Benzodiazepine Prescribing in Arkansas
Medicare Part D, 2013–2024.
Benzodiazepine prescribing in Arkansas fell 9% between 2013 and 2024 — a slower fall than the country as a whole. In 2024 the state recorded 467,080 Medicare Part D benzodiazepine claims across 87,584 patients, an average of 5.33 fills per patient per year, which ranks 6 of 51 states. Alprazolam accounts for 34.3% of it.
Arkansas over twelve years
Which benzodiazepines Arkansas prescribes
| Drug | Claims 2024 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alprazolam | 160,114 | 34.3% |
| Clonazepam | 131,323 | 28.1% |
| Lorazepam | 91,130 | 19.5% |
| Diazepam | 47,281 | 10.1% |
| Temazepam | 33,365 | 7.1% |
Psychiatric prescribers in Arkansas
124 psychiatric prescribers in Arkansas appear in the 2024 Medicare Part D data with benzodiazepine claims. 22 of them recorded at least a 50% fall in benzodiazepine claims since 2019. Sorted by change, largest reduction first.
This is a record, not a recommendation. A fall in Medicare benzodiazepine claims has many possible explanations — a changing patient panel, retirement, a shift to another payer, or simply dropping below the threshold CMS publishes. It does not establish that a prescriber supports tapering, and a low number does not mean they will take you as a patient. Use it as one input, then ask the five vetting questions.
| Prescriber | City | 2019 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven KoryPsychiatry | Rogers | 1,021 | 23 | -97.7% |
| Raymond ClarkPsychiatry | Conway | 217 | 13 | -94% |
| Janette McgaughPsychiatry | Hot Springs | 746 | 56 | -92.5% |
| Kevin PricePsychiatry | Fort Smith | 798 | 64 | -92% |
| Jacquelyn MartinPsychiatry | Hot Springs | 486 | 40 | -91.8% |
| Bradley DinerPsychiatry | Little Rock | 113 | 12 | -89.4% |
| Ester SalvadorPsychiatry | Bentonville | 743 | 112 | -84.9% |
| Kenneth WrightPsychiatry | Benton | 537 | 100 | -81.4% |
| Kimra CookPsychiatry | North Little Rock | 480 | 90 | -81.2% |
| Marion StowersPsychiatry | Clarksville | 59 | 12 | -79.7% |
| Nancy HornsteinPsychiatry & Neurology | Hot Springs | 55 | 12 | -78.2% |
| Donna BristerPsychiatry | Texarkana | 907 | 239 | -73.6% |
| Todd ClementsPsychiatry | Jonesboro | 517 | 150 | -71% |
| Erick MessiasPsychiatry | Little Rock | 96 | 33 | -65.6% |
| Althea ConleyPsychiatry | Monticello | 420 | 146 | -65.2% |
| Michael MancinoPsychiatry | Little Rock | 51 | 18 | -64.7% |
| Kristi KindrickPsychiatry | Fort Smith | 95 | 38 | -60% |
| Christopher DebernardPsychiatry | Springdale | 37 | 15 | -59.5% |
| Lynnah SelmanPsychiatry | Little Rock | 335 | 154 | -54% |
| Mary WegnerPsychiatry | Jonesboro | 510 | 243 | -52.4% |
| Pawel KuryloPsychiatry | Searcy | 418 | 203 | -51.4% |
| Mark AndersenPsychiatry | Little Rock | 26 | 13 | -50% |
| John BurnettPsychiatry | Jonesboro | 320 | 167 | -47.8% |
| Stanley CrawfordPsychiatry | Little Rock | 328 | 175 | -46.6% |
| Fayz HudefiPsychiatry | Barling | 174 | 95 | -45.4% |
| Asim RazaPsychiatry | Conway | 598 | 330 | -44.8% |
| Richard SundermannPsychiatry | Russellville | 373 | 214 | -42.6% |
| Ginger CliftonPsychiatry | Little Rock | 482 | 288 | -40.2% |
| Richard FlaniginPsychiatry | Little Rock | 582 | 356 | -38.8% |
| Thomas WaldenPsychiatry | Mountain Home | 1,979 | 1,332 | -32.7% |
| Thomas StinnettPsychiatry | Little Rock | 543 | 387 | -28.7% |
| Olimpia RosarioPsychiatry | Jonesboro | 82 | 59 | -28% |
| John DownesPsychiatry | Little Rock | 113 | 82 | -27.4% |
| Jeffrey RainsPsychiatry | Searcy | 1,000 | 741 | -25.9% |
| Cori DysonPsychiatry | Jonesboro | 180 | 134 | -25.6% |
