About 19 percent are in surgery or the surgical subspecialties. Ask for the Physician Assistant licensing packet. The licensure process can take up to 6 weeks. Ask for an application for a DEA number. Takes about 6-8 weeks.
Physician assistants can write prescriptions in Wisconsin.
Physician assistants in Wisconsin are recognized as practitioners under state controlled substance law which permits them to distribute and dispense controlled substances including schedule II through schedule V medications. Wisconsin PAs are recognized as individual practitioners under federal controlled substance law and are eligible to apply for midlevel provider DEA registration numbers. Chapter Med 8.08 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code requires that written guidelines for prescribing be kept on-site and reviewed at least annually by the PA as well as the supervising physician. The supervising physician is required to review and countersign either the prescription order or the patient record prepared by the PA within 72 hours. The countersignature requirement only applies to patient records for which prescriptions are written or medications are ordered.