Benzodiazepine Prescribing in Georgia
Medicare Part D, 2013–2024.
Benzodiazepine prescribing in Georgia fell 5.8% between 2013 and 2024 — a slower fall than the country as a whole. In 2024 the state recorded 1,011,913 Medicare Part D benzodiazepine claims across 216,288 patients, an average of 4.68 fills per patient per year, which ranks 24 of 51 states. Alprazolam accounts for 40.3% of it.
1,011,913
Claims, 2024
216,288
Patients, 2024
4.68
Fills per patient
-5.8%
Since 2013
Georgia over twelve years
Which benzodiazepines Georgia prescribes
| Drug | Claims 2024 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alprazolam | 408,143 | 40.3% |
| Clonazepam | 252,103 | 24.9% |
| Lorazepam | 182,215 | 18% |
| Diazepam | 90,520 | 8.9% |
| Temazepam | 69,644 | 6.9% |
Psychiatric prescribers in Georgia
493 psychiatric prescribers in Georgia appear in the 2024 Medicare Part D data with benzodiazepine claims. 54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harleen SinghPsychiatry | Dalton | 1,320 | 12 | -99.1% |
| Todd AntinPsychiatry | Decatur | 1,054 | 54 | -94.9% |
| Olasimbo BabatopePsychiatry | Fort Gordon | 1,115 | 60 | -94.6% |
| Angela DawsonPsychiatry | Rome | 435 | 26 | -94% |
| Deborah HansardPsychiatry | Bremen | 509 | 31 | -93.9% |
| Joel KirsonPsychiatry | Roswell | 305 | 20 | -93.4% |
| Stephen DudleyPsychiatry | Carrollton | 158 | 18 | -88.6% |
| Gregory SmithPsychiatry | Augusta | 919 | 106 | -88.5% |
| Neesha DesaiPsychiatry | Decatur | 120 | 14 | -88.3% |
| Carol LylePsychiatry | Stockbridge | 138 | 18 | -87% |
| Ramesh AminPsychiatry | Conyers | 710 | 96 | -86.5% |
| Asha PandyaPsychiatry & Neurology | Decatur | 102 | 14 | -86.3% |
| Yogesh GoswamiPsychiatry | Athens | 415 | 63 | -84.8% |
| Steven FigielPsychiatry | Atlanta | 590 | 97 | -83.6% |
| Rohini ReddyPsychiatry | Lawrenceville | 267 | 44 | -83.5% |
| Barry JonesPsychiatry | Cumming | 479 | 92 | -80.8% |
| David PursellePsychiatry | Decatur | 315 | 61 | -80.6% |
| Raymond YoungPsychiatry | Atlanta | 296 | 59 | -80.1% |
| Hany EliaPsychiatry | Augusta | 335 | 70 | -79.1% |
| Jeffrey MinassianPsychiatry & Neurology | Atlanta | 76 | 18 | -76.3% |
| Howard MaziarPsychiatry & Neurology | Atlanta | 186 | 48 | -74.2% |
| Lenora AllenPsychiatry | Griffin | 435 | 117 | -73.1% |
| Mary BurnsPsychiatry | Atlanta | 61 | 17 | -72.1% |
| Parul DevPsychiatry | Braselton | 1,319 | 372 | -71.8% |
| Heather GreenspanPsychiatry | Atlanta | 99 | 28 | -71.7% |
| Mark VakkurPsychiatry | Atlanta | 223 | 64 | -71.3% |
| Ana Segarra-BrechtelPsychiatry | Suwanee | 72 | 21 | -70.8% |
| Seleem SayyarPsychiatry | Atlanta | 103 | 31 | -69.9% |
| Ajay KothariPsychiatry | Americus | 120 | 37 | -69.2% |
| Thomas DavisPsychiatry & Neurology | Cumming | 223 | 70 | -68.6% |
| Holly CrowleyPsychiatry & Neurology | Thomasville | 389 | 124 | -68.1% |
| Jeff SandersPsychiatry | Atlanta | 34 | 11 | -67.6% |