| Donald McdonaldPsychiatry | West Memphis | 466 | 350 | -24.9% |
| Duong NguyenPsychiatry | Little Rock | 2,236 | 1,710 | -23.5% |
| Annette AndersonGeriatric Psychiatry | Conway | 253 | 194 | -23.3% |
| Mark BaltzPsychiatry | Jonesboro | 577 | 444 | -23.1% |
| William PalmerPsychiatry | North Little Rock | 26 | 20 | -23.1% |
| Witold CzerwinskiPsychiatry | Batesville | 75 | 58 | -22.7% |
| Travis JenkinsPsychiatry | Springdale | 28 | 22 | -21.4% |
| Donnie HoldenPsychiatry | Bentonville | 869 | 686 | -21.1% |
| Christopher WinslowPsychiatry | Mountain Home | 825 | 664 | -19.5% |
| Jyothsna KumarPsychiatry | Jonesboro | 114 | 95 | -16.7% |
| Angela ShyPsychiatry | Little Rock | 143 | 120 | -16.1% |
| Herman ClementsPsychiatry | Searcy | 1,234 | 1,094 | -11.3% |
| Shamim MalikPsychiatry | Dumas | 192 | 175 | -8.9% |
| Anil BachuPsychiatry | North Little Rock | 12 | 11 | -8.3% |
| David StreettPsychiatry | Benton | 148 | 136 | -8.1% |
| Jeffrey ClothierPsychiatry | Little Rock | 133 | 124 | -6.8% |
| Ronald WautersPsychiatry | Pine Bluff | 431 | 411 | -4.6% |
| Charles LanePsychiatry | Hot Springs | 92 | 89 | -3.3% |
| Rachel FioriPsychiatry | Fort Smith | 1,551 | 1,518 | -2.1% |
| Dayna Jennings-HughesPsychiatry & Neurology | Fayetteville | 127 | 125 | -1.6% |
| Robert RicePsychiatry | Little Rock | 855 | 855 | 0% |
| William KindrickPsychiatry | Fort Smith | 151 | 152 | +0.7% |
| William MccollumPsychiatry | Rogers | 112 | 115 | +2.7% |
| Randal ScholmaPsychiatry | Lowell | 692 | 722 | +4.3% |
| Lance FosterPsychiatry | Springdale | 168 | 187 | +11.3% |
| Muhammad KhanPsychiatry | Jonesboro | 24 | 27 | +12.5% |
| Donna RochaPsychiatry | Springdale | 760 | 857 | +12.8% |
| Charles LewisPsychiatry | Little Rock | 1,228 | 1,386 | +12.9% |
| Lorraine TsuiPsychiatry & Neurology | Hot Springs | 255 | 293 | +14.9% |
| Angela ChapmanPsychiatry & Neurology | Fayetteville | 392 | 465 | +18.6% |
| James DavisPsychiatry | Little Rock | 480 | 574 | +19.6% |
| Natalie JordanPsychiatry | Fort Smith | 24 | 29 | +20.8% |
| Leslie SmithPsychiatry | Little Rock | 441 | 547 | +24% |
| Leigh BennettPsychiatry | Little Rock | 415 | 544 | +31.1% |
| Shefa RahmanPsychiatry | Springdale | 15 | 22 | +46.7% |
| Stephen BroughtonPsychiatry | Pine Bluff | 93 | 142 | +52.7% |
| John SchayPsychiatry | Little Rock | 19 | 30 | +57.9% |
| Robert JarvisPsychiatry | Little Rock | 472 | 749 | +58.7% |
| Robert BillingsleyPsychiatry & Neurology | Fayetteville | 27 | 43 | +59.3% |
| Victoria WaldenPsychiatry | Little Rock | 19 | 33 | +73.7% |
| Kathleen WongPsychiatry & Neurology | Fayetteville | 44 | 86 | +95.5% |
| Randall StaleyPsychiatry | Springdale | 45 | 90 | +100% |
| Ivan AldeaPsychiatry | Little Rock | 65 | 152 | +133.8% |
| Abeer WashingtonPsychiatry | Pine Bluff | 83 | 201 | +142.2% |
| Keith BernerPsychiatry | Fayetteville | 26 | 67 | +157.7% |
| Mark WorleyPsychiatry | North Little Rock | 27 | 104 | +285.2% |
| Terrell BishopPsychiatry | Barling | 77 | 365 | +374% |
| Tad TillemansPsychiatry & Neurology | Little Rock | 35 | 170 | +385.7% |
| Cydney GrantPsychiatry & Neurology | Little Rock | 19 | 93 | +389.5% |
| David DraneyPsychiatry | Searcy | 12 | 85 | +608.3% |
| Bryant VirdenPsychiatry | Fort Smith | 12 | 100 | +733.3% |
| Venkata Vijaya Kumar DalaiPsychiatry | Fort Smith | — | 769 | — |
| Kenneth StephensPsychiatry | Monticello | — | 464 | — |
| Veronica ZakPsychiatry | Mountain Home | — | 443 | — |
| Vanessa FreemanPsychiatry | Little Rock | — | 334 | — |
| Azka MunawarPsychiatry | Little Rock | — | 319 | — |
| Raymond MoldenPsychiatry | Little Rock | — | 304 | — |
