660 Mesa Hills Drive, Suite 2000 El Paso, TX 79912 915.832.6000 Serves New Mexico and Southwest Texas Website Houston Division Office 1433 West Loop South, Suite 600 Houston, TX 77027 713.693.3000 Serves Southeast Texas Website Los Angeles Division Office 255 East Temple Street, 17th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90012 213.621.6700 Serves Los Angeles Area, Hawaii, Nevada and Guam Website Louisville Division Office 600 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Place, Suite #1006 Louisville, KY 40202 502.582.5908 Serves Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia Website Miami Division Office 2100 North Commerce Parkway Miami, FL 33326 954.660.4500 Serves Florida Website New England Division Office 15 New Sudbury Street, Room E-400 Boston, MA 02203 617.557.2100 Serves Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont Website New Jersey Division Office 80 Mulberry Street, 2^nd Floor Newark, NJ 07102-4206 973.776.1100 Serves New Jersey Website New Orleans Division Office 3838 North Causeway Boulevard, Suite 1800 Metairie, LA 70002 504.840.1100 Serves Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi Website New York Division Office 99 Tenth Avenue New York, NY 10011 212.337.3900 Serves New York Website Omaha Division Office 2707 N. 108th Street Omaha, NE 68164 402.965.3600 Serves Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota Website Philadelphia Division Office 600 Arch Street, Room 10224 Philadelphia, PA 19106 215.861.3474 Serves Delaware and Pennsylvania Website Phoenix Division Office 3010 North Second Street, Suite 301 Phoenix, AZ 85012 602.664.5600 Serves Arizona Website San Diego Division Office 4560 Viewridge Avenue San Diego, CA 92123 858.616.4100 Serves Southern California Website San Francisco Division Office 450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36035 San Francisco, CA 94102 415.436.7900 Serves Northern California Website Seattle Division Office 300 5^th Avenue, Suite 1300 Seattle, WA 98104 206.553.5443 Serves Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington Website St. Louis Division Office 317 South 16th Street St. Louis, MO 63105 314.538.4600 Serves South Illinois, Kansas, and Missouri Website Washington, D.C. Division Office 800 K Street Northwest, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20001 202.305.8500 Serves District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia Website