Organization, Agency, Department

Code Description Comment Version
AE American Express added v2.5
DEA Drug Enforcement Agency The US Drug Enforcement Administration does not solely assign DEA numbers in the United States. Hospitals have the authority to issue DEA numbers to their medical residents. These DEA numbers are based upon the hospital's DEA number, but the authority res added v2.5
DOD Department of Defense In some countries e.g. the US, more than one department may issue a military identifier. Hence, US is not sufficient as the Assigning Authority. added v2.5
MC Master Card added v2.5
VA Veterans Affairs added v2.5
VI Visa added v2.5