| James SteelePsychiatry | Little Rock | — | 211 | — |
| Danny TranPsychiatry | Jonesboro | — | 170 | — |
| Roger MasonAddiction Medicine | Warren | — | 94 | — |
| Todd BrinkleyPsychiatry & Neurology | Little Rock | — | 92 | — |
| Melanie ConwayPsychiatry & Neurology | Little Rock | — | 79 | — |
| Daniel PricePsychiatry | Conway | — | 64 | — |
| Victoria DavisPsychiatry & Neurology | Malvern | — | 63 | — |
| Hunter GibbsPsychiatry | Little Rock | — | 62 | — |
| Samuel OlsonPsychiatry | Little Rock | — | 61 | — |
| Richard WhitePsychiatry | Jonesboro | — | 53 | — |
| Christopher LewisPsychiatry | Searcy | — | 46 | — |
| Mouad AbdulrahimPsychiatry | North Little Rock | — | 43 | — |
| Kelsey McclellanPsychiatry | Little Rock | — | 40 | — |
| Renea HendersonPsychiatry | Little Rock | — | 38 | — |
| Carlene LylePsychiatry | Little Rock | — | 33 | — |
| Jeffrey PynePsychiatry & Neurology | North Little Rock | — | 31 | — |
| Robert ForrestPsychiatry | Little Rock | — | 30 | — |
| John RiansPsychiatry | Batesville | — | 29 | — |
| Brittany GriffinPsychiatry & Neurology | North Little Rock | — | 28 | — |
| Dianna EsmaeilpourPsychiatry & Neurology | Rogers | — | 23 | — |
| Jacob LinnaPsychiatry & Neurology | Little Rock | — | 22 | — |
| Joseph GuisePsychiatry | Little Rock | — | 17 | — |
| Payton LeaPsychiatry | Little Rock | — | 14 | — |
| Mary NancePsychiatry & Neurology | Little Rock | — | 13 | — |
| Samuel BaylesPsychiatry | Little Rock | — | 13 | — |
| Ryan MahelonaPsychiatry | Fayetteville | — | 12 | — |
| Gregory SharpPsychiatry & Neurology | Little Rock | — | 11 | — |
| Shona Ray-GriffithPsychiatry | Little Rock | — | 11 | — |
| Fabiola ObregonPsychiatry | Little Rock | — | 11 | — |
| Jeremy ThompsonPsychiatry & Neurology | Little Rock | 20 | 232 | +1060% |
| San BuiPsychiatry & Neurology | Little Rock | 11 | 380 | +3354.5% |
| Brian HowardPsychiatry & Neurology | Searcy | 12 | 439 | +3558.3% |
Figures are reproduced from the CMS public use files without alteration. Clinicians who believe a row misstates their record can write to support@taperoffbenzos.com and we will check it against the source file and correct or remove it.
Finding a prescriber in Arkansas
This data describes prescribing patterns; it does not tell you who will support a slow taper. For that, our guide to finding a benzo-wise prescriber compares every free provider directory that exists and lists the five questions that predict how a taper will go. If you already have a prescriber, the taper calculator generates a schedule to review with them.
Frequently asked questions
Is benzodiazepine prescribing rising or falling in Arkansas?
It fell 9% between 2013 and 2024 in Medicare Part D — a slower fall than the country as a whole, where prescribing fell 12.9%. In 2024, Arkansas recorded 467,080 benzodiazepine claims across 87,584 patients.
How does Arkansas compare to other states?
Arkansas ranks 6 of 51 for prescribing intensity, at 5.33 benzodiazepine fills per patient per year, and 31 of 51 for the size of its decline since 2013 (1 being the steepest fall).
Which benzodiazepine is prescribed most in Arkansas?
Alprazolam, at 160,114 claims — 34.3% of the state's benzodiazepine prescribing in 2024. Next are Clonazepam (28.1%) and Lorazepam (19.5%).
Source
CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers public use files, data years 2013–2024 (US Government work, public domain). Medicare Part D only — it excludes commercial insurance and cash-pay, skews toward patients 65 and over, and suppresses cells of 10 or fewer claims. Full methodology and limitations are on the national page.