How to apply for your NPI & DEA license as a new NP

[@AngelaMoore-j4v]

I am so grateful I stumbled across your video especially since I am in Michigan too. The odds of that was astronomical! You addressed those portions of the applications I had issues with as well. THANK YOU!!

[@ericdowney4163]

Thank you so much for taking time to provide some clarity to this DEA process. You were spot on with the issues I was stuck on.

[@luv2charlie]

Thank you for doing this video! It was a little overwhelming and the DEA really needs a guidance video, but this is amazing that you made one for them!

[@SherylHolmes-y2u]

Thank you so much for doing this video. I was so lost! I followed you all the way through!!

[@hawkigrad1060]

Thank you…thank you! This is very helpful information! I’ve been so lost about having to have a collaborating physician agreement before submitting my DEA application. Ana

[@bethanythompson3492]

Oh my gosh thank you so much for posting this video! I just completed my application and I literally did it right along with your instructions 😅 The initial checklist totally freaked me out!

[@marlenepanganiban7838]

Thank you I was overwhelmed with the DEA process. The NPI was really straighforward

[@graceolson7369]

Thank you SO MUCH for this video. I went to apply and saw "Personal Info" as the header and then saw the next thing asking for a business address and I was like "WHAT?!" This video saved me sooooooooo much headache. You're awesome.

[@edriguepetit]

You are AMAZING!!! Thank you so much for sharing and walking us through this process in your video…..I really appreciate it!!!

[@BrittaniNP]

You are so welcome!

[@kimberleerobinson7463]

This was spot on! No mistakes and I received my DEA license within 7-10 days. Thanks, Britanni. BTW: I live in Michigan.

[@nibhapatel3515]

hi, I live in michigan too, When you applied for DEA, did you have business address?

[@Princessfoxxx]

Thank you so much! This was so helpful. I wanted to start the application several times, but the big "scary" bold and red words saying NON-REFUNDABLE also put me off. I appreciate your guidance. Fingers crossed I get approved soon! =)

[@r.battie885]

Thank you so much!! I’m actually filling out application with your video guiding me step by step!! ❤😊

[@learningasigo1269]

Thank you Brittani, excellent information and clarity. I just finished my psych NP program and will be taking my boards soon. Best of luck in your new career!🥰

[@hollykapusinski13]

I loved it! Thank you for your honesty and for being the squeaky wheel :)

[@tamikorice2461]

Thank you for doing those video!!!! Saved me a ton of time and money.

[@darcypaisley769]

Thank you so much for clearing this up and providing instructions!!!

[@BrittaniNP]

Glad it was helpful!

[@anitaspivey5762]

Thankyou for doing this!!!🎉😊😅

[@lourdescelius8688]

Hey thank you! Your video helped me with the NPI and DEA process so much! Thank you again

[@HeatherHolmes-v1x]

Thank you Brittani! This was really useful. I agree the lack of accurate and timely guidance from both the DEA and state boards is unacceptable.

[@chardengler5682]

This information is greatly needed and appreciated. Thank you!!!

[@BrittaniNP]

Glad it was helpful!

[@DanaCobb-y8i]

Thank you for the info! In the state of Texas, when you apply for your license with the BON, it is $100 and then an extra $50 if you want prescriptive authority. For the collaborative agreement, it is just between you and your supervising physician as to what "he" will allow you to do either by state rules or if it is more restrictive. Dana

[@stefaniehutchinson5171]

Thank you soooooo much Brittani. Super helpful, thank you for sharing your experience.

[@kirstenaloisantoni7569]

Thank you so much Brittani for smoothing the way in making the credentialling process easier: you're the bomb!!!!!

[@briannebarrett203]

This was so helpful! I wish my np program would have talked about this 😭🤯

[@BrittaniNP]

I hear you. I felt the same way! Glad it helped!

[@keq1293]

New PA and also found this very helpful. Thank you!

[@natalieflor2980]

Thank you so much, Brittany!

[@shariivory7395]

Thanks for all your information!

[@kadiatukoroma407]

Thank you for this information!!

