Medicare can’t identify top prescribers of addictive drugs

By The Center for Public Integrity and Joe Eaton

Medicare doesn't know if all the prescriptions it is paying for are being written by real doctors, says a new inspector general's report....

Excerpts from this story referencing "DEA number":

"… Miami pharmacy to bill Medicare, said fraudsters could just as easily get DEA numbers from prescription pads. Scheker said he is unsure how his number was stol …"