Benzodiazepine Prescribing in Florida
Medicare Part D, 2013–2024.
Benzodiazepine prescribing in Florida fell 6.7% between 2013 and 2024 — a slower fall than the country as a whole. In 2024 the state recorded 3,544,578 Medicare Part D benzodiazepine claims across 734,285 patients, an average of 4.83 fills per patient per year, which ranks 22 of 51 states. Alprazolam accounts for 40.7% of it.
3,544,578
Claims, 2024
734,285
Patients, 2024
4.83
Fills per patient
-6.7%
Since 2013
Florida over twelve years
Which benzodiazepines Florida prescribes
| Drug | Claims 2024 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alprazolam | 1,441,905 | 40.7% |
| Clonazepam | 777,301 | 21.9% |
| Lorazepam | 576,621 | 16.3% |
| Temazepam | 420,698 | 11.9% |
| Diazepam | 254,092 | 7.2% |
Psychiatric prescribers in Florida
1,194 psychiatric prescribers in Florida appear in the 2024 Medicare Part D data with benzodiazepine claims. 186 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel GarciaPsychiatry | Miami | 4,852 | 20 | -99.6% |
| Shirrin Ahmadi-DavisPsychiatry | Tampa | 1,378 | 13 | -99.1% |
| Manuel GallegoPsychiatry | Arcadia | 2,871 | 28 | -99% |
| Brie PulasPsychiatry | Tampa | 1,612 | 19 | -98.8% |
| Manuela GeorgescuPsychiatry & Neurology | Coral Gables | 1,027 | 13 | -98.7% |
| Cuong (Pete) TonPsychiatry & Neurology | Largo | 908 | 13 | -98.6% |
| Hugo EspinosaPsychiatry | The Villages | 1,439 | 28 | -98.1% |
| Olugbenga AjePsychiatry | West Palm Beach | 464 | 12 | -97.4% |
| Sajida MathewPsychiatry | Rockledge | 498 | 15 | -97% |
| Agnes TolentinoPsychiatry | Lakeland | 344 | 13 | -96.2% |
| Hany MikhailPsychiatry | Brandon | 784 | 31 | -96% |
| Eduardo InfanteNeuropsychiatry | Gainesville | 266 | 11 | -95.9% |
| Wayne CreelmanPsychiatry | Gainesville | 1,010 | 43 | -95.7% |
| Dinar SajanPsychiatry | Oldsmar | 1,804 | 80 | -95.6% |
| Margarita LermoPsychiatry & Neurology | Miami | 3,419 | 160 | -95.3% |
| Syed HasanPsychiatry | Brooksville | 226 | 11 | -95.1% |
| Stephen MoskowitzPsychiatry | Coral Springs | 1,221 | 62 | -94.9% |
| Parikshit DeshmukhPsychiatry | Oxford | 1,014 | 53 | -94.8% |
| Rosa TurnerPsychiatry | Hialeah | 1,633 | 91 | -94.4% |
| Washington BaqueroAddiction Medicine | Fort Myers | 197 | 11 | -94.4% |
| Francis ButlerPsychiatry | Safety Harbor | 725 | 42 | -94.2% |
| Brock HollettPsychiatry | Bradenton | 716 | 42 | -94.1% |
| Matthew ThomasPsychiatry | Sarasota | 557 | 34 | -93.9% |
| Dante DurandPsychiatry | Miami | 213 | 13 | -93.9% |
| Rakesh AminPsychiatry | Gainesville | 293 | 19 | -93.5% |
| Justin NepaPsychiatry | Fort Lauderdale | 1,040 | 69 | -93.4% |
| Maria ValdesPsychiatry | Clermont | 3,445 | 263 | -92.4% |
| Gary ArthurPsychiatry & Neurology | Tampa | 560 | 44 | -92.1% |
| Pritha DhunganaPsychiatry | Clermont | 164 | 13 | -92.1% |
| Aimee TischukPsychiatry | West Palm Beach | 160 | 13 | -91.9% |
| Peter SanchezPsychiatry | Fort Lauderdale | 476 | 39 | -91.8% |
| Noel FigueroaPsychiatry | Oviedo | 824 | 69 | -91.6% |
