Benzodiazepine Prescribing in Illinois
Medicare Part D, 2013–2024.
Benzodiazepine prescribing in Illinois fell 1.7% between 2013 and 2024 — a slower fall than the country as a whole. In 2024 the state recorded 1,191,074 Medicare Part D benzodiazepine claims across 254,488 patients, an average of 4.68 fills per patient per year, which ranks 25 of 51 states. Alprazolam accounts for 38.9% of it.
1,191,074
Claims, 2024
254,488
Patients, 2024
4.68
Fills per patient
-1.7%
Since 2013
Illinois over twelve years
Which benzodiazepines Illinois prescribes
| Drug | Claims 2024 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alprazolam | 462,932 | 38.9% |
| Lorazepam | 302,651 | 25.4% |
| Clonazepam | 284,459 | 23.9% |
| Diazepam | 90,469 | 7.6% |
| Temazepam | 42,154 | 3.5% |
Psychiatric prescribers in Illinois
879 psychiatric prescribers in Illinois appear in the 2024 Medicare Part D data with benzodiazepine claims. 115 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harshad MehtaPsychiatry | Evergreen Park | 518 | 12 | -97.7% |
| Christine FigielPsychiatry | Maywood | 366 | 16 | -95.6% |
| Melissa ChappellPsychiatry | Evergreen Park | 250 | 11 | -95.6% |
| Asifa ChoudhryPsychiatry | Bloomington | 299 | 17 | -94.3% |
| Karen KylePsychiatry | Peoria | 636 | 37 | -94.2% |
| Amir BadarPsychiatry | North Chicago | 194 | 12 | -93.8% |
| Seth EappenPsychiatry | Oak Brook | 671 | 44 | -93.4% |
| Terry HanusaPsychiatry | Glenview | 363 | 28 | -92.3% |
| Arlene PadenPsychiatry | New Lenox | 477 | 39 | -91.8% |
| Philip WoernerPsychiatry | Mt Sterling | 646 | 60 | -90.7% |
| Wynetta HarrisPsychiatry & Neurology | Chicago | 1,130 | 108 | -90.4% |
| Peggy ChouPsychiatry & Neurology | Chicago | 276 | 27 | -90.2% |
| Aura EberhardtPsychiatry & Neurology | Springfield | 118 | 12 | -89.8% |
| Mehrdad AbbassianGeriatric Psychiatry | Westmont | 111 | 12 | -89.2% |
| Sharad GuptaPsychiatry | Lemont | 456 | 51 | -88.8% |
| Art PogrePsychiatry | Libertyville | 1,000 | 117 | -88.3% |
| Mark NapierPsychiatry | Edwardsville | 1,351 | 162 | -88% |
| Susan LinPsychiatry | Northfield | 378 | 49 | -87% |
| Mohammed SiddiquiPsychiatry | Naperville | 211 | 29 | -86.3% |
| Arthur BlochPsychiatry | Highland Park | 209 | 32 | -84.7% |
| Alexander GolbinPsychiatry | Deerfield | 510 | 80 | -84.3% |
| Andrea BaconPsychiatry | Flossmoor | 64 | 11 | -82.8% |
| Thomas ArmisteadPsychiatry & Neurology | Chicago | 301 | 53 | -82.4% |
| Rodrigo FarralesPsychiatry | River Forest | 163 | 29 | -82.2% |
| Bejoy JohnPsychiatry | Quincy | 418 | 75 | -82.1% |
| Louise TomkinsPsychiatry | Wilmette | 78 | 14 | -82.1% |
| Aqeel KhanPsychiatry | Bloomingdale | 559 | 101 | -81.9% |
| Roueen RafeyanPsychiatry | Chicago | 469 | 86 | -81.7% |
| Rajeev MalhotraGeriatric Psychiatry | Naperville | 181 | 34 | -81.2% |
| Frederick SuPsychiatry | Chicago | 199 | 38 | -80.9% |
| Joseph BeckPsychiatry | Tinley Park | 569 | 111 | -80.5% |