| Matthew NormanPsychiatry & Neurology | Atlanta | 135 | 46 | -65.9% |
| Wayne RossPsychiatry & Neurology | Atlanta | 228 | 78 | -65.8% |
| Michael UngerPsychiatry | Marietta | 212 | 74 | -65.1% |
| Neil JariwalaPsychiatry | Decatur | 836 | 302 | -63.9% |
| Valdesha DejeanPsychiatry | Marietta | 129 | 47 | -63.6% |
| John BecknerPsychiatry | Dalton | 3,178 | 1,179 | -62.9% |
| Joseph LeroyPsychiatry & Neurology | Thomasville | 501 | 186 | -62.9% |
| Victoria AndersonPsychiatry | Athens | 47 | 18 | -61.7% |
| Kingsley IyamuPsychiatry | Smyrna | 228 | 88 | -61.4% |
| Jonathan GuyPsychiatry | Decatur | 69 | 28 | -59.4% |
| Adriana HermidaGeriatric Psychiatry | Jonesboro | 106 | 44 | -58.5% |
| George GanawayPsychiatry & Neurology | Atlanta | 47 | 20 | -57.4% |
| David KleinPsychiatry | Atlanta | 90 | 39 | -56.7% |
| Michael VaughnPsychiatry | Decatur | 145 | 63 | -56.6% |
| Carol MorganPsychiatry | Snellville | 25 | 11 | -56% |
| Samuel BrownPsychiatry & Neurology | Atlanta | 238 | 106 | -55.5% |
| Benjamin RoyPsychiatry | Columbus | 750 | 336 | -55.2% |
| Edward MinorPsychiatry | Columbus | 209 | 94 | -55% |
| Ann GrooverPsychiatry | Calhoun | 130 | 61 | -53.1% |
| Michael RosenPsychiatry | Roswell | 158 | 75 | -52.5% |
| Karen StewartPsychiatry | Jonesboro | 51 | 25 | -51% |
| Mehmood MehdiPsychiatry | Loganville | 477 | 237 | -50.3% |
| Gregory LuncefordPsychiatry | Atlanta | 570 | 288 | -49.5% |
| Haolat BabalakinPsychiatry | Norcross | 745 | 385 | -48.3% |
| Sreedevi VayalapalliPsychiatry | Suwanee | 87 | 45 | -48.3% |
| Dyapa ReddyPsychiatry & Neurology | Douglas | 467 | 247 | -47.1% |
| Karl MihalovitsPsychiatry | Smyrna | 839 | 447 | -46.7% |
| Afolarin BanjokoPsychiatry | Hinesville | 813 | 438 | -46.1% |
| Kevin WindersPsychiatry | Savannah | 402 | 219 | -45.5% |
| Mohammed SoomroPsychiatry | Columbus | 1,611 | 885 | -45.1% |
| Stephen FlemingPsychiatry | Athens | 61 | 34 | -44.3% |
| Chiriyankandat SebastianPsychiatry | Augusta | 448 | 258 | -42.4% |
| Tracey MarksPsychiatry & Neurology | Atlanta | 86 | 50 | -41.9% |
| Smita VarshneyPsychiatry | Rome | 41 | 24 | -41.5% |
| Angela ArnoldPsychiatry & Neurology | Atlanta | 61 | 36 | -41% |
| Randy WarnerPsychiatry | Lithia Springs | 675 | 402 | -40.4% |
| Jose CangianoPsychiatry | Athens | 759 | 453 | -40.3% |
| Funmilayo RachalPsychiatry & Neurology | Atlanta | 117 | 70 | -40.2% |
| Quresh BandukwalaPsychiatry | Rome | 45 | 27 | -40% |
| Michael ConleyPsychiatry | Decatur | 283 | 170 | -39.9% |
| Deirdre Evans-CosbyPsychiatry | Atlanta | 38 | 23 | -39.5% |
| Sarita SharmaPsychiatry | Augusta | 84 | 51 | -39.3% |
| Esteban LimPsychiatry | Fort Oglethorpe | 1,396 | 859 | -38.5% |
| Brian MillerPsychiatry | Augusta | 197 | 122 | -38.1% |
| Alexander MercerPsychiatry | Woodstock | 648 | 404 | -37.7% |
| William WhissellPsychiatry | Atlanta | 156 | 98 | -37.2% |
