Benzodiazepine Prescribing in Minnesota
Medicare Part D, 2013–2024.
Benzodiazepine prescribing in Minnesota fell 13.2% between 2013 and 2024 — a steeper fall than the country as a whole. In 2024 the state recorded 378,247 Medicare Part D benzodiazepine claims across 84,530 patients, an average of 4.47 fills per patient per year, which ranks 34 of 51 states. Lorazepam accounts for 35.8% of it.
378,247
Claims, 2024
84,530
Patients, 2024
4.47
Fills per patient
-13.2%
Since 2013
Minnesota over twelve years
Which benzodiazepines Minnesota prescribes
| Drug | Claims 2024 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lorazepam | 135,583 | 35.8% |
| Clonazepam | 113,791 | 30.1% |
| Alprazolam | 76,059 | 20.1% |
| Diazepam | 36,122 | 9.5% |
| Temazepam | 14,186 | 3.8% |
Psychiatric prescribers in Minnesota
339 psychiatric prescribers in Minnesota appear in the 2024 Medicare Part D data with benzodiazepine claims. 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemaire PierrePsychiatry | St Louis Park | 786 | 21 | -97.3% |
| Tara BroadwaterPsychiatry | Eagan | 407 | 16 | -96.1% |
| David BaldesPsychiatry | Duluth | 307 | 12 | -96.1% |
| Barry RittbergPsychiatry | Minneapolis | 175 | 12 | -93.1% |
| Floyd AndersonPsychiatry | St Louis Park | 552 | 43 | -92.2% |
| Annette SmickPsychiatry | Winona | 195 | 17 | -91.3% |
| Keith MillerPsychiatry | Rochester | 115 | 12 | -89.6% |
| Steven BauerPsychiatry | Duluth | 135 | 16 | -88.1% |
| Dean KnudsonPsychiatry | St Louis Park | 599 | 81 | -86.5% |
| Carrie ParentePsychiatry | Wayzata | 163 | 28 | -82.8% |
| Ruth MyersPsychiatry | Burnsville | 481 | 98 | -79.6% |
| Scott CrowPsychiatry | Minneapolis | 50 | 11 | -78% |
| David MachPsychiatry | Fergus Falls | 374 | 90 | -75.9% |
| Michael FarnsworthPsychiatry | Mankato | 519 | 132 | -74.6% |
| David TverbergPsychiatry | Owatonna | 58 | 15 | -74.1% |
| Stanislav KruglikovPsychiatry | Grand Rapids | 738 | 214 | -71% |
| Stephen OlsonPsychiatry | Minneapolis | 40 | 12 | -70% |
| Heideh SarfehjooPsychiatry | St. Louis Park | 361 | 116 | -67.9% |
| Joshua AckermanPsychiatry | St Cloud | 70 | 23 | -67.1% |
| Adnan AhmedPsychiatry | Minneapolis | 45 | 15 | -66.7% |
| Lee LutesPsychiatry | Fergus Falls | 159 | 54 | -66% |
| Steven SonnekPsychiatry | Hutchinson | 111 | 40 | -64% |
| Sheeba RahmanPsychiatry | Sartell | 44 | 16 | -63.6% |
| Joshua ZimmermanPsychiatry | Minneapolis | 57 | 21 | -63.2% |
| Sushila MohanPsychiatry | Woodbury | 1,016 | 383 | -62.3% |
| Jeanne BaileyPsychiatry | Edina | 147 | 57 | -61.2% |
| Mia WintheiserPsychiatry & Neurology | Saint Paul | 36 | 14 | -61.1% |
| Lian ChangPsychiatry | Bloomington | 343 | 136 | -60.3% |
| David MairPsychiatry | Minneapolis | 291 | 122 | -58.1% |
| John SimonPsychiatry | Minneapolis | 118 | 52 | -55.9% |
| Kelsey GillesPsychiatry | Edina | 43 | 19 | -55.8% |
| Marie OlsethPsychiatry & Neurology | St Louis Park | 27 | 12 | -55.6% |
| David AnderholmPsychiatry | Baxter | 659 | 293 | -55.5% |