[@andreadouglas8581]

I need to apply for my DEA # I am also in Michigan. This is nerve racking. I will call LARA and the DEA Thanks for the video

[@MC-cg2qx]

Just an FYI to any NPs trying to apply for your DEA license in TX: You must have a supervising physician register with the Texas Medical Board first. This would mean you would need to have a job lined up first. And with this being said, you cannot use your home address as your practice address (unless that is your actual practice location). I just got 2 emails re all this from the DEA after I paid and applied. I'm hoping I didn't just flush my $888 down the drain

[@MariaFlores-yq7rn]

So did they worked with you? Or did you have to reapply?

[@MC-cg2qx]

@@MariaFlores-yq7rn they gave me a month or a month and a half to find a supervising physician. Then they closed out my application and I lost my $. I had to reapply when I finally got a supervising physician and pay a new fee (luckily my employer covered the fee this second time around). I wasn't sure how all this was supposed to work because I moved to TX from IL and it seems like every state does it differently

[@jackiehludieh523]

Would you please explain how you applied. I am in the same position as you. Moving to Texas from another state.

[@annnguyen504]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP!

[@BrittaniNP]

You're welcome!

[@josephmitchell944]

My state requires a collaborative agreement from the collaborating physician working with me. Also, they need a QA plan and a comprehensive description of the work conditions. The physician then must send the application and fee to the medical examiner's office before I apply for licensure. If I turn the application and payment in before my collaborating MD provides those, I need to fulfill all other requirements. If the conditions aren't finalized before the board's quarterly meeting, I will lose my fee, and the board will reject the application.

[@nataliebetancur2803]

What state are you in?

[@josephmitchell944]

@@nataliebetancur2803 Alabama

[@dr.victoria-skyel4732]

@@josephmitchell944 smh..... that's why I decided Not to apply for NP license in Alabama! Just too many requirements. Georgia is much smoother process.

[@roxanajimenez8093]

Thank you for your tutorial!

[@BrittaniNP]

You are welcome!

[@sharineskaria1171]

Thank you this is very helpful .

[@BrittaniNP]

Glad it was helpful!

[@supernatural_slavic_life]

Hello! Thank you for this video. But I have a question, AANP gives you certification number, not license number. Do I need to wait for the license number to get NPI? I already passed AANP.

[@jaychen5335]

Hey Brittani, Thank you so much for this video it really helped a lot! But I do have a couple questions though, can I still apply for my DEA license even though I don't have a job lined up yet with a collaborating physician? Thus when I apply I have no business address to input. I am in Michigan too, I am thinking about taking a year off to do travel nursing and then come back to work as a NP but want to get my DEA license out of the way!

[@MC-cg2qx]

I have the same question! Did you ever figure it out?

[@88TheTruth]

This was so helpful! Thank you!!

[@rosemarieco2002]

In the State of California, an initial application for an NP must be employed first and use the employment address to receive a DEA no ifs and but, it is black and white.

[@paryavisheh]

Can we apply for NPI number before certification exam in California?

[@nugetlol]

I applied for my NP license with the state of CA before being employed and received my NP license without any issues.

[@ashleybrown1637]

Very helpful. Thanks!

[@meenachavan5671]

Thank you so much for your tips. You were incredibly helpful.

[@BrittaniNP]

Glad it was helpful!

[@kimberleiperkins1867]

Thank you so much! Very helpful!

[@gloriaschaeffer4653]

Thank You!!!

[@kcccjoy]

Thank you, Brittani!!

[@BrittaniNP]

You are so welcome!

[@nurseruben5431]

Brittani is the GOAT

[@lonelysslewis7858]

How long did it take to obtain your DEA? What is you are not employed ? What address would you use?

[@jrod7017]

I'm a COTA, but I found this interesting. Thanks! J.Rod.

[@jasminethe3818]

Still waiting for California BON to approve my initial NP license before I can apply for these. Great tips

[@kimberlyNP]

Have you gotten your license yet? Any tips on making the BON process my license. I have been waiting 3 months and still nothing.