| Milton DaughertyPsychiatry | Chicago | 171 | 34 | -80.1% |
| Manjinder BrarPsychiatry | Naperville | 172 | 36 | -79.1% |
| Charles KaegiPsychiatry | Chicago | 733 | 159 | -78.3% |
| Albert NguyenPsychiatry | Chicago | 479 | 104 | -78.3% |
| Shahina JafryPsychiatry | Rockford | 647 | 142 | -78.1% |
| Syed IrfanPsychiatry | Rockford | 1,190 | 273 | -77.1% |
| Robert GrunstenPsychiatry | Chicago | 1,660 | 382 | -77% |
| Madiha ShabbirPsychiatry | North Chicago | 126 | 29 | -77% |
| Katherine KwiatkowskiPsychiatry | Champaign | 434 | 103 | -76.3% |
| Norleen SimanganPsychiatry | Peoria | 63 | 15 | -76.2% |
| Michael SolomonPsychiatry & Neurology | Chicago | 62 | 15 | -75.8% |
| Mitchell GlaserPsychiatry | Chicago | 155 | 38 | -75.5% |
| Valerie King-ErnstPsychiatry | Lisle | 294 | 73 | -75.2% |
| Mirza BaigPsychiatry | Alton | 263 | 66 | -74.9% |
| Myron BornsteinPsychiatry | Evanston | 47 | 12 | -74.5% |
| David EdelsteinPsychiatry & Neurology | Chicago | 43 | 11 | -74.4% |
| Alecia GreenleePsychiatry | Rockford | 46 | 12 | -73.9% |
| Adnan ArifPsychiatry | Palos Heights | 435 | 114 | -73.8% |
| Craig KestenbergPsychiatry | Plainfield | 243 | 64 | -73.7% |
| Elsy DevassyPsychiatry | Lockport | 939 | 248 | -73.6% |
| Pradeep ThaparPsychiatry | Orland Park | 483 | 128 | -73.5% |
| Steven WeinsteinPsychiatry & Neurology | Chicago | 49 | 13 | -73.5% |
| Majed DalloulPsychiatry | Chicago | 40 | 11 | -72.5% |
| Vivien EisenbergPsychiatry & Neurology | Chicago | 93 | 26 | -72% |
| Thomas BartuskaPsychiatry | Orland Park | 675 | 191 | -71.7% |
| Thomas ReboriPsychiatry | Northbrook | 442 | 126 | -71.5% |
| Venkata JampalaPsychiatry | Crystal Lake | 411 | 118 | -71.3% |
| Katharine RuhlPsychiatry | Skokie | 293 | 84 | -71.3% |
| Ramon MarquezPsychiatry & Neurology | Dekalb | 89 | 26 | -70.8% |
| Narsimha MuddasaniPsychiatry | East Saint Louis | 992 | 291 | -70.7% |
| Indira VazzalwarPsychiatry & Neurology | Waukegan | 177 | 52 | -70.6% |
| Benjamin JacobsonPsychiatry | Lake Forest | 155 | 47 | -69.7% |
| Michelle DeesPsychiatry | Chicago | 201 | 62 | -69.2% |
| Nitin ThaparPsychiatry | Orland Park | 345 | 109 | -68.4% |
| Kiran FreyPsychiatry | Arlington Heights | 129 | 41 | -68.2% |
| Fazal AhmedPsychiatry | Chicago | 44 | 14 | -68.2% |
| Ghada AlbehearyPsychiatry & Neurology | Chicago | 121 | 39 | -67.8% |
| Evan DeranjaPsychiatry | Maywood | 246 | 80 | -67.5% |
| Edwin GumapasPsychiatry | Crystal Lake | 820 | 267 | -67.4% |
| George MiguelPsychiatry | Naperville | 1,773 | 579 | -67.3% |
| Christine GrundemanPsychiatry | Gibson City | 409 | 137 | -66.5% |
| Marc BearPsychiatry | Chicago | 260 | 87 | -66.5% |
| Bumyong LeePsychiatry | Danville | 639 | 218 | -65.9% |
| Carole RosanovaNeuropsychiatry | Kildeer | 1,343 | 464 | -65.5% |
| Philip PanPsychiatry & Neurology | Springfield | 453 | 158 | -65.1% |
| Neil SelingerPsychiatry | Chicago | 120 | 42 | -65% |
