A medical license alone does not always let you prescribe controlled substances. In 22 states and DC, you also need a state controlled substance registration (CSR), and in most of them the federal DEA registration cannot be issued until the CSR is active.
Physicians often learn this only after the license posts, then wait weeks more. We file the CSR as part of the license work so the two arrive close together.
22 states and DC currently require one. We tell you exactly which of your states do.
Yes. The CSR is a state registration; the DEA registration is federal. You usually need both to prescribe controlled substances.
MD and DO licenses in any state, from application and verifications to the board's final decision.
Learn more →The faster route to licenses in 41 compact states and DC, with one application through the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.
Learn more →Federal DEA registration in each state where you prescribe, filed as soon as the state license and CSR are active.
Learn more →We watch every renewal date and track CME hours by state, so no license lapses while you are practicing.
Learn more →Adding several states at once? We coordinate the filings and reuse documents where boards allow it.
Learn more →Tell us your states and timeline. We'll map the fastest path.