| Livingstone RasalamPsychiatry | Valdosta | 775 | 492 | -36.5% |
| Robert SlaydenPsychiatry & Neurology | Atlanta | 52 | 33 | -36.5% |
| John MillerPsychiatry | Villa Rica | 110 | 70 | -36.4% |
| Ramachandra PaidiNeuropsychiatry | Vidalia | 210 | 137 | -34.8% |
| John MichaelsPsychiatry | Waycross | 1,533 | 1,020 | -33.5% |
| Amy HostetterPsychiatry & Neurology | Roswell | 54 | 36 | -33.3% |
| John MoseriPsychiatry | Decatur | 628 | 421 | -33% |
| Kimberlynn RichardsAddiction Medicine | Smyrna | 256 | 175 | -31.6% |
| Colleen MclemorePsychiatry | Athens | 19 | 13 | -31.6% |
| Bertha GordonPsychiatry | Atlanta | 139 | 96 | -30.9% |
| Kambiz AflatoonPsychiatry | Lawrenceville | 536 | 373 | -30.4% |
| Mahendra ShahPsychiatry | Lawrenceville | 705 | 493 | -30.1% |
| Mhd Anas AlkhatibPsychiatry | Atlanta | 437 | 306 | -30% |
| Anthony EkwenchiPsychiatry | Marietta | 802 | 563 | -29.8% |
| Larry EmptingPsychiatry & Neurology | Atlanta | 86 | 61 | -29.1% |
| Madhubala PatelPsychiatry | Dalton | 401 | 290 | -27.7% |
| Vibhakar PatelPsychiatry | Rome | 1,202 | 878 | -27% |
| Piyush PatelPsychiatry | Mcdonough | 138 | 101 | -26.8% |
| Iqbal DhananiPsychiatry | College Park | 375 | 275 | -26.7% |
| Lenora AshleyPsychiatry | Atlanta | 60 | 44 | -26.7% |
| Mary TysonPsychiatry | Augusta | 218 | 160 | -26.6% |
| Frank PrattPsychiatry | Rome | 1,911 | 1,404 | -26.5% |
| Joel MorganPsychiatry | Valdosta | 558 | 410 | -26.5% |
| Mahaveer VakhariaPsychiatry | Powder Springs | 475 | 350 | -26.3% |
| Douglas LaipplePsychiatry | Atlanta | 90 | 67 | -25.6% |
| Amanda WilliamsPsychiatry | Atlanta | 78 | 59 | -24.4% |
| Ellen WuPsychiatry & Neurology | Norcross | 33 | 25 | -24.2% |
| Nabila HaquePsychiatry & Neurology | Douglasville | 286 | 217 | -24.1% |
| Brian BortnickPsychiatry | Atlanta | 125 | 95 | -24% |
| Scott BaloghAddiction Medicine | Augusta | 268 | 204 | -23.9% |
| Gregory HaleyPsychiatry & Neurology | Scottdale | 585 | 449 | -23.2% |
| Susan BowerPsychiatry | Norcross | 484 | 372 | -23.1% |
| Elizabeth BoswellPsychiatry & Neurology | Atlanta | 26 | 20 | -23.1% |
| Devon BriggsPsychiatry | Atlanta | 287 | 222 | -22.6% |
| Angela HalePsychiatry | Macon | 367 | 285 | -22.3% |
| Jithender ReddyPsychiatry | Carrollton | 131 | 102 | -22.1% |
| Bharatkumar PatelPsychiatry | Smyrna | 406 | 317 | -21.9% |
| Julie DorneyNeuropsychiatry | Atlanta | 301 | 235 | -21.9% |
| Arthur SmithPsychiatry | Alpharetta | 156 | 122 | -21.8% |
| Nasira AliPsychiatry & Neurology | Lawrenceville | 149 | 117 | -21.5% |
| Joseph CubellsPsychiatry | Atlanta | 329 | 261 | -20.7% |
| Nitin PatelPsychiatry | Valdosta | 614 | 494 | -19.5% |
| Cliff LinPsychiatry | Marietta | 515 | 415 | -19.4% |
| Dennis NutterPsychiatry & Neurology | Gainesville | 28 | 23 | -17.9% |
| Kweli MoyoPsychiatry & Neurology | Atlanta | 137 | 114 | -16.8% |
| Svathi ReddyPsychiatry | Marietta | 125 | 104 | -16.8% |