| Shephali PatelPsychiatry | Chicago | 817 | 287 | -64.9% |
| Eldin DzudzaPsychiatry | Chicago | 162 | 57 | -64.8% |
| Mohammed ShreibaPsychiatry | Springfield | 263 | 93 | -64.6% |
| Daram ReddyPsychiatry | Waukegan | 482 | 178 | -63.1% |
| Hayng Sung YangPsychiatry & Neurology | Urbana | 329 | 122 | -62.9% |
| Shivani KumarPsychiatry & Neurology | Chicago | 32 | 12 | -62.5% |
| Rajiv SharmaPsychiatry | Chicago | 32 | 12 | -62.5% |
| Robert ChannonPsychiatry | Chicago | 787 | 297 | -62.3% |
| Jeffrey MirskyPsychiatry & Neurology | Chicago | 273 | 103 | -62.3% |
| Joan LynchPsychiatry & Neurology | Evanston | 37 | 14 | -62.2% |
| Saba SyedPsychiatry | Chicago | 85 | 33 | -61.2% |
| Warren FournierPsychiatry | Fairview Heights | 164 | 64 | -61% |
| Morris BlountPsychiatry | Lynwood | 714 | 280 | -60.8% |
| Aida MihajlovicPsychiatry & Neurology | Olympia Fields | 89 | 35 | -60.7% |
| Maleeha AhsanPsychiatry | Downers Grove | 342 | 138 | -59.6% |
| Jolly AnandPsychiatry | Chicago | 197 | 81 | -58.9% |
| Deborah CouchPsychiatry | Maywood | 490 | 202 | -58.8% |
| Johnny WilliamsonPsychiatry | New Lenox | 33 | 14 | -57.6% |
| Frederick MillerPsychiatry | Evanston | 291 | 124 | -57.4% |
| Pauline WienerPsychiatry | Carol Stream | 346 | 150 | -56.6% |
| Mayurika PisePsychiatry | Kankakee | 254 | 111 | -56.3% |
| David BawdenPsychiatry | Skokie | 1,223 | 538 | -56% |
| Richard AlexanderPsychiatry | Springfield | 267 | 119 | -55.4% |
| Nimisha PatelPsychiatry | Evergreen Park | 207 | 94 | -54.6% |
| Gilla DavisPsychiatry & Neurology | Northfield | 100 | 46 | -54% |
| Aneet AhluwaliaPsychiatry | Chicago | 26 | 12 | -53.8% |
| Sherrie LevyPsychiatry | Champaign | 88 | 41 | -53.4% |
| Sanford FinkelNeuropsychiatry | Wilmette | 45 | 21 | -53.3% |
| Denise WaltPsychiatry & Neurology | Highland Park | 30 | 14 | -53.3% |
| Sarthak MisraPsychiatry | Chicago | 249 | 117 | -53% |
| Bradley PechterNeuropsychiatry | Melrose Park | 38 | 18 | -52.6% |
| Babatunde OgundipePsychiatry | Rockford | 301 | 143 | -52.5% |
| Anna RapoportPsychiatry | Skokie | 603 | 289 | -52.1% |
| Dennis BrightwellPsychiatry | Crystal Lake | 204 | 98 | -52% |
| Jeffrey WattsPsychiatry | Chicago | 79 | 38 | -51.9% |
| Maria FisfalenPsychiatry | Chicago | 398 | 197 | -50.5% |
| Ralph SaintfortPsychiatry | Moline | 366 | 181 | -50.5% |
| Lance HolemonPsychiatry | Chicago | 327 | 163 | -50.2% |
| Charles HarrisPsychiatry | New Lenox | 143 | 73 | -49% |
| Sudhir GokhalePsychiatry | Oak Lawn | 2,082 | 1,070 | -48.6% |
| Farozan IslamPsychiatry | Oak Brook | 152 | 79 | -48% |
| Sheila RaoPsychiatry | Joliet | 559 | 294 | -47.4% |
| Rachel RamaswamyPsychiatry & Neurology | Maywood | 38 | 20 | -47.4% |
| Hargurmukh SinghPsychiatry | Waukegan | 36 | 19 | -47.2% |
| Scott WrightPsychiatry | Quincy | 544 | 288 | -47.1% |
| Joseph MullenPsychiatry | Elmhurst | 306 | 162 | -47.1% |
| Dorcas AdaramolaPsychiatry | Springfield | 117 | 62 | -47% |