| Ashton ThompsonPsychiatry | Wilton Manors | 504 | 43 | -91.5% |
| Richard WallacePsychiatry | Leesburg | 283 | 24 | -91.5% |
| Gregory BarrowPsychiatry | Clermont | 204 | 19 | -90.7% |
| Jorge BenitoPsychiatry | Miami | 1,133 | 107 | -90.6% |
| Arlene Martinez-DelioPsychiatry & Neurology | Lutz | 1,019 | 96 | -90.6% |
| Sandeep MendirattaPsychiatry | Oakland Park | 135 | 13 | -90.4% |
| Nancy Navarro GonzalezPsychiatry & Neurology | Miami | 3,917 | 386 | -90.1% |
| Richard HofferPsychiatry | The Villages | 284 | 28 | -90.1% |
| Argentino Di LuigiPsychiatry | Boynton Beach | 247 | 25 | -89.9% |
| Tanveer ChaudhryPsychiatry | Brooksville | 7,050 | 720 | -89.8% |
| Marnie Stefan ActaPsychiatry | Gainesville | 135 | 14 | -89.6% |
| Emilio Mantero AtienzaPsychiatry | Miami Beach | 2,258 | 275 | -87.8% |
| Harris FeinsteinPsychiatry | Tampa | 245 | 30 | -87.8% |
| Sivanta PaulPsychiatry | Jacksonville | 156 | 19 | -87.8% |
| Mina OzaPsychiatry | Tampa | 625 | 80 | -87.2% |
| Abid MianPsychiatry & Neurology | Orlando | 86 | 11 | -87.2% |
| Dhvanit VijapuraPsychiatry | Panama City | 557 | 72 | -87.1% |
| Deborah Knudson GonzalezPsychiatry | Tampa | 101 | 13 | -87.1% |
| Vivian CharnecoPsychiatry | Kissimmee | 5,158 | 668 | -87% |
| Alphonse HayeckPsychiatry | North Miami | 204 | 27 | -86.8% |
| Aaron DubrinskyPsychiatry | Fort Pierce | 383 | 51 | -86.7% |
| Jose AlvarezPsychiatry | Miami | 1,383 | 193 | -86% |
| Delvena ThomasPsychiatry | Fort Lauderdale | 850 | 119 | -86% |
| Carmen EspinosaPsychiatry | Miami | 742 | 106 | -85.7% |
| Raul CorredorPsychiatry | Miami | 248 | 37 | -85.1% |
| Frederic MonosietPsychiatry | Sarasota | 336 | 52 | -84.5% |
| Laura D'AngeloPsychiatry | Sarasota | 70 | 11 | -84.3% |
| Luis NegronPsychiatry | Deland | 1,183 | 188 | -84.1% |
| Junior PittackPsychiatry & Neurology | Hialeah | 2,764 | 441 | -84% |
| Abimael Rivera GarciaPsychiatry | Saint Cloud | 80 | 13 | -83.8% |
| Fred JeanPsychiatry | Fort Myers | 860 | 143 | -83.4% |
| Lauren ThomasPsychiatry & Neurology | Miami | 77 | 13 | -83.1% |
| Jill Husson MartinezPsychiatry | Punta Gorda | 923 | 158 | -82.9% |
| Hannah MorrisseyNeuropsychiatry | Gainesville | 82 | 14 | -82.9% |
| John BlankemeierPsychiatry & Neurology | Winter Park | 76 | 13 | -82.9% |
| Monique UptonPsychiatry | Holly Hill | 69 | 12 | -82.6% |
| Shodhan PatelPsychiatry | New Port Richey | 2,923 | 511 | -82.5% |
| Cynthia HigginsPsychiatry | New Port Richey | 529 | 93 | -82.4% |
| Tasmina SheikhPsychiatry | Jupiter | 189 | 34 | -82% |
| Walter GriffithPsychiatry | St Petersburg | 972 | 177 | -81.8% |
| Martha KatoPsychiatry | Miami | 930 | 171 | -81.6% |
| Barbara Lubrano Di CicconePsychiatry | Tampa | 140 | 26 | -81.4% |
| Steven CuffePsychiatry | Jacksonville | 229 | 43 | -81.2% |
| Farid ChekaouiPsychiatry | Fort Myers | 794 | 152 | -80.9% |
| Audrey La NocePsychiatry | Fort Lauderdale | 167 | 32 | -80.8% |
| Nabil KarroumPsychiatry | Wellington | 67 | 13 | -80.6% |