| Vinay NagarajPsychiatry | Suwanee | 220 | 184 | -16.4% |
| Olufemi TaiwoPsychiatry | Jonesboro | 982 | 833 | -15.2% |
| David LipsigPsychiatry & Neurology | Atlanta | 33 | 28 | -15.2% |
| Thomas JohnsPsychiatry | Norcross | 94 | 80 | -14.9% |
| Sanjay SharmaPsychiatry | Atlanta | 209 | 180 | -13.9% |
| Branko RadulovackiPsychiatry & Neurology | Smyrna | 44 | 38 | -13.6% |
| Paresh ThankiPsychiatry | Valdosta | 477 | 413 | -13.4% |
| Asaf AleemPsychiatry | Atlanta | 2,130 | 1,857 | -12.8% |
| Ronnie BlountPsychiatry | Macon | 2,244 | 1,958 | -12.7% |
| Michael BanovPsychiatry | Marietta | 687 | 606 | -11.8% |
| Muhammad SandviPsychiatry | Dalton | 1,495 | 1,329 | -11.1% |
| Asad NaqviPsychiatry | Macon | 1,742 | 1,563 | -10.3% |
| Winston PinedaPsychiatry & Neurology | Lagrange | 221 | 199 | -10% |
| Michael BainNeuropsychiatry | Atlanta | 30 | 27 | -10% |
| Catharine WolfePsychiatry | Marietta | 459 | 416 | -9.4% |
| Rohit KhannaPsychiatry | Marietta | 861 | 784 | -8.9% |
| Thomas MccormackPsychiatry | Bogart | 1,142 | 1,043 | -8.7% |
| Andrew HuraytPsychiatry | Brunswick | 364 | 333 | -8.5% |
| Sheila CannonPsychiatry & Neurology | Peachtree City | 342 | 314 | -8.2% |
| Rukhsana AhmadPsychiatry | Roswell | 269 | 247 | -8.2% |
| Richard WinerPsychiatry | Roswell | 534 | 491 | -8.1% |
| Lisa RosofPsychiatry & Neurology | Atlanta | 13 | 12 | -7.7% |
| Lyndon WaughPsychiatry & Neurology | Atlanta | 270 | 250 | -7.4% |
| Stephen KissingerPsychiatry & Neurology | Roswell | 14 | 13 | -7.1% |
| Andrew FurmanPsychiatry | Atlanta | 90 | 84 | -6.7% |
| Kishor DesaiPsychiatry | Columbus | 167 | 156 | -6.6% |
| John AndersonPsychiatry | Atlanta | 126 | 118 | -6.3% |
| Patricia Jones-NicePsychiatry | Newnan | 367 | 345 | -6% |
| Neil WhickerPsychiatry | Atlanta | 309 | 291 | -5.8% |
| Darlene McnultyPsychiatry | Atlanta | 446 | 421 | -5.6% |
| Crit CookseyPsychiatry | Marietta | 73 | 69 | -5.5% |
| Cecile Pasion-BregmanPsychiatry | Mcdonough | 349 | 330 | -5.4% |
| Yana Kirova-PanchevaPsychiatry | Gainesville | 23 | 22 | -4.3% |
| David HartleyPsychiatry | Carrollton | 118 | 113 | -4.2% |
| John AndrewsPsychiatry | Lagrange | 895 | 858 | -4.1% |
| Ajai KallaPsychiatry | Augusta | 29 | 28 | -3.4% |
| Larry TunePsychiatry | Atlanta | 281 | 272 | -3.2% |
| Ramesh KannegentiPsychiatry | Columbus | 218 | 211 | -3.2% |
| Mary Devaul - EshlemanPsychiatry | St Marys | 130 | 126 | -3.1% |
| Alfred EubanksNeuropsychiatry | Atlanta | 314 | 305 | -2.9% |
| Jeffrey WinstonPsychiatry | Atlanta | 796 | 774 | -2.8% |
| Hemachandra GunawardhanaPsychiatry | Smyrna | 646 | 628 | -2.8% |
| Charmaine WilsonPsychiatry | Villa Rica | 108 | 105 | -2.8% |
| Iveta BoyanchekPsychiatry | Columbus | 90 | 88 | -2.2% |
| Jayesh NaikPsychiatry | Roswell | 659 | 651 | -1.2% |
| Ali AhmadiPsychiatry | Macon | 1,027 | 1,016 | -1.1% |