| Lynn BarnettPsychiatry | Northbrook | 769 | 408 | -46.9% |
| Obiora OnwuamezePsychiatry | Springfield | 201 | 108 | -46.3% |
| Robert ReffPsychiatry | Chicago | 167 | 91 | -45.5% |
| Michael RachmanPsychiatry | Schaumburg | 436 | 238 | -45.4% |
| Janeen PaulPsychiatry | Schaumburg | 64 | 35 | -45.3% |
| James DalyPsychiatry | Naperville | 311 | 171 | -45% |
| Rukhsana IqbalPsychiatry | Hinsdale | 150 | 83 | -44.7% |
| Sanjay NigamPsychiatry | Glen Carbon | 614 | 344 | -44% |
| Anmol TolaniPsychiatry | Palos Heights | 335 | 190 | -43.3% |
| William GiakasPsychiatry | Rockford | 356 | 205 | -42.4% |
| Emad AmerPsychiatry | Bloomingdale | 769 | 445 | -42.1% |
| Thomas HerrmannPsychiatry | Danville | 623 | 363 | -41.7% |
| Rian RowlesPsychiatry | Orland Park | 1,149 | 671 | -41.6% |
| Nageswara NagarakantiPsychiatry | Aurora | 891 | 522 | -41.4% |
| Robert BurtonPsychiatry | Evanston | 140 | 82 | -41.4% |
| Rajnishpaul KularPsychiatry | Westmont | 447 | 265 | -40.7% |
| Emily ForcadePsychiatry & Neurology | Chicago | 27 | 16 | -40.7% |
| Chandan NayakPsychiatry | Oakbrook Terrace | 297 | 178 | -40.1% |
| Catherine FoxPsychiatry | Springfield | 687 | 412 | -40% |
| Caroline LoebPsychiatry | Chicago | 75 | 45 | -40% |
| Thanh ThaiPsychiatry | Chicago | 149 | 90 | -39.6% |
| Jacqueline AregoodPsychiatry | Belleville | 179 | 109 | -39.1% |
| Albert LoPsychiatry | Urbana | 239 | 146 | -38.9% |
| Melany DanehyPsychiatry | Chicago | 432 | 265 | -38.7% |
| Margaret TormayPsychiatry & Neurology | Oak Park | 62 | 38 | -38.7% |
| Medeia GartelPsychiatry | Chicago | 320 | 198 | -38.1% |
| Dov RapoportPsychiatry | Elgin | 79 | 49 | -38% |
| Karl GundersenPsychiatry | Granite City | 72 | 45 | -37.5% |
| Nausheen Hafiz-DinNeuropsychiatry | Barrington | 32 | 20 | -37.5% |
| Valentin BermanPsychiatry | Chicago | 961 | 604 | -37.1% |
| Carl WahlstromPsychiatry | Chicago | 73 | 46 | -37% |
| Morris GoldmanPsychiatry | Chicago | 82 | 52 | -36.6% |
| William ScheftnerPsychiatry | Chicago | 163 | 104 | -36.2% |
| Walter PedemontePsychiatry | Oak Park | 3,365 | 2,150 | -36.1% |
| Mark FreemanPsychiatry | Edwardsville | 708 | 453 | -36% |
| Alex SpadoniPsychiatry | Joliet | 278 | 178 | -36% |
| Muhammad NasibPsychiatry | Hinsdale | 25 | 16 | -36% |
| Arif HabibPsychiatry | Granite City | 839 | 547 | -34.8% |
| Jennifer ClumpnerPsychiatry & Neurology | Chicago | 46 | 30 | -34.8% |
| Keisha PowellPsychiatry | Springfield | 29 | 19 | -34.5% |
| Thomas MinoguePsychiatry | Mattoon | 125 | 82 | -34.4% |
| Susan RosenthalPsychiatry & Neurology | Skokie | 50 | 33 | -34% |
| Rohidas PatilPsychiatry | Decatur | 671 | 446 | -33.5% |
| Rubeena MianPsychiatry | Willowbrook | 340 | 226 | -33.5% |
| Ibrahim KhajaPsychiatry | Sycamore | 555 | 370 | -33.3% |
| Lisa SnyderPsychiatry | Peoria | 105 | 70 | -33.3% |
| Erick DucutPsychiatry & Neurology | Melrose Park | 66 | 44 | -33.3% |