| Robert BachusPsychiatry | Lake City | 472 | 92 | -80.5% |
| Willy PhiliasPsychiatry | West Palm Beach | 81 | 16 | -80.2% |
| Jeffrey FerraroNeuropsychiatry | Tallahassee | 254 | 51 | -79.9% |
| Joseph O'LearPsychiatry | Key West | 295 | 61 | -79.3% |
| Robert CobiellaPsychiatry | Stuart | 77 | 16 | -79.2% |
| Paul GitlinPsychiatry & Neurology | Panama City | 72 | 15 | -79.2% |
| Vladimir EinismanPsychiatry | Sarasota | 65 | 14 | -78.5% |
| Gustavo Ruiz-SantiagoPsychiatry | Kissimmee | 4,257 | 918 | -78.4% |
| Vijaykumar BhujangPsychiatry | Satellite Beach | 694 | 150 | -78.4% |
| Jorge HernandezNeuropsychiatry | Coral Gables | 87 | 19 | -78.2% |
| Scott SegalPsychiatry | North Miami | 342 | 75 | -78.1% |
| Gregory MillerPsychiatry | Yulee | 167 | 37 | -77.8% |
| Fernando SalvatoPsychiatry | Miami | 81 | 18 | -77.8% |
| Arthur BregmanPsychiatry | Coral Gables | 674 | 154 | -77.2% |
| Wayne MossPsychiatry | Gainesville | 628 | 149 | -76.3% |
| Asha DavisPsychiatry | Miami | 884 | 210 | -76.2% |
| Levi KahanePsychiatry & Neurology | Lauderdale Lakes | 63 | 15 | -76.2% |
| Jorge BetancourtPsychiatry | Mia | 1,060 | 256 | -75.8% |
| Yves EveillardPsychiatry | Hollywood | 97 | 24 | -75.3% |
| Kirti PandyaPsychiatry | Tampa | 443 | 111 | -74.9% |
| Barbara SrurPsychiatry | Sarasota | 648 | 166 | -74.4% |
| Sujal KotadiaPsychiatry | Zephyrhills | 210 | 54 | -74.3% |
| Clark HawkinsPsychiatry | Delray Beach | 183 | 48 | -73.8% |
| Marco RabinesPsychiatry | Arcadia | 126 | 33 | -73.8% |
| Luis Marchany-AlfonsoPsychiatry & Neurology | Weston | 8,453 | 2,239 | -73.5% |
| Ranjay HalderPsychiatry | Bradenton | 96 | 26 | -72.9% |
| Joseph PoitierPsychiatry | North Miami | 2,983 | 830 | -72.2% |
| Maria VegaPsychiatry | Coral Gables | 92 | 26 | -71.7% |
| Alan KaganPsychiatry & Neurology | Tallahassee | 42 | 12 | -71.4% |
| Elssy OmsPsychiatry | West Palm Beach | 662 | 192 | -71% |
| Nirmala AptePsychiatry | Tampa | 82 | 24 | -70.7% |
| Roger SamuelPsychiatry | Boca Raton | 105 | 31 | -70.5% |
| Edilia RomanPsychiatry & Neurology | Miami | 5,123 | 1,587 | -69% |
| Carlos TorrellasPsychiatry | Jacksonville | 405 | 126 | -68.9% |
| Womesh SahadeoPsychiatry | West Palm Beach | 5,274 | 1,653 | -68.7% |
| Alka SingalPsychiatry | Fort Lauderdale | 116 | 37 | -68.1% |
| Clark DreilingerPsychiatry | Stuart | 1,199 | 384 | -68% |
| Suhas JoshiPsychiatry | Orange Park | 108 | 35 | -67.6% |
| Hernan PabonPsychiatry | Miami | 754 | 248 | -67.1% |
| Cynthia TheissPsychiatry | Palm Beach Gardens | 246 | 81 | -67.1% |
| Vidyasagar VangalaPsychiatry | Davenport | 2,581 | 856 | -66.8% |
| Michael MorejonPsychiatry | Boca Raton | 42 | 14 | -66.7% |
| Bruce WelchPsychiatry & Neurology | St Petersburg | 71 | 24 | -66.2% |
| Heidi EricksonPsychiatry & Neurology | Delray Beach | 35 | 12 | -65.7% |
| James HalikasPsychiatry | Naples | 1,198 | 412 | -65.6% |
| Jessica RauschPsychiatry & Neurology | Tampa | 251 | 87 | -65.3% |
| Aloma AlcoberPsychiatry | Kissimmee | 305 | 106 | -65.2% |