[@jasminethe3818]

No going on 5 months. Friends who applied in March and April are starting to get approved. It's absolutely ridiculous. I'm licensed in Texas and doing Telehealth

[@kimberlyNP]

@@jasminethe3818 Three of my classmates got licensed in less than three weeks! So pissed! These people are ridiculous!

[@victoriatrujillo9371]

@@kimberlyNP I was told to reach out to your assembly person or reach out to the senate office and they help expedite it. Hope that helps

[@kimberlyNP]

@@victoriatrujillo9371 I did that and I got my license a week later…I don’t know if that is the reason why but it came through after waiting for two months

[@zl119]

Thank you for the info, it’s really helpful for applying DEA

[@BrittaniNP]

Glad it was helpful! You are very welcome!

[@jeromeweaver7680]

Great info! Thank you!

[@sfranco5797]

Thank you. This was very helpful 🙂

[@melissarousseau4174]

very helpful vid. Thank you!

[@BrittaniNP]

Glad it was helpful!

[@sKennedy946]

Thanks so much for the information! I feel completely unprepared for all this. Its so helpful to have videos like this. When you are talking about getting your "license number" from AANP or ANCC to input into the NPI website, do you mean the "certification number"? Is that the same thing? I thought NPI was the license and the ANCC is the certification? Am I overthinking this? Thank you!

[@MC-cg2qx]

Yes, I'm guessing she must have meant getting her license number from her state board of nursing website. They will want the license #, not your AANP or ANCC cert #

[@MariaFlores-yq7rn]

@@MC-cg2qx thank you for your clarification

[@Queenlyquarterz]

No, Licensed by the board of nursing.

[@rogerpiedad05]

Brittany, my name is Roger. How can you get a DEA license when you can't provide a business address? I am a new grad NP and do not have an NP job yet. The DEA office told me that they will hold my license until a business address is provided.

[@goldadido]

You can’t obtain a DEA until you have a job. You can’t even apply for a license Bc you need a supervising physician (at least in my state)

[@learningasigo1269]

Roger, she said in the video to put your home address and circle back after you get a job to change it, because it’s public information so you don’t want to leave your home address on there permanently.

[@lucasyoung1968]

@@learningasigo1269 What does 14:46 mean then?

[@dr.victoria-skyel4732]

@@learningasigo1269 she changed it and corrected herself by saying DEA contacted her saying unable to process her DEA application. She had to work closely with them to make the changes on application to include correct mandatory business address requirement and didn't lose her $888 application fee she paid.

[@sandraabrahamtv]

Thanks! Very helpful

[@BrittaniNP]

Glad it helped!

[@hemachohan1895]

I am sorry; i saw that later on you did show us the screen; you are right they used scary verbage and your email helped me calm down

[@lucasyoung1968]

14:46 So for DEA you can't use your home address for the business address if you don't have a practice location due to not having a job yet as a new NP? But for NPI you can.... Ultimately, you can't apply for DEA until you have a job?

[@MC-cg2qx]

I have the same question. Did you figure this out? I want to apply for DEA but don't have a job lined up yet

[@bluefamily3937]

Hey Brittani, thank you for these wonderful review videos that you've done because I passed my certification exam today thanks to you and all of the great material you put out online for you too thank you. The website address you displayed on screen at the 2:05 mark has a typo. The display shows "napes..." And should read "npps..."

[@BrittaniNP]

Oh this is wonderful to hear!! Congratulations! I am very happy for you. Best of luck to you & in your future career as a NP!

[@elizabethpatton8364]

I thought LARA was an actual person, I was wow, so nice that lady can be reached so easily 😁. Well, all jokes aside, I just passed my ANCC and I’m totally lost…trying to get things rolling here in Texas. I’m disappointed that I can’t start my NP Radiology job until I get my APRN license which is still pending….on the ANCC…(hurry up)!

[@mireyaherrera9954]

Can you please clarify: Do I first need a job in order to apply for the DEA license? I was thinking of applying for it prior to landing a job. You did mention that in the application we need to include a work address. Thanks so much !!!!

[@greenirani22]

Very informative , thank you , any information about getting DEA in New York ?

[@thomashall2405]

They do now send a confirmation email.

[@sheenawitmer5168]

What practice address did you use of you're trying to obtain your license before having any employment lined up?