| Fatima HadiPsychiatry & Neurology | Dekalb | 42 | 28 | -33.3% |
| Garey MalekPsychiatry | Chicago | 79 | 53 | -32.9% |
| Steven KourisPsychiatry & Neurology | Rockford | 269 | 181 | -32.7% |
| Zehra RowjeePsychiatry | Niles | 651 | 441 | -32.3% |
| Indupreet NagraPsychiatry | Forest Park | 59 | 40 | -32.2% |
| Joanna CabanPsychiatry | Waukegan | 677 | 460 | -32.1% |
| Jonathan BloombergNeuropsychiatry | Northbrook | 25 | 17 | -32% |
| Eshwar GumidyalaPsychiatry | Crystal Lake | 426 | 290 | -31.9% |
| David LipkinPsychiatry & Neurology | Evanston | 171 | 118 | -31% |
| Naeem QureshiPsychiatry | Marion | 1,523 | 1,052 | -30.9% |
| Kathleen JohnsonPsychiatry & Neurology | Skokie | 188 | 130 | -30.9% |
| Brendan BeresfordPsychiatry | Hinsdale | 789 | 546 | -30.8% |
| Juan MedinaPsychiatry | Carlinville | 641 | 444 | -30.7% |
| Edwin MereshPsychiatry | Chicago | 68 | 48 | -29.4% |
| Marion PagePsychiatry & Neurology | Oak Park | 17 | 12 | -29.4% |
| Bradley GordonPsychiatry | Chicago | 467 | 330 | -29.3% |
| Steven FlagelPsychiatry | Chicago | 69 | 49 | -29% |
| Kim Nancy DuquePsychiatry | Maywood | 38 | 27 | -28.9% |
| Mary BelfordPsychiatry | Kankakee | 1,703 | 1,220 | -28.4% |
| Iram QaziPsychiatry | Chicago | 162 | 116 | -28.4% |
| John FranklinPsychiatry | Chicago | 53 | 38 | -28.3% |
| Anne OscherwitzPsychiatry & Neurology | Chicago | 39 | 28 | -28.2% |
| Mumtaz RazaPsychiatry | Hoffman Estates | 224 | 161 | -28.1% |
| Mark ShukhmanPsychiatry | Skokie | 254 | 183 | -28% |
| Jack PowitzPsychiatry | Chicago | 424 | 306 | -27.8% |
| Daniel MartinezPsychiatry | Lombard | 212 | 153 | -27.8% |
| Ahmad BashirPsychiatry | Aurora | 198 | 143 | -27.8% |
| Kavita ShahPsychiatry | Lombard | 590 | 427 | -27.6% |
| Ana GilPsychiatry & Neurology | Chicago | 29 | 21 | -27.6% |
| Jorge FernaldPsychiatry | Palos Heights | 222 | 161 | -27.5% |
| Joanna PoniatowiczPsychiatry | Park Ridge | 389 | 283 | -27.2% |
| Cynthia GordonPsychiatry | Des Plaines | 63 | 46 | -27% |
| Pamela Vergara-RodriguezPsychiatry | Chicago | 97 | 71 | -26.8% |
| Roukan JazayerliPsychiatry | Orland Park | 15 | 11 | -26.7% |
| Melissa WestPsychiatry | Centralia | 314 | 231 | -26.4% |
| Ravi ValluripalliPsychiatry | North Chicago | 289 | 214 | -26% |
| Ofelia IonescuPsychiatry | Chicago | 521 | 388 | -25.5% |
| Warren KammererPsychiatry | Park Ridge | 318 | 237 | -25.5% |
| Christel LembkePsychiatry | Chicago | 913 | 681 | -25.4% |
| Noorani NooraniPsychiatry | Skokie | 182 | 136 | -25.3% |
| Arnold SamuelsPsychiatry & Neurology | Evanston | 36 | 27 | -25% |
| Susan AndersonPsychiatry | Skokie | 28 | 21 | -25% |
| James SalesPsychiatry | Rock Island | 245 | 184 | -24.9% |
| Shital MehtaPsychiatry | Kankakee | 376 | 283 | -24.7% |
| Nancy PecenPsychiatry & Neurology | Downers Grove | 53 | 40 | -24.5% |
| Samar MahmoodPsychiatry | Dekalb | 812 | 614 | -24.4% |
| Kenneth CohenPsychiatry | Chicago | 80 | 61 | -23.8% |
