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Medical Licenses

Medical Licenses are issued by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners (LSBME).  Active medical licenses or permits are required for all residents enrolled in LSU Graduate Medical Education training programs.

Louisiana Medicaid Provider Number

At the beginning of each academic year, the Graduate Medical Education office contacts the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) and requests a Medicaid Provider Number for all enrolled House Officers.  Medicaid Provider Numbers are required for any physician writing prescriptions for patients enrolled in Louisiana Medicaid.  (Prescriptions are denied at the pharmacy when written by a physician without a Medicaid Prescriber Number.)

DEA Numbers

DEA Numbers are required for physicians to prescribe controlled substances. DEA numbers are issued by either the facility the House Officer is working at, or by the US Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration.  The LSU GME Office is not involved in the assignment of DEA numbers.

Other Licenses

Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Basic Life Support

Pediatric Advanced Life Support


National Provider Identifier (NPI)

A National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique, 10 digit number required for all healthcare practitioners.  Numbers are assigned and maintained by the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES)

Medicare / PECOS

Federal law now requires that all physicians who prescriptions for Medicare patients be enrolled in the Medicare PECOS system. Enforcement of the requirement has been pushed back to January 1, 2019.  However, House Officers who have not yet registered should still register.

CDS License
CDS is the acronym for Controlled Dangerous Substances, and this term is synonymous with the term "controlled substances." Both of these terms are used to describe those medications subject to certain restrictions on their use. Examples of controlled substances include amphetamines, narcotics and other opiates, anabolic steroids, and benzodiazepines.
The U. S. Controlled Substances Act of 1970 established the five schedules of controlled substances, and they are enumerated in 21 USC 812 as well as 21 CFR 1308. The Louisiana version of the controlled substances schedules are enumerated in the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act, more specifically in La R.S. 40:964, as well as the relevant section of the administrative code, more specifically at LAC 46:LIII.2703. For a current list of controlled substances, you may consult any of several websites, including the U. S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) site at www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov, or the Board of Pharmacy's site at www.pharmacy.la.gov. You may also consult the Board's publication, Louisiana Board of Pharmacy Laws and Regulations.

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