| Sara BodnerPsychiatry & Neurology | Miami Beach | 149 | 52 | -65.1% |
| Jordana HollenPsychiatry | Sarasota | 261 | 92 | -64.8% |
| Cecilia JorgeNeuropsychiatry | Hialeah | 1,036 | 367 | -64.6% |
| Fernando MejiaPsychiatry | Miami | 339 | 120 | -64.6% |
| Stuart BursteinPsychiatry | Sarasota | 265 | 94 | -64.5% |
| Vivian Olti WeissbrunPsychiatry | Miami Beach | 283 | 102 | -64% |
| Dmitry BykPsychiatry | Aventura | 433 | 157 | -63.7% |
| Jerzy GrzebieluchPsychiatry | Fort Walton Beach | 146 | 54 | -63% |
| Gerald RandallPsychiatry | Largo | 619 | 234 | -62.2% |
| Edward KilleenPsychiatry | Fort Myers | 82 | 31 | -62.2% |
| Kalvin KapoorPsychiatry | Tamarac | 124 | 47 | -62.1% |
| Omar RiechePsychiatry | Fort Myers | 436 | 166 | -61.9% |
| Delia ToledoPsychiatry | Port Charlotte | 477 | 182 | -61.8% |
| Gregg FriedmanPsychiatry & Neurology | Hallandale Beach | 55 | 21 | -61.8% |
| Joseph AdanPsychiatry | Clearwater | 818 | 314 | -61.6% |
| Mario CuervoPsychiatry & Neurology | Miami | 986 | 382 | -61.3% |
| John TatumPsychiatry | Winter Park | 72 | 28 | -61.1% |
| Nick UngsonPsychiatry | Leesburg | 156 | 62 | -60.3% |
| Eric RobbinsPsychiatry | Tamarac | 289 | 117 | -59.5% |
| Miguel AlmuniaPsychiatry | Miami | 2,438 | 995 | -59.2% |
| Melanie KornPsychiatry & Neurology | Naples | 56 | 23 | -58.9% |
| Josie RamosPsychiatry | Coral Gables | 437 | 180 | -58.8% |
| Mohammad FarooquePsychiatry | Jacksonville | 1,276 | 527 | -58.7% |
| Felix NwokoloPsychiatry | New Port Richey | 407 | 168 | -58.7% |
| Richard SeelyPsychiatry & Neurology | Weston | 78 | 33 | -57.7% |
| Hugh HumpheryPsychiatry & Neurology | Coral Gables | 26 | 11 | -57.7% |
| Eduardo SanchezPsychiatry | Jacksonville | 113 | 48 | -57.5% |
| Kinshuk BosePsychiatry | Tampa | 73 | 31 | -57.5% |
| Yarelis Soto GonzalezPsychiatry | Gainesville | 129 | 55 | -57.4% |
| Muhammad ShahPsychiatry & Neurology | Macclenny | 258 | 111 | -57% |
| Pragneshkumar PatelGeriatric Psychiatry | Tampa | 1,928 | 838 | -56.5% |
| John GracePsychiatry | Crystal River | 2,869 | 1,252 | -56.4% |
| Renato AlcaldePsychiatry | Jacksonville | 141 | 62 | -56% |
| Gisela Garcia-LeyvaPsychiatry | St Petersburg | 84 | 37 | -56% |
| Mona ShahPsychiatry & Neurology | Largo | 162 | 72 | -55.6% |
| Bhadreshkumar ParikhPsychiatry | Tamarac | 2,100 | 935 | -55.5% |
| Rafael SeminarioPsychiatry | West Palm Beach | 451 | 202 | -55.2% |
| Adil MohammedPsychiatry | Leesburg | 292 | 131 | -55.1% |
| Steven CohenPsychiatry | Sarasota | 446 | 202 | -54.7% |
| Segundo ImbertPsychiatry | Ocoee | 937 | 426 | -54.5% |
| Neil EdisonPsychiatry | Fort Lauderdale | 130 | 60 | -53.8% |
| Joesph MavicaPsychiatry | Boca Raton | 1,150 | 532 | -53.7% |
| Rehan FarooquiPsychiatry | West Melbourne | 334 | 155 | -53.6% |
| Alina NodalPsychiatry | Miami | 1,142 | 533 | -53.3% |
| Boris KawlichePsychiatry | Brandon | 508 | 237 | -53.3% |
| Armand BraunPsychiatry | Ft Lauderdale | 315 | 147 | -53.3% |
