Nevada DEA registration and controlled substance licensing

Facts

DEA listing

DEA lists Nevada under: Second CS License Requirement

Note

DEA's page titles this column 'Second CS License Requirement', which DEA's page presents as a state controlled substance license in addition to the medical license. Confirm the exact requirement with the Nevada licensing board before prescribing.

DEA: Medical State Licensure and/or Controlled Substance Licensure

Moving to or adding Nevada

• Get the Nevada license first.
• Then apply for or update the DEA registration for Nevada. Per the DEA Registration Q&A, a separate DEA registration is needed in each state where you practice and dispense controlled substances.
• DEA registration page

NPs and PAs

DEA treats NPs and PAs as mid-level practitioners. Authority comes from state law, so check the Nevada board.

Decision checklist for Nevada

• Describe the proposed professional practice location and dispensing work in Nevada.
• Compare that location with the principal-place registration rule in 21 CFR 1301.12.
• Resolve the state authorization question independently of the federal registration application.

The DEA Registration Q&A separately addresses different-state practices; confirm individual state authority.

Find your state board (FSMB directory)

Neighbors

2 of the 5 bordering states are listed with a second-CS-license flag: Idaho, Utah.

• Arizona — one-license flag.
• California — one-license flag.
• Idaho — second-CS-license flag.
• Oregon — one-license flag.
• Utah — second-CS-license flag.

Count named qualifying land/river neighbors; exclude water-only and corner-only contacts. Neighbor status grants no practice authority.

In this state, in context

BLS OEWS May 2025 annual mean employee wages — physicians, all other: $251,310; nurse practitioners: $137,410; physician assistants: $135,790. “Physicians, all other” is a broad category, not all physicians or a specialty average. These are employee wage estimates, not total compensation or contract rates.

Nevada physicians, all other pay · Nevada nurse practitioners pay · Nevada physician assistants pay

Sources

• DEA: Medical State Licensure and/or Controlled Substance Licensure
• DEA Diversion Control Division: Registration Q&A
• 21 CFR 1301.12 (Cornell LII)
• DEA: Registration

General information, not legal or insurance advice. Confirm details with the state board, DEA, or the carrier.