[@christophermason3993]

What if you do not have a practice location? I have seen many positions that say, "must have valid DEA license in place"

[@olababa2287]

Hello. I wanted to ask about the 8hr training that's now required for dea license. I am newly grad and wanted to know if I have to do the 8hr training before I can apply for my dea license. Are there any exemptions to this rule. Thanks.

[@lvrn09]

Who should you put down for the "contact person"? Is that just supposed to be yourself/ personal number?

[@TeresaM-d4d]

Hi Brittani, I am trying to obtain my NY DEA license, and is asking about a power of attorney. Can you provide information about it. Thank you

[@C14Mars]

Hi! What if we are applying for a NPI prior to getting our license?

[@jasminedelijani8601]

Hi all! So I am about to graduate with my PMHNP in California at the end of this month. I am really confused about the process it takes for me to get my PMHNP in California. Some have told me I can get my NPI number now (before I take my ANCC), and then I am reading online I have to get a furnishing number as well. Are these the same or different? I feel dumbb haha but its hard to sift through all these articles and the BRN documents are long and confusing too. Whats the processing time/timeline between passing my ANCC, then applying for my NP with the BRN? Should I apply for furnishing before or after the ANCC test? Or do I have to wait to apply for furnishing until BRN gets back to me regarding my NP. If you can send me any information on this order of steps, or how a recent grad did all these steps could you please let me know. Any advice/recommendations is appreciated. Thank you! 🙂

[@JohanaCeja]

If I don't have a job just yet, what can I put for the business address, since they make it a big deal when one puts the home address?

[@jpmanager4240]

Thank you for this video. But I have a question, AANP gives you certification number, not license number. Do I need to wait for the state license number to get NPI?

[@frenchmicci]

My question exactly

[@kendratempleman3813]

Also in MI here! Do you need a supervisory agreement or collaborating physician agreement when completing the application?

[@hemachohan1895]

Is there a way you could just show us the screen pls?

[@sulyy_1]

Thank you

[@rachaelfuller7093]

Hi Brittani! I wish I'd watched this before the whole NPI/DEA process.. I was also told to put home address for both home/practice location. So I went ahead and started the process, paid, submitted, etc. I also got the follow up email about practice address..only I don't have a NP job just yet. Should I reply with my current hospital job (as RN)? Thank you to anyone that knows! (Also in Michigan)

[@anthonyvelez5173]

Hello! I am in the same situation but over here in Ohio. Did you ever figure it out ?

[@rachaelfuller7093]

@anthonyvelez5173 I think I ended up just putting whatever address I was currently working at (RN job) .. but it was a while ago and my brain has been saturated with new NP role things so I don't quite remember. If you already have a NP job, or job offer at least, put that. Hope that helps.. good luck!

[@anthonyvelez5173]

@rachaelfuller7093 thank you ! . I just emailed my local dea similar to the NPI you can put your home address but they recommend changing it to your employer once hired

[@Kl-gz4ng]

Hi. Did you have to apply for Medicaid and Medicare EIN if you work in urgent care?

[@JohannaChristensen-fi8bh]

Does the DEA require fingerprinting? Thank you for the video!

[@BrittaniNP]

No not that I have ever heard. Just a background check.

[@DavidTobin-xh6iu]

Michigan is so damn confusing haha I'm trying to figure mine out now

[@joigooden7720]

Does this info also help direct care aides as well ?

[@detchaczoble]

I applied for NPI on 8/8. It is still pending.

[@KyleWallacekev]

Do you need a new NPI ,if you had an old or existing one as a RN who worked as a agency nurse/contract nurse ?

[@feliciamaherFeliciaKaye]

Kyle, this was my question as well. Trying to figure out how to update mine. Did you have any updates on this?

[@KyleWallacekev]

@@feliciamaherFeliciaKaye Yes you need a new NPI or you have to update or link it to your new profession ( NP) . I forgot but I did something like that.

[@paryavisheh]

If state not required Board Certification, can we apply for NPI number without license? I'm living in California

[@virginiac7058]

I know RNs in CA that are not APRNs, and are RNs in CA, and have an NPI.. so I'm guessing, yes.