| Samuel MowermanPsychiatry | N Miami | 460 | 216 | -53% |
| Ryan DeenPsychiatry | Ocoee | 402 | 189 | -53% |
| Renata AngeliniPsychiatry | Coconut Creek | 414 | 196 | -52.7% |
| Jose ValladaresPsychiatry | Miami | 86 | 41 | -52.3% |
| Edward RosaPsychiatry | Coral Springs | 1,649 | 789 | -52.2% |
| Ubaid KhokharPsychiatry | Jacksonville | 935 | 449 | -52% |
| Rajnikant PatelPsychiatry | Panama City | 3,031 | 1,457 | -51.9% |
| Liana MendozaPsychiatry | Miami | 341 | 164 | -51.9% |
| Mark LokitusPsychiatry | Ft Myers | 277 | 134 | -51.6% |
| Michael AmielPsychiatry | Gainesville | 375 | 182 | -51.5% |
| Carlos SalgadoPsychiatry | Miami | 33 | 16 | -51.5% |
| Christopher RienasPsychiatry & Neurology | Boynton Beach | 37 | 18 | -51.4% |
| Maulik TrivediPsychiatry | Wesley Chapel | 599 | 296 | -50.6% |
| Kenneth PagesPsychiatry | Tampa | 346 | 173 | -50% |
| John LaubenthalPsychiatry & Neurology | Panama City Beach | 40 | 20 | -50% |
| Sangita DesaiPsychiatry | Clearwater | 387 | 195 | -49.6% |
| Gary FrickPsychiatry | Port Orange | 4,108 | 2,075 | -49.5% |
| Marie-Addly CambronnePsychiatry | Port St Lucie | 291 | 148 | -49.1% |
| Faizi AhmedPsychiatry | Tampa | 695 | 355 | -48.9% |
| Arun SomaniPsychiatry | Hollywood | 107 | 55 | -48.6% |
| Ramon MartinezPsychiatry | Orlando | 3,570 | 1,840 | -48.5% |
| David DadaPsychiatry | The Villages | 555 | 286 | -48.5% |
| Ryan MagnusPsychiatry | New Port Richey | 145 | 75 | -48.3% |
| John PetittoPsychiatry & Neurology | Gainesville | 1,047 | 545 | -47.9% |
| Cesare Rzadkowolski RaoliPsychiatry & Neurology | Miami | 86 | 45 | -47.7% |
| Joseph LlinasPsychiatry | Cocoa Beach | 42 | 22 | -47.6% |
| Marlene HartPsychiatry | Wesley Chapel | 99 | 52 | -47.5% |
| Jose CruzPsychiatry | Miami Beach | 1,629 | 857 | -47.4% |
| Manvir DhillonPsychiatry | Ocoee | 156 | 82 | -47.4% |
| Alberto Fernandez SabaterPsychiatry & Neurology | Tamarac | 57 | 30 | -47.4% |
| Robert BensonPsychiatry | Pensacola | 54 | 29 | -46.3% |
| Ciomara HernandezNeuropsychiatry | Plantation | 26 | 14 | -46.2% |
| Nelson Cordero-TorresPsychiatry | Hollywood | 163 | 88 | -46% |
| Salvador CevallosPsychiatry | New Smyrna Beach | 68 | 37 | -45.6% |
| Bennett McallisterPsychiatry | Port Charlotte | 909 | 497 | -45.3% |
| Jose GomezPsychiatry | Jacksonville | 1,784 | 985 | -44.8% |
| Hector De LeonPsychiatry | Tavares | 1,142 | 632 | -44.7% |
| Richard BuntPsychiatry | Palm Bay | 235 | 130 | -44.7% |
| Patrick PinchinatPsychiatry | Delray Beach | 2,530 | 1,418 | -44% |
| Henry LepelyPsychiatry | Jacksonville | 442 | 252 | -43% |
| William UpshawPsychiatry | Tampa | 21 | 12 | -42.9% |
| Pius JacobPsychiatry | Zephyrhills | 2,950 | 1,702 | -42.3% |
| Saundra StockPsychiatry | Tampa | 26 | 15 | -42.3% |
| Michael FruchterPsychiatry | Boynton Beach | 95 | 55 | -42.1% |
| Sergey LitvinovPsychiatry | Hallandale Beach | 400 | 232 | -42% |
| Arlie WallacePsychiatry & Neurology | Sarasota | 86 | 50 | -41.9% |
| Guy CzaykowskyPsychiatry | Daytona Beach | 89 | 52 | -41.6% |
| Zachary ZimkoPsychiatry & Neurology | Largo | 1,089 | 641 | -41.1% |
| Irl ExteinPsychiatry | Delray Beach | 1,940 | 1,150 | -40.7% |
| Gonzalo QuesadaPsychiatry | Hialeah Gardens | 81 | 48 | -40.7% |
| Miguel FloresPsychiatry | Miami | 6,544 | 3,906 | -40.3% |
| Joseph ShanklinPsychiatry | Clearwater | 775 | 465 | -40% |
| Katina Matthews-FerrariPsychiatry | Punta Gorda | 731 | 440 | -39.8% |
| Alberto PenalverPsychiatry | Coconut Grove | 56 | 34 | -39.3% |
| Bharminder BediPsychiatry | Pinellas Park | 1,483 | 904 | -39% |
| Scott FarmerPsychiatry | Winter Park | 816 | 499 | -38.8% |
| Erwin RamosPsychiatry & Neurology | Vero Beach | 250 | 153 | -38.8% |
| Rajendrasinh MangrolaPsychiatry | Jupiter | 217 | 133 | -38.7% |
| Ronald WebberPsychiatry | Sarasota | 694 | 426 | -38.6% |
| Beatriz VillafanePsychiatry | Pembroke Pines | 342 | 211 | -38.3% |
| Nona KocherPsychiatry & Neurology | Doral | 21 | 13 | -38.1% |
| Shobha GuptaPsychiatry | Fort Lauderdale | 2,107 | 1,314 | -37.6% |
| Ryan HallPsychiatry | Lake Mary | 112 | 70 | -37.5% |
| Morteza NadjafiPsychiatry | Orlando | 381 | 239 | -37.3% |
| Mohit ChauhanPsychiatry | Jacksonville | 78 | 49 | -37.2% |
| Robert MayerPsychiatry | Largo | 1,172 | 740 | -36.9% |
| Robert WerboffPsychiatry & Neurology | Palm Beach Gardens | 521 | 329 | -36.9% |
| Alan MedinaPsychiatry | Palm Coast | 225 | 142 | -36.9% |
| Robert AverbuchPsychiatry | Gainesville | 63 | 40 | -36.5% |
| Susan HannaPsychiatry | New Port Richey | 1,264 | 805 | -36.3% |
| George MichasPsychiatry | Fort Walton Beach | 288 | 184 | -36.1% |
| Neviana NenovPsychiatry | Boca Raton | 232 | 150 | -35.3% |
| Antonio DefilippoPsychiatry | Pembroke Pines | 497 | 322 | -35.2% |
| Annette BarnesPsychiatry | Bartow | 376 | 244 | -35.1% |
| Aldo MoralesPsychiatry | Fort Lauderdale | 193 | 127 | -34.2% |
| Faisal MunasifiPsychiatry | Tallahassee | 790 | 522 | -33.9% |
| Emelina ArochaPsychiatry | Miami | 3,252 | 2,164 | -33.5% |
| Maria LozanoPsychiatry | Winter Park | 1,225 | 815 | -33.5% |
| Thomas MerrittPsychiatry | Jacksonville | 851 | 567 | -33.4% |
Showing the 250 largest reductions of 1,194 prescribers in Florida.
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 Florida
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 Florida?
It fell 6.7% between 2013 and 2024 in Medicare Part D — a slower fall than the country as a whole, where prescribing fell 12.9%. In 2024, Florida recorded 3,544,578 benzodiazepine claims across 734,285 patients.
How does Florida compare to other states?
Florida ranks 22 of 51 for prescribing intensity, at 4.83 benzodiazepine fills per patient per year, and 35 of 51 for the size of its decline since 2013 (1 being the steepest fall).
Which benzodiazepine is prescribed most in Florida?
Alprazolam, at 1,441,905 claims — 40.7% of the state's benzodiazepine prescribing in 2024. Next are Clonazepam (21.9%) and Lorazepam (16.3%).
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.