| Jasmine NaheedPsychiatry | Lagrange | 857 | 852 | -0.6% |
| Jae PakPsychiatry | Snellville | 1,851 | 1,846 | -0.3% |
| Kenneth GoolsbyPsychiatry | Gainesville | 1,279 | 1,275 | -0.3% |
| Jason JianPsychiatry | Marietta | 149 | 149 | 0% |
| Robert ElliottPsychiatry | Atlanta | 30 | 30 | 0% |
| Shamina HenkelPsychiatry & Neurology | Atlanta | 12 | 12 | 0% |
| Steven HinesPsychiatry | Athens | 485 | 487 | +0.4% |
| Richard WaldmanPsychiatry | Atlanta | 305 | 308 | +1% |
| Dominic NkwochaPsychiatry | Smyrna | 521 | 527 | +1.2% |
| Natasha ThomasPsychiatry | Roswell | 142 | 145 | +2.1% |
| Adriana FosterPsychiatry | Augusta | 47 | 48 | +2.1% |
| William HudsonPsychiatry | Columbus | 796 | 820 | +3% |
| Suneel KatragaddaPsychiatry | Atlanta | 124 | 128 | +3.2% |
| Arnold NegrinPsychiatry & Neurology | Savannah | 131 | 136 | +3.8% |
| Theodore MorganPsychiatry | Smyrna | 451 | 469 | +4% |
| Carol HarpePsychiatry | Atlanta | 211 | 220 | +4.3% |
| William MclartyPsychiatry | Smyrna | 821 | 857 | +4.4% |
| John TumehPsychiatry & Neurology | Atlanta | 22 | 23 | +4.5% |
| Gary FigielPsychiatry | Atlanta | 571 | 597 | +4.6% |
| Ray HorwitzPsychiatry | Atlanta | 780 | 818 | +4.9% |
| Ola MartinPsychiatry & Neurology | Tucker | 141 | 148 | +5% |
| Rick StallingsPsychiatry | Duluth | 533 | 563 | +5.6% |
| Sasi NayuduPsychiatry | Albany | 667 | 705 | +5.7% |
| Yakov RubinchikPsychiatry | Decatur | 68 | 72 | +5.9% |
| Kajal PatelPsychiatry | Marietta | 117 | 124 | +6% |
| Mohammad AhmadNeuropsychiatry | Roswell | 125 | 133 | +6.4% |
| William OrrPsychiatry | Athens | 870 | 928 | +6.7% |
| Olufowobi GbadeboNeuropsychiatry | Statesboro | 166 | 178 | +7.2% |
| Lisa WirthPsychiatry | Gainesville | 2,660 | 2,854 | +7.3% |
| Jean SlaydenPsychiatry & Neurology | Atlanta | 13 | 14 | +7.7% |
| Wendy BaerPsychiatry | Atlanta | 98 | 106 | +8.2% |
| Robert PrudentPsychiatry | Atlanta | 182 | 198 | +8.8% |
| Ross GrumetPsychiatry & Neurology | Atlanta | 418 | 455 | +8.9% |
| Naveen ThomasPsychiatry & Neurology | Suwanee | 11 | 12 | +9.1% |
| Scott FirestonePsychiatry | Atlanta | 11 | 12 | +9.1% |
| William ColemanPsychiatry | Albany | 183 | 201 | +9.8% |
| Sarah DebreyPsychiatry | Atlanta | 20 | 22 | +10% |
| Bryon EvansPsychiatry | Atlanta | 756 | 832 | +10.1% |
| Deepa GopalakrishnanPsychiatry | Atlanta | 29 | 32 | +10.3% |
| William ThorneloePsychiatry | Smyrna | 121 | 134 | +10.7% |
| Neil KahnPsychiatry | Decatur | 634 | 708 | +11.7% |
| Barbara DavanzoPsychiatry & Neurology | St Simons Island | 1,131 | 1,265 | +11.8% |
| Adam HarrisPsychiatry | Richmond Hill | 352 | 396 | +12.5% |
| Satishchandra PatelPsychiatry | Rome | 535 | 605 | +13.1% |
| Michael McleodPsychiatry | Tucker | 45 | 51 | +13.3% |
| Scott SnyderPsychiatry | Athens | 544 | 617 | +13.4% |
| Jayashree JohnPsychiatry | Columbus | 484 | 550 | +13.6% |
| Shawn AllenPsychiatry | Tucker | 22 | 25 | +13.6% |