| Philip McculloughPsychiatry & Neurology | Chicago | 280 | 214 | -23.6% |
| Helena MuirraguiPsychiatry | Hinsdale | 178 | 137 | -23% |
| Andreea SeiceanPsychiatry | Chicago | 211 | 163 | -22.7% |
| Joseph FanelliPsychiatry | East Chicago | 347 | 269 | -22.5% |
| Gonchigari NarayanaPsychiatry | Moline | 1,970 | 1,531 | -22.3% |
| Atula SharmaPsychiatry & Neurology | Arlington Hts | 59 | 46 | -22% |
| Jacob MoskovicPsychiatry | Arlington Heights | 490 | 383 | -21.8% |
| Elizabeth MirkinPsychiatry | Chicago | 1,003 | 785 | -21.7% |
| Fredric LevyPsychiatry | Chicago | 46 | 36 | -21.7% |
| Danish HangoraPsychiatry & Neurology | Joliet | 394 | 309 | -21.6% |
| Eric BlackPsychiatry | Springfield | 198 | 156 | -21.2% |
| Emma CabusaoPsychiatry | Wheaton | 561 | 443 | -21% |
| Shubhrajan WadyalPsychiatry | Hoffman Estates | 182 | 144 | -20.9% |
| Nehama DresnerPsychiatry | Chicago | 24 | 19 | -20.8% |
| Sandeep GaonkarPsychiatry | Naperville | 970 | 773 | -20.3% |
| Henry ConroePsychiatry & Neurology | Chicago | 137 | 110 | -19.7% |
| Andrew PundyPsychiatry | Park Ridge | 627 | 505 | -19.5% |
| Anjum KhajaPsychiatry | Chicago | 297 | 240 | -19.2% |
| Geoffrey ShawPsychiatry | Northfield | 560 | 453 | -19.1% |
| Salvador Sanchez-ZunigaPsychiatry | Quincy | 924 | 750 | -18.8% |
| David GoldmanPsychiatry | Springfield | 1,067 | 872 | -18.3% |
| Salahuddin SyedPsychiatry | Hoffman Estates | 155 | 127 | -18.1% |
| Mohammed AhmedPsychiatry | Joliet | 105 | 86 | -18.1% |
| Bruce DresnerPsychiatry | Chicago | 89 | 73 | -18% |
| Anjum BashirPsychiatry | Decatur | 414 | 340 | -17.9% |
| Eric WilsonNeuropsychiatry | Evanston | 17 | 14 | -17.6% |
| Ming XuPsychiatry | Bourbonnais | 1,559 | 1,297 | -16.8% |
| Fareha MalikPsychiatry | Elgin | 368 | 306 | -16.8% |
| Archana ChopraPsychiatry | Champaign | 738 | 616 | -16.5% |
| Ghassan AldurraPsychiatry | Hinsdale | 452 | 378 | -16.4% |
| Deepak KapoorPsychiatry | Skokie | 889 | 744 | -16.3% |
| Andrew HeritchPsychiatry | Peoria | 578 | 488 | -15.6% |
Showing the 250 largest reductions of 879 prescribers in Illinois.
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 Illinois
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 Illinois?
It fell 1.7% between 2013 and 2024 in Medicare Part D — a slower fall than the country as a whole, where prescribing fell 12.9%. In 2024, Illinois recorded 1,191,074 benzodiazepine claims across 254,488 patients.
How does Illinois compare to other states?
Illinois ranks 25 of 51 for prescribing intensity, at 4.68 benzodiazepine fills per patient per year, and 42 of 51 for the size of its decline since 2013 (1 being the steepest fall).
Which benzodiazepine is prescribed most in Illinois?
Alprazolam, at 462,932 claims — 38.9% of the state's benzodiazepine prescribing in 2024. Next are Lorazepam (25.4%) and Clonazepam (23.9%).
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.