[@KYBN-RadioFM]

Hello Brittani, Jay Chan asked a question that I too would like to know but it wasn't answered..." can I still apply for my DEA license even though I don't have a job lined up yet with a collaborating physician? Thus when I apply I have no business address to input." This is a very good question and if not what is placed in the Business address?

[@learningasigo1269]

Hello, she said in the video to put your home address and later you can circle back after you get a job and update it to your job address. That’s because it’s public information so you don’t want to leave your home address on there permanently. Also my professor told me that is how it’s done. Many employers require the DEA before hiring you.

[@lucasyoung1968]

@@learningasigo1269 14:46 says otherwise

[@learningasigo1269]

@@lucasyoung1968 once again you can put your home address if you don’t have a business address and then circle back around and change it once you have a new address or a business address. I am living proof that this is what you do. I am now licensed as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in 3 states. Iowa, Florida, and now New Jersey. (I got my New Jersey license yesterday as a matter fact). I was speaking with someone from the New Jersey board and they confirmed that I could use my home address for now when applying for my CDS, and DEA. Florida required a Florida address. So I used my aunt‘s address because she lives in Florida. But it’s her home address, it’s not a business address. This will enable me to do telehealth from states other than where I live. There are many jobs now advertising for clinicians who are licensed in multiple states. And I got my Florida license and DEA within two weeks of applying. That is what you do. Use your home address. Many people nowadays are doing telehealth so they don’t even have a business address.

[@lorrirostetter9840]

@@learningasigo1269 DEA regulations do not prohibit individual and mid-level practitioners from using their home address. However, if an individual practitioner or mid-level practitioner does choose to use their home address as a principal place of business or professional practice, the location becomes a "controlled premises" and is subject to unannounced inspections and administrative warrants under existing DEA regulations. See 21 CFR 1316.01-1316.13. An individual practitioner or mid-level practitioner whose DEA-registered location is a home must comply with the established recordkeeping requirements (see 21 CFR 1304 and 1305) and security requirements. See 21 CFR 1301.71, 1301.75 - 1301.76. If they decide to audit you or your aunt and you don't have the appropriate documentation, it would be a federal offense. I wouldn't risk it.

[@TravelsoFun]

@@lucasyoung1968 All my employers in the northeast required DEA prior to starting work with them.

[@nataliebetancur2803]

How long did it take to be approved?

[@edicowan1121]

Should I wait to receive my NPI before I apply for my DEA?

[@MC-cg2qx]

Yes. You will need your NPI # for the DEA application

[@boybiboy21]

is it $888 for DEA for each employment location?

[@BrittaniNP]

No once purchased you can use at whatever locations worked. Just like your APRN license.

[@boybiboy21]

@@BrittaniNP that was fast, Thank you! and your vids did help me pass!! I sure wish you had your Patreon available back then, would definitely have subscribed if it was up... anyway will pass along your patreon content to those who have yet to take it.

[@jsv07018]

is the DEA number being the same for every state?

[@emiliedabrowski2233]

Does anyone have any comments on the "sole proprietor" question for NPI application?

[@willwigerson4742]

Welp im stuck...I looked up this video specifically for this...I'm a 1099 contractor working for urgent care in multiple clinics. Any clue which option to pick when it asks for practice type? No group, Single specialty, multiple specialty, multiple-single specialty? Ive been stuck for the last day or so and I don't know if I need more info from my workplace or if doesn't involve them lol.

[@DlonyerFrancis]

It shows how backward our systems are when KZbin videos give us more instruction than a "SUPPORT" line that does nothing. =(

[@ivanmedrano7969]

For those who don't want to call, you can check out their MLP Authorization by state form here: www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drugreg/practioners/mlp_by_state.pdf

[@Vefyoutubecensorfutub]

Don’t be in a rush to get it. Never use your home address as it will appear online. I had a pt show up at my door one time.

[@The115raygun]

Great information. Thank you!

[@RugbyPrincessT]

Thank you!

[@JustDonna]

Thank you!!!!

[@laurenwinterstorms5013]

Thank you!😀😊