A DEA number (DEA Registration Number) is an identifier assigned to a health care provider (such as a physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, optometrist, podiatrist, dentist, or veterinarian) by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration allowing them to write prescriptions for controlled substances.
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| Is personal identifiable information (PII) ? | True | |
| Regular expression | [a-zA-Z]{2}\d{7}|[a-zA-Z]{1}9\d{7} | |
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| Classification | Classification | identifier | 
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