Benzodiazepine Prescribing in Louisiana
Medicare Part D, 2013–2024.
Benzodiazepine prescribing in Louisiana fell 7.4% between 2013 and 2024 — a slower fall than the country as a whole. In 2024 the state recorded 672,102 Medicare Part D benzodiazepine claims across 130,121 patients, an average of 5.17 fills per patient per year, which ranks 8 of 51 states. Alprazolam accounts for 43.2% of it.
672,102
Claims, 2024
130,121
Patients, 2024
5.17
Fills per patient
-7.4%
Since 2013
Louisiana over twelve years
Which benzodiazepines Louisiana prescribes
| Drug | Claims 2024 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alprazolam | 290,281 | 43.2% |
| Clonazepam | 166,250 | 24.7% |
| Lorazepam | 96,701 | 14.4% |
| Diazepam | 65,391 | 9.7% |
| Temazepam | 45,623 | 6.8% |
Psychiatric prescribers in Louisiana
253 psychiatric prescribers in Louisiana appear in the 2024 Medicare Part D data with benzodiazepine claims. 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gopinath KongaraPsychiatry | Baton Rouge | 677 | 19 | -97.2% |
| Mark TownsendPsychiatry | New Orleans | 561 | 17 | -97% |
| Tawfik Mukhtar-BenghoziPsychiatry | Alexandria | 448 | 20 | -95.5% |
| Angela JubertPsychiatry & Neurology | New Orleans | 305 | 16 | -94.8% |
| Josephine SabharwalPsychiatry | New Orleans | 326 | 19 | -94.2% |
| Sylvia WorrellNeuropsychiatry | Harvey | 187 | 13 | -93% |
| Burl ForgeyPsychiatry & Neurology | Baton Rouge | 1,113 | 113 | -89.8% |
| Jason BroussardPsychiatry | Shreveport | 382 | 42 | -89% |
| Lindsay LegnonPsychiatry | Lafayette | 106 | 12 | -88.7% |
| Enrique FlechasPsychiatry | Baton Rouge | 740 | 98 | -86.8% |
| Scott MayersPsychiatry | Lafayette | 136 | 19 | -86% |
| Edwin UrbiPsychiatry | Alexandria | 560 | 89 | -84.1% |
| Kristoffer MccoyPsychiatry | Lafayette | 102 | 18 | -82.4% |
| Jeremy ClaibornePsychiatry | Shreveport | 217 | 40 | -81.6% |
| Lalitha AllaPsychiatry | Natchitoches | 133 | 25 | -81.2% |
| Michael PrejeanPsychiatry | Mamou | 893 | 192 | -78.5% |
| Suresh SabbenahalliPsychiatry | Shreveport | 96 | 23 | -76% |
| Frederic HendersonPsychiatry | Metairie | 704 | 183 | -74% |
| Nirmala InduruPsychiatry | Marrero | 44 | 14 | -68.2% |
| Herbert VandenbergPsychiatry | Ruston | 43 | 14 | -67.4% |
| Hyon KimPsychiatry | Mandeville | 163 | 56 | -65.6% |
| Ronnie TaravellaPsychiatry & Neurology | Baton Rouge | 125 | 45 | -64% |
| Mark SandsPsychiatry | Metairie | 159 | 58 | -63.5% |
| Guy BrannonPsychiatry | Shreveport | 52 | 19 | -63.5% |
| Girishkumar ShahPsychiatry | Hammond | 64 | 24 | -62.5% |
| Larry WarnerPsychiatry | Baton Rouge | 143 | 55 | -61.5% |
| David GalarneauPsychiatry | New Orleans | 229 | 97 | -57.6% |
| Melissa WatsonPsychiatry | Baton Rouge | 95 | 42 | -55.8% |
| Catherine McdonaldPsychiatry & Neurology | Lafayette | 125 | 56 | -55.2% |
| Rachel CsakiPsychiatry | Slidell | 705 | 319 | -54.8% |
| Abdul KhanPsychiatry | Baton Rouge | 64 | 29 | -54.7% |
| Christopher GuedryPsychiatry | New Orleans | 35 | 16 | -54.3% |
| Peter GoertzPsychiatry | New Orleans | 495 | 243 | -50.9% |
| Patrick WheatPsychiatry | Natchitoches | 402 | 200 | -50.2% |
| Frank WeinholtPsychiatry | West Monroe | 837 | 423 | -49.5% |
| Claudia CuervoPsychiatry | Lafayette | 280 | 143 | -48.9% |
| Anwar IsmailPsychiatry | Kenner | 1,163 | 603 | -48.2% |
| Oladapo FolarinPsychiatry | Alexandria | 71 | 38 | -46.5% |
| Lloyd BellahPsychiatry | Shreveport | 474 | 254 | -46.4% |
| Richard KutnerPsychiatry | Slidell | 55 | 31 | -43.6% |
| Balminder MangatPsychiatry | Bogalusa | 396 | 234 | -40.9% |
| Vininder KhunkhunPsychiatry | New Orleans | 66 | 39 | -40.9% |
| Josephus BarnesPsychiatry & Neurology | New Orleans | 317 | 188 | -40.7% |
| Nicholas PejicPsychiatry & Neurology | New Orleans | 126 | 75 | -40.5% |
| Renee BrunoPsychiatry & Neurology | Baton Rouge | 115 | 69 | -40% |
| Juan LabadiePsychiatry | Marrero | 129 | 78 | -39.5% |
| Philip LandryPsychiatry | Opelousas | 497 | 301 | -39.4% |
| Janet Seligson-DowiePsychiatry & Neurology | Slidell | 33 | 20 | -39.4% |
| Navin PatelPsychiatry | Baton Rouge | 106 | 65 | -38.7% |
| Calvin WalkerPsychiatry | Monroe | 125 | 77 | -38.4% |
| Anupama AtluriPsychiatry | Baton Rouge | 939 | 589 | -37.3% |
| Carol MurphyPsychiatry | Baton Rouge | 184 | 120 | -34.8% |
| Bennett NwankpaPsychiatry & Neurology | Metairie | 81 | 53 | -34.6% |
| Charles BramletPsychiatry | Lafayette | 1,107 | 731 | -34% |
| Milton AndersonPsychiatry | New Orleans | 82 | 55 | -32.9% |
| Charles ChesterPsychiatry | Metairie | 240 | 163 | -32.1% |
| Mario ValenciaPsychiatry | Lake Charles | 246 | 171 | -30.5% |
| Robert BlanchePsychiatry | Baton Rouge | 570 | 397 | -30.4% |
| Lowery ThompsonPsychiatry & Neurology | West Monroe | 23 | 16 | -30.4% |
| Ravindra ReddyPsychiatry | New Orleans | 2,067 | 1,484 | -28.2% |
| Brandi GilmorePsychiatry | Raceland | 206 | 149 | -27.7% |
| Franklin HarrisPsychiatry | Baton Rouge | 509 | 371 | -27.1% |
| Vesela TzonevaPsychiatry | Shreveport | 30 | 22 | -26.7% |
| Christopher MeyersPsychiatry | New Orleans | 191 | 143 | -25.1% |
| David DawesPsychiatry | Lafayette | 926 | 702 | -24.2% |
| Anshuman JyotiPsychiatry & Neurology | Shreveport | 134 | 110 | -17.9% |
| Alfredo TorresPsychiatry | Monroe | 730 | 608 | -16.7% |
| James BarbeePsychiatry & Neurology | New Orleans | 695 | 581 | -16.4% |
| Robert AnciraPsychiatry | New Orleans | 2,930 | 2,470 | -15.7% |
| Jasjit SinghPsychiatry | Shreveport | 125 | 106 | -15.2% |
| Bob WinstonPsychiatry | Lafayette | 217 | 185 | -14.7% |
| Suzanne CalhounPsychiatry | Baton Rouge | 74 | 64 | -13.5% |
| Kimberly LawPsychiatry | Shreveport | 1,631 | 1,412 | -13.4% |
| Michael KnightPsychiatry | New Orleans | 1,231 | 1,067 | -13.3% |
| Trent DessellePsychiatry | New Orleans | 354 | 312 | -11.9% |
| Muhammad AhmedPsychiatry | New Orleans | 592 | 530 | -10.5% |
| Denis DevenportPsychiatry | La Place | 590 | 528 | -10.5% |
| Chandra KattaPsychiatry | Baton Rouge | 582 | 530 | -8.9% |
| Edgardo ConcepcionPsychiatry | Lafayette | 2,935 | 2,691 | -8.3% |
| Philipp SackPsychiatry | New Orleans | 495 | 460 | -7.1% |
| Julie CeasarPsychiatry | Metairie | 1,470 | 1,384 | -5.9% |
| Barbara HammNeuropsychiatry | La Place | 105 | 99 | -5.7% |
| Daren ParsaPsychiatry | Raceland | 743 | 704 | -5.2% |
| Scott ZentnerPsychiatry | Monroe | 65 | 62 | -4.6% |
| Patrick DowlingNeuropsychiatry | New Orleans | 29 | 28 | -3.4% |
| Erich ConradPsychiatry | New Orleans | 404 | 393 | -2.7% |
| Jonathon RynningPsychiatry | Metairie | 1,527 | 1,514 | -0.9% |
| Joni OrazioPsychiatry & Neurology | Lafayette | 106 | 105 | -0.9% |
| Jose RodriguezPsychiatry | Metairie | 14 | 14 | 0% |
| Jill MccallPsychiatry & Neurology | Metairie | 13 | 13 | 0% |
| Arwen PodestaPsychiatry & Neurology | New Orleans | 11 | 11 | 0% |
| Donna FargasonPsychiatry & Neurology | Baton Rouge | 11 | 11 | 0% |
| Michael BlanchardPsychiatry | Raceland | 576 | 581 | +0.9% |
| Janet BradleyPsychiatry & Neurology | New Orleans | 92 | 93 | +1.1% |
| Margaret Bishop-BaierPsychiatry | New Orleans | 57 | 58 | +1.8% |
| Sarwat GadPsychiatry | Lafayette | 103 | 105 | +1.9% |
| John HillPsychiatry | Alexandria | 739 | 756 | +2.3% |
| Phillip RowdenPsychiatry & Neurology | Olla | 654 | 674 | +3.1% |
| Peter MahonyPsychiatry | Lake Charles | 221 | 228 | +3.2% |
| Charles MurphyPsychiatry | Lake Charles | 1,220 | 1,280 | +4.9% |
| Claudia OrellanaPsychiatry | Bossier City | 19 | 20 | +5.3% |
| Michael SusanoPsychiatry | Shreveport | 166 | 177 | +6.6% |
| Larrie WilliamsonPsychiatry | Shreveport | 74 | 79 | +6.8% |
| Degan DansereauPsychiatry | New Orleans | 199 | 213 | +7% |
| Alfred FogartyPsychiatry | Ruston | 125 | 135 | +8% |
| Dean HickmanPsychiatry | New Orleans | 97 | 105 | +8.2% |
| Susan GladePsychiatry & Neurology | Metairie | 370 | 403 | +8.9% |
| Indira KailasPsychiatry | Marrero | 60 | 67 | +11.7% |
| Charles BowersPsychiatry | Lafayette | 143 | 161 | +12.6% |
| Michael WalshPsychiatry | Covington | 779 | 879 | +12.8% |
| Anwantbir ChawlaPsychiatry & Neurology | Slidell | 58 | 66 | +13.8% |
| Michael WrightPsychiatry | West Monroe | 122 | 139 | +13.9% |
| James PattersonPsychiatry | Shreveport | 257 | 293 | +14% |
| Anjani NarraPsychiatry | Baton Rouge | 91 | 104 | +14.3% |
| Mary McgannPsychiatry & Neurology | Shreveport | 48 | 56 | +16.7% |
| Sidney SmithPsychiatry | Metairie | 1,494 | 1,763 | +18% |
| Csilla LinszkyPsychiatry | New Orleans | 97 | 115 | +18.6% |
| Olufemi OgundejiPsychiatry | Shreveport | 166 | 197 | +18.7% |
| Terry LainPsychiatry | New Orleans | 78 | 93 | +19.2% |
| Maria CrusePsychiatry & Neurology | Thibodaux | 305 | 368 | +20.7% |
| Patrick SewellPsychiatry | Shreveport | 287 | 347 | +20.9% |
| Dean RobinsonPsychiatry | Shreveport | 373 | 456 | +22.3% |
| Brian MonettePsychiatry | Gonzales | 233 | 288 | +23.6% |
| Mark ZielinskiPsychiatry | Baton Rouge | 153 | 194 | +26.8% |
| Douglas PoolPsychiatry & Neurology | Metairie | 76 | 97 | +27.6% |
| Rennie CulverPsychiatry & Neurology | Metairie | 56 | 72 | +28.6% |
| Teri SchwarzPsychiatry | Marrero | 726 | 942 | +29.8% |
| Kenneth SumnerPsychiatry | Metairie | 634 | 841 | +32.6% |
| Abdul KhanPsychiatry | New Orleans | 236 | 318 | +34.7% |
| Sudheera RachamalluPsychiatry | Baton Rouge | 651 | 891 | +36.9% |
| Ashley DoucettePsychiatry & Neurology | Opelousas | 248 | 341 | +37.5% |
| John WagnerPsychiatry | Shreveport | 16 | 22 | +37.5% |
| Gordon BlundellPsychiatry & Neurology | Madisonville | 233 | 321 | +37.8% |
| Venugopal VatsavayiPsychiatry | Baton Rouge | 973 | 1,342 | +37.9% |
| Pamela ParsonsPsychiatry & Neurology | Baton Rouge | 66 | 91 | +37.9% |
| Lynn SimonPsychiatry | Baton Rouge | 287 | 397 | +38.3% |
| Lauri HallerPsychiatry | Alexandria | 50 | 71 | +42% |
| Gregory BrownPsychiatry & Neurology | Shreveport | 130 | 186 | +43.1% |
| Elmore RigamerPsychiatry | New Orleans | 84 | 121 | +44% |
| Daphne GlindmeyerPsychiatry & Neurology | Covington | 211 | 305 | +44.5% |
| Diane GonzalesPsychiatry | Opelousas | 199 | 294 | +47.7% |
| Aruna GullapalliPsychiatry | Monroe | 572 | 857 | +49.8% |
| Charles DegravellesPsychiatry | Baton Rouge | 1,112 | 1,685 | +51.5% |
| Paul PeltsPsychiatry & Neurology | New Orleans | 39 | 60 | +53.8% |
| Muhammed YasinPsychiatry | Kenner | 126 | 195 | +54.8% |
| Roger BrownPsychiatry | Mandeville | 108 | 172 | +59.3% |
| George DaulPsychiatry | New Orleans | 182 | 299 | +64.3% |
| Michael BiunnoPsychiatry | New Orleans | 66 | 111 | +68.2% |
| Kendall GenrePsychiatry & Neurology | New Orleans | 84 | 143 | +70.2% |
| William ColombPsychiatry | Mandeville | 288 | 496 | +72.2% |
| Phuong NguyenPsychiatry & Neurology | Marrero | 158 | 273 | +72.8% |
| Erik WhitfieldPsychiatry & Neurology | Luling | 16 | 28 | +75% |
| Charles HigginsPsychiatry & Neurology | New Orleans | 94 | 166 | +76.6% |
| Vic LindenPsychiatry | New Orleans | 178 | 316 | +77.5% |
| Robin HoguePsychiatry | Shreveport | 47 | 85 | +80.9% |
| George PapaspyrosPsychiatry & Neurology | Lafayette | 17 | 31 | +82.4% |
| Ted BlochPsychiatry & Neurology | New Orleans | 106 | 196 | +84.9% |
| Jennifer DunlapPsychiatry & Neurology | New Orleans | 31 | 59 | +90.3% |
| Deborah ToshPsychiatry | Metairie | 48 | 92 | +91.7% |
| John WellsPsychiatry | New Orleans | 264 | 515 | +95.1% |
| George DiggsPsychiatry | Lafayette | 257 | 508 | +97.7% |
| Desiree CarterPsychiatry | New Orleans | 13 | 28 | +115.4% |
| Philip CenacPsychiatry & Neurology | Baton Rouge | 41 | 90 | +119.5% |
| Ira GaddyPsychiatry | New Orleans | 101 | 222 | +119.8% |
| Robert HarveyPsychiatry | Baton Rouge | 28 | 66 | +135.7% |
| Morgan FeibelmanNeuropsychiatry | New Orleans | 33 | 83 | +151.5% |
| Devanshi JaniPsychiatry | Shreveport | 118 | 317 | +168.6% |
| Jason WuttkeNeuropsychiatry | New Orleans | 31 | 86 | +177.4% |
| Ovayoza AdeleyePsychiatry & Neurology | Natchitoches | 18 | 52 | +188.9% |
| Mohammad NaeemPsychiatry | Mandeville | 32 | 94 | +193.8% |
| Kathleen CrapanzanoPsychiatry | Baton Rouge | 32 | 106 | +231.2% |
| Gary FillettePsychiatry | Pineville | 57 | 200 | +250.9% |
| Aldo MejiaPsychiatry & Neurology | New Orleans | 26 | 94 | +261.5% |
| Mark ShoptaughPsychiatry | Baton Rouge | 110 | 415 | +277.3% |
| Brian McgeePsychiatry | Baton Rouge | 27 | 114 | +322.2% |
| Jessica ChandamuriPsychiatry & Neurology | New Orleans | 12 | 55 | +358.3% |
| Sanket VyasPsychiatry | New Orleans | 13 | 66 | +407.7% |
| Robert DurantPsychiatry & Neurology | New Orleans | 23 | 118 | +413% |
| David PostPsychiatry | Gonzales | 102 | 525 | +414.7% |
| Michael BluePsychiatry | New Iberia | 14 | 79 | +464.3% |
| Kevin YoungPsychiatry | Crowley | 43 | 250 | +481.4% |
| Christopher RodgmanPsychiatry | New Orleans | 22 | 164 | +645.5% |
| Jean SimpsonPsychiatry | New Orleans | 14 | 106 | +657.1% |
| Anoop NarahariPsychiatry | Baton Rouge | — | 754 | — |
| Thomas OdenPsychiatry | New Orleans | — | 677 | — |
| David MurdockPsychiatry | Lake Charles | — | 558 | — |
| Blake BourgoynePsychiatry | Baton Rouge | — | 315 | — |
| Robert DahmesPsychiatry | New Orleans | — | 303 | — |
| Kristine OlivierNeuropsychiatry | New Orleans | — | 261 | — |
| Andrew AubinPsychiatry | Lafayette | — | 259 | — |
| Mary Fitz-GeraldPsychiatry | Shreveport | — | 204 | — |
| Christopher AlfredPsychiatry | Slidell | — | 202 | — |
| Lauren GrovesPsychiatry | Bogalusa | — | 186 | — |
| Sydney MelanconPsychiatry | Metairie | — | 162 | — |
| Kimberly KavanaghPsychiatry | New Orleans | — | 156 | — |
| Natalie HunsingerPsychiatry | Baton Rouge | — | 138 | — |
| Aubrey OrgeronPsychiatry | Raceland | — | 130 | — |
| Jason BoudreauxPsychiatry | Baton Rouge | — | 123 | — |
| Celine ElsonPsychiatry & Neurology | New Orleans | — | 118 | — |
| Kwame BuabengPsychiatry | Baton Rouge | — | 117 | — |
| Eleanor CarrioPsychiatry | New Orleans | — | 106 | — |
| Megan BergeronPsychiatry & Neurology | Houma | — | 98 | — |
| Brian MooneyPsychiatry | Lake Charles | — | 73 | — |
| Joel BrevingPsychiatry & Neurology | Shreveport | — | 68 | — |
| Aniedi UdofaPsychiatry | Baton Rouge | — | 67 | — |
| William GriffiesPsychiatry | New Orleans | — | 66 | — |
| Abigail ShoenfeltPsychiatry | Baton Rouge | — | 66 | — |
| James RussPsychiatry | Morgan City | — | 63 | — |
| Elizabeth HolcombPsychiatry & Neurology | New Orleans | — | 62 | — |
| Shannon Moore-LangstonPsychiatry | New Orleans | — | 61 | — |
| Deonna DoddPsychiatry | Baton Rouge | — | 59 | — |
| Sanjay ChaudhuriPsychiatry | Monroe | — | 58 | — |
| Amy HudsonPsychiatry | New Orleans | — | 54 | — |
| Laci O'DonnellPsychiatry & Neurology | Barksdale Afb | — | 43 | — |
| William RohnPsychiatry & Neurology | New Orleans | — | 40 | — |
| Maeghan DavisPsychiatry | New Orleans | — | 38 | — |
| Lawrence StansberryPsychiatry | Gretna | — | 31 | — |
| Anand BosmiaPsychiatry | Shreveport | — | 30 | — |
| Sarah StuartPsychiatry & Neurology | New Orleans | — | 29 | — |
| Vivienne HaynePsychiatry & Neurology | New Orleans | — | 29 | — |
| Bradley LandwehrPsychiatry & Neurology | New Orleans | — | 28 | — |
| Patrick OneillPsychiatry | New Orleans | — | 27 | — |
| Sarah DelandPsychiatry | New Orleans | — | 27 | — |
| Helene ChenPsychiatry & Neurology | New Orleans | — | 26 | — |
| Larry DoughtyPsychiatry | Alexandria | — | 26 | — |
| Katherine SmithNeuropsychiatry | New Orleans | — | 23 | — |
| Scott LaviePsychiatry | New Orleans | — | 23 | — |
| Lauren LarosePsychiatry & Neurology | Mandeville | — | 22 | — |
| Darius RobinsonPsychiatry & Neurology | Shreveport | — | 21 | — |
| Sara KarnesPsychiatry | New Orleans | — | 19 | — |
| Schoener LaprairiePsychiatry | Hammond | — | 19 | — |
| Travis LindseyPsychiatry & Neurology | Baton Rouge | — | 18 | — |
| Yi Yen Annie YehPsychiatry | Metairie | — | 18 | — |
| Andrew SanderPsychiatry & Neurology | Luling | — | 17 | — |
| Allie WilliamsPsychiatry & Neurology | New Orleans | — | 16 | — |
| Nabil GadPsychiatry | Alexandria | — | 16 | — |
| Trent WiedemannPsychiatry & Neurology | New Orleans | — | 15 | — |
| Mohammad AnwarPsychiatry | Kenner | — | 14 | — |
| Matthew MenardPsychiatry | Shreveport | — | 14 | — |
| Andrew WilliamsPsychiatry | New Orleans | — | 14 | — |
| Eric KinsmanPsychiatry | Fort Polk | — | 14 | — |
| Melina ZunigaNeuropsychiatry | New Orleans | — | 13 | — |
| Ryan AdellPsychiatry | New Orleans | — | 13 | — |
| Sophia ZaretskyPsychiatry & Neurology | New Orleans | — | 12 | — |
| Stephen GiepertPsychiatry | New Orleans | — | 12 | — |
| Charlotte HuttonPsychiatry & Neurology | Pineville | — | 12 | — |
| Brennin BrownPsychiatry & Neurology | New Orleans | — | 12 | — |
| Andrea O'LearyPsychiatry | New Orleans | — | 12 | — |
| Marc ColonPsychiatry | Shreveport | — | 11 | — |
| Brandy MoutonNeuropsychiatry | New Orleans | 15 | 210 | +1300% |
Showing the 250 largest reductions of 253 prescribers in Louisiana.
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 Louisiana
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 Louisiana?
It fell 7.4% between 2013 and 2024 in Medicare Part D — a slower fall than the country as a whole, where prescribing fell 12.9%. In 2024, Louisiana recorded 672,102 benzodiazepine claims across 130,121 patients.
How does Louisiana compare to other states?
Louisiana ranks 8 of 51 for prescribing intensity, at 5.17 benzodiazepine fills per patient per year, and 32 of 51 for the size of its decline since 2013 (1 being the steepest fall).
Which benzodiazepine is prescribed most in Louisiana?
Alprazolam, at 290,281 claims — 43.2% of the state's benzodiazepine prescribing in 2024. Next are Clonazepam (24.7%) and Lorazepam (14.4%).
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.