[NPInfo] DEA Prices

[Diana Galler]

The last time I renewed mine it was more than $200-- but certainly a lot less than $551!! I just this minute found out that as a Federal employee, our renewals are free... YEAH!!! The Chief of our Service just has to sign something and we're renewed for another 3 years. Thank goodness!!  $551 is a totally outrageous amount!
  Dena Galler

Lisa Meyer <meyerlm at chartermi.net> wrote:
  Did I just get scammed?? Last time I renewed my DEA registration I thought it was outrageously expensive, but I remember it being 200 bucks or something like that. I just renewed today, and is it really $551??? Or did I get directed to some scam site? This much money every 3 years?? This is the first time I did on-line renewal and was sent this thing in the mail encouraging me to use the on-line version. It came with a full page of "testimonials" about how easy and quick this was. It took me AN HOUR!! It kept telling me there was no match in their system for my number based on the info I was providing, but it doesn't tell you which information is the problem. I tried calling the "customer help line" and after the PHONE TREE FROM HELL was told that they were busy, "try back later". 

Sorry--I really needed to rant. Does anyone know what the DEA does with all of our money anyway? Do most of the rest of you pay out of pocket for your numbers or does your employer pick it up? (Mine comes out of my yearly CME allowance, which will really bite into mine this year). 

Lisa

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