| Richard CarpenterPsychiatry | Roswell | 945 | 1,081 | +14.4% |
| Barry RozantinePsychiatry & Neurology | Savannah | 164 | 188 | +14.6% |
| Benjamin AkosaPsychiatry | Suwanee | 926 | 1,064 | +14.9% |
| Eddie BealPsychiatry | Atlanta | 1,396 | 1,606 | +15% |
| David GoldsmithPsychiatry | Atlanta | 66 | 76 | +15.2% |
| Yassar KanawatiPsychiatry | Kennesaw | 43 | 50 | +16.3% |
| Chad BrockPsychiatry | Savannah | 493 | 575 | +16.6% |
| Alexandra SawickiPsychiatry & Neurology | Atlanta | 12 | 14 | +16.7% |
| Monique LentzPsychiatry | Augusta | 782 | 917 | +17.3% |
| Jeffrey KlopperPsychiatry | Smyrna | 1,693 | 1,990 | +17.5% |
| Shahzad HashmiPsychiatry | Gainesville | 1,553 | 1,828 | +17.7% |
| John GastonPsychiatry | Marietta | 16 | 19 | +18.8% |
| Richard LiipfertPsychiatry & Neurology | Macon | 479 | 576 | +20.3% |
| Arun PolPsychiatry | Duluth | 104 | 126 | +21.2% |
| A. FullerPsychiatry | Thomasville | 547 | 665 | +21.6% |
| Anil GuptaPsychiatry | Valdosta | 1,130 | 1,376 | +21.8% |
| Dwight OwensPsychiatry | Atlanta | 51 | 63 | +23.5% |
| Kenneth DinellaPsychiatry | Americus | 182 | 225 | +23.6% |
| Cassandra WanzoPsychiatry | Roswell | 116 | 144 | +24.1% |
| Michael LylesPsychiatry | Roswell | 432 | 539 | +24.8% |
| Polina ShvartsPsychiatry | Gainesville | 291 | 364 | +25.1% |
| Michael LichtmanPsychiatry & Neurology | Statesboro | 270 | 339 | +25.6% |
| Deen ChandoraPsychiatry | Riverdale | 496 | 627 | +26.4% |
| Consuelo ReddickNeuropsychiatry | Roswell | 11 | 14 | +27.3% |
| Allison PeklanskyPsychiatry | Marietta | 464 | 592 | +27.6% |
| David HalversonPsychiatry & Neurology | Atlanta | 29 | 37 | +27.6% |
| Vickie HarrisPsychiatry | Savannah | 61 | 78 | +27.9% |
| David BrunettePsychiatry & Neurology | Woodstock | 149 | 191 | +28.2% |
| Jose VillongcoPsychiatry | Roswell | 14 | 18 | +28.6% |
| Bhushit DixitPsychiatry | Columbus | 1,351 | 1,766 | +30.7% |
| James AndrewsPsychiatry & Neurology | Atlanta | 244 | 320 | +31.1% |
| Opeoluwa AkinnusiPsychiatry | Marietta | 173 | 228 | +31.8% |
Showing the 250 largest reductions of 493 prescribers in Georgia.
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 Georgia
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 Georgia?
It fell 5.8% between 2013 and 2024 in Medicare Part D — a slower fall than the country as a whole, where prescribing fell 12.9%. In 2024, Georgia recorded 1,011,913 benzodiazepine claims across 216,288 patients.
How does Georgia compare to other states?
Georgia ranks 24 of 51 for prescribing intensity, at 4.68 benzodiazepine fills per patient per year, and 36 of 51 for the size of its decline since 2013 (1 being the steepest fall).
Which benzodiazepine is prescribed most in Georgia?
Alprazolam, at 408,143 claims — 40.3% of the state's benzodiazepine prescribing in 2024. Next are Clonazepam (24.9%) and Lorazepam (18%).
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.