| Kathryn LombardoPsychiatry | Rochester | 512 | 228 | -55.5% |
| John GlickPsychiatry | Duluth | 617 | 283 | -54.1% |
| Gary ChaikinPsychiatry | Rochester | 38 | 18 | -52.6% |
| Twila GermansonPsychiatry | Minnetonka | 74 | 36 | -51.4% |
| Lorri SillsPsychiatry | Bloomington | 475 | 233 | -50.9% |
| Michael MoellerPsychiatry | Mankato | 865 | 426 | -50.8% |
| Elizabeth CanepaPsychiatry & Neurology | St. Paul | 26 | 13 | -50% |
| Timothy RasmussenPsychiatry | Waite Park | 2,128 | 1,083 | -49.1% |
| Alexander StegemanPsychiatry | Saint Paul | 81 | 43 | -46.9% |
| Jennifer ServicePsychiatry | Shakopee | 791 | 437 | -44.8% |
| Blaine MintonPsychiatry | Rochester | 152 | 84 | -44.7% |
| Barbara JohnsonPsychiatry | Minnetonka | 546 | 306 | -44% |
| Elena RosasPsychiatry | Oakdale | 289 | 162 | -43.9% |
| Farooqua JafriPsychiatry | Minneapolis | 114 | 67 | -41.2% |
| Tou YangPsychiatry | Saint Paul | 51 | 30 | -41.2% |
| Sujit VarmaPsychiatry | Edina | 1,228 | 729 | -40.6% |
| Eric GoadPsychiatry | Eden Prairie | 1,347 | 801 | -40.5% |
| Juan Carlos Belalcazar CanalPsychiatry | Alexandria | 549 | 329 | -40.1% |
| Kent DavisPsychiatry & Neurology | St Cloud | 125 | 75 | -40% |
| Jacob WilsonPsychiatry | Edina | 184 | 112 | -39.1% |
| Sandra QuinnPsychiatry | Maple Grove | 342 | 209 | -38.9% |
| Jerome KrollPsychiatry | Minneapolis | 57 | 35 | -38.6% |
| Margaret GorbatenkoPsychiatry | Minneapolis | 262 | 161 | -38.5% |
| Mukesh KumarPsychiatry | Minneapolis | 117 | 72 | -38.5% |
| Emily WellePsychiatry | Detroit Lakes | 319 | 201 | -37% |
| Jon BowarPsychiatry | St Cloud | 19 | 12 | -36.8% |
| Abdirizak NunoPsychiatry | Inver Grove Heights | 94 | 60 | -36.2% |
| Yoshiko HapkePsychiatry | Coon Rapids | 90 | 58 | -35.6% |
| Helen KimPsychiatry | Minneapolis | 20 | 13 | -35% |
| Kathleen HeaneyPsychiatry | Minneapolis | 35 | 23 | -34.3% |
| Chukwuemeka AnyakePsychiatry | Minneapolis | 463 | 307 | -33.7% |
| Saydra WilsonPsychiatry | Rochester | 21 | 14 | -33.3% |
| Margaret SaracinoPsychiatry | Duluth | 330 | 225 | -31.8% |
| Michelle TicheyPsychiatry | Minneapolis | 171 | 117 | -31.6% |
| Jerrod SpringPsychiatry | Bemidji | 16 | 11 | -31.2% |
| Lidia ZylowskaPsychiatry | Minneapolis | 61 | 42 | -31.1% |
| Jonathan UeckerPsychiatry | New Brighton | 1,577 | 1,094 | -30.6% |
| Scott YaroshPsychiatry | St. Paul | 335 | 233 | -30.4% |
| Jane DeverPsychiatry | St. Louis Park | 266 | 186 | -30.1% |
| Brent NelsonPsychiatry | Minneapolis | 145 | 102 | -29.7% |
| Eugene NightingalePsychiatry | Duluth | 21 | 15 | -28.6% |
| Sonya SchroederPsychiatry | Eden Prairie | 306 | 226 | -26.1% |
| Mark TsibulskyPsychiatry | Thief River Falls | 855 | 636 | -25.6% |
| Sreelatha SpiekerPsychiatry | Mankato | 20 | 15 | -25% |
| Marc KellinyPsychiatry | Cambridge | 68 | 52 | -23.5% |
| Peggy Bhalla BakerPsychiatry & Neurology | Eden Prairie | 164 | 127 | -22.6% |
| Daniel TraiserPsychiatry | Fergus Falls | 644 | 500 | -22.4% |
| Stamatis ZerisPsychiatry | Minneapolis | 249 | 195 | -21.7% |
| Scott OakmanPsychiatry | St. Paul | 83 | 65 | -21.7% |
| Zvi FrankfurtPsychiatry & Neurology | Saint Louis Park | 108 | 85 | -21.3% |
| Walter RushPsychiatry & Neurology | Saint Paul | 163 | 129 | -20.9% |
| Janet ZanderPsychiatry | Saint Paul | 144 | 114 | -20.8% |
| Thomas KefalasPsychiatry | Grand Rapids | 889 | 708 | -20.4% |
| Iva GrabicPsychiatry | Minneapolis | 108 | 86 | -20.4% |
| Carlos SchenckPsychiatry | Minneapolis | 910 | 725 | -20.3% |
| Ranji VarghesePsychiatry | Robbinsdale | 189 | 151 | -20.1% |
| Ngozi WamuoPsychiatry | Minneapolis | 772 | 619 | -19.8% |
| Quentin GaborPsychiatry | Saint Paul | 129 | 104 | -19.4% |
| Alex UspenskyPsychiatry | Golden Valley | 300 | 242 | -19.3% |
| Michael O'SullivanPsychiatry | Minneapolis | 53 | 43 | -18.9% |
| Manasi KolpePsychiatry | Minneapolis | 383 | 313 | -18.3% |
| Mary LundePsychiatry | St Cloud | 108 | 89 | -17.6% |
| James ChristensonPsychiatry | St Cloud | 328 | 271 | -17.4% |
| Eduardo Colon-NavarroPsychiatry | Minneapolis | 127 | 105 | -17.3% |
| Geoffrey HillsPsychiatry | Minneapolis | 347 | 288 | -17% |
| Eric JohnsonPsychiatry | Duluth | 1,156 | 969 | -16.2% |
| Heidi SorensonPsychiatry | Brainerd | 150 | 126 | -16% |
| John VuchetichPsychiatry & Neurology | Minneapolis | 88 | 74 | -15.9% |
| James MccoyPsychiatry | Coon Rapids | 1,185 | 1,026 | -13.4% |
| Vincent ValleraPsychiatry | Minneapolis | 116 | 101 | -12.9% |
| Chhabilall SharmaPsychiatry | Maplewood | 546 | 476 | -12.8% |
| Robert SevenichPsychiatry | Saint Paul | 550 | 482 | -12.4% |
| Ryan CoonPsychiatry | Saint Paul | 374 | 330 | -11.8% |
| Paul MichelsPsychiatry | Crookston | 688 | 611 | -11.2% |
| Bryan SchwietersPsychiatry | Eagan | 475 | 422 | -11.2% |
| Victoria BuoenPsychiatry | Anoka | 392 | 352 | -10.2% |
| Anita ThampyPsychiatry | Maple Grove | 278 | 250 | -10.1% |
| Ronald GroatPsychiatry & Neurology | Edina | 516 | 468 | -9.3% |
| Raymond KennedyPsychiatry | Woodbury | 344 | 319 | -7.3% |
| Vibha KurdikarPsychiatry | St Louis Park | 212 | 197 | -7.1% |
| Michael StewartPsychiatry | Detroit Lakes | 890 | 833 | -6.4% |
| William Del MontePsychiatry | Marshall | 103 | 97 | -5.8% |
| Paul EkbergPsychiatry | St Louis Park | 369 | 351 | -4.9% |
| Alex SoloveyPsychiatry | St Paul | 132 | 126 | -4.5% |
| William BoboPsychiatry | Rochester | 27 | 26 | -3.7% |
| Joseph WilsonPsychiatry | Owatonna | 1,465 | 1,446 | -1.3% |
| Beverly LewisPsychiatry | Minneapolis | 193 | 193 | 0% |
| Cynthia BeltPsychiatry | Ogema | 63 | 63 | 0% |
| Gregory SitkaPsychiatry | Minneapolis | 11 | 11 | 0% |
| Elizabeth SikesPsychiatry | St. Cloud | 287 | 290 | +1% |
| Jeffrey GurskyPsychiatry | Rochester | 553 | 569 | +2.9% |
| Peter NeifertPsychiatry | Little Falls | 402 | 417 | +3.7% |
| John SchmitzPsychiatry | St Cloud | 214 | 222 | +3.7% |
| David JohnsonPsychiatry | Minneapolis | 226 | 235 | +4% |
| Jarrett RichardsonPsychiatry | Rochester | 57 | 60 | +5.3% |
| Danielle MagnessPsychiatry | Mankato | 360 | 389 | +8.1% |
| Ashok SeshadriPsychiatry | Austin | 425 | 461 | +8.5% |
| Israel SokeyePsychiatry | Plymouth | 23 | 25 | +8.7% |
| Jongsok PakPsychiatry | St Louis Park | 792 | 863 | +9% |
| Brian ProctorPsychiatry | Red Wing | 114 | 126 | +10.5% |
| Suzanne Geier JasbergPsychiatry | Edina | 51 | 57 | +11.8% |
| Charles GodfreyPsychiatry & Neurology | Burnsville | 32 | 36 | +12.5% |
| Edward SathoffPsychiatry | Mankato | 1,203 | 1,355 | +12.6% |
| Paul JandlPsychiatry & Neurology | Saint Paul | 129 | 147 | +14% |
| Pierre RiouxPsychiatry | Austin | 49 | 56 | +14.3% |
| Dean WatkinsPsychiatry | Saint Cloud | 392 | 459 | +17.1% |
| Molly SilasPsychiatry | Chanhassen | 167 | 197 | +18% |
| Robert RoddyPsychiatry | Saint Paul | 146 | 175 | +19.9% |
| Ali EbrahimiPsychiatry | Minneapolis | 1,346 | 1,619 | +20.3% |
| Olukayode AwosikaPsychiatry | Edina | 328 | 396 | +20.7% |
| Charles PearsonPsychiatry & Neurology | Minnetonka | 43 | 52 | +20.9% |
| Onaiza AnsarPsychiatry | Saint Louis Park | 168 | 207 | +23.2% |
| David WilkinsPsychiatry | St Louis Park | 388 | 488 | +25.8% |
| Erica MitchellPsychiatry | Minneapolis | 518 | 654 | +26.3% |
| Henry EmmonsPsychiatry & Neurology | Minneapolis | 38 | 48 | +26.3% |
| Jonathan OlivasPsychiatry | Moorhead | 113 | 146 | +29.2% |
| Brian GouldPsychiatry | Minneapolis | 476 | 616 | +29.4% |
| Larry BergerPsychiatry | Eden Prairie | 129 | 167 | +29.5% |
| Jennifer SextonPsychiatry | Minneapolis | 195 | 253 | +29.7% |
| Michael EkernPsychiatry | Saint Louis Park | 967 | 1,255 | +29.8% |
| Victoria Brown-NysethPsychiatry & Neurology | Oakdale | 58 | 76 | +31% |
| Hassan KhidrPsychiatry | Hutchinson | 206 | 273 | +32.5% |
| Robert OlsonPsychiatry | Mankato | 574 | 770 | +34.1% |
| Juliette PetersenPsychiatry | Edina | 285 | 387 | +35.8% |
| Brian JohnsPsychiatry | Minneapolis | 210 | 288 | +37.1% |
| William OrrPsychiatry | Mendota Hts | 124 | 170 | +37.1% |
| Robert MostPsychiatry | Oakdale | 18 | 25 | +38.9% |
| Bok ChungPsychiatry | St Louis Park | 117 | 167 | +42.7% |
| Paul RichardsonPsychiatry | Saint Paul | 336 | 490 | +45.8% |
| Adam FoxNeuropsychiatry | Minneapolis | 18 | 27 | +50% |
| Carl HansenNeuropsychiatry | St Louis Park | 12 | 18 | +50% |
| Anil SipahimalaniPsychiatry | Fridley | 58 | 88 | +51.7% |
| Michael Donndelinger BeldonPsychiatry | Eagan | 94 | 144 | +53.2% |
| Justin MilesPsychiatry | Minneapolis | 1,103 | 1,706 | +54.7% |
| Erin SotoPsychiatry | Cambridge | 88 | 137 | +55.7% |
| Shehla AlaviPsychiatry | Inver Grove Heights | 264 | 412 | +56.1% |
| Lynda BargerPsychiatry | Golden Valley | 14 | 22 | +57.1% |
| Robert StatonPsychiatry | Moorhead | 453 | 715 | +57.8% |
| Jung In LeePsychiatry | Rochester | 412 | 652 | +58.3% |
| Heather Berg-PatelPsychiatry | Saint Paul | 187 | 296 | +58.3% |
| Misty EliasonPsychiatry | Hibbing | 366 | 580 | +58.5% |
| Tamara Jeraj DolencPsychiatry | Rochester | 184 | 292 | +58.7% |
| Milos ZivkovicPsychiatry | Oakdale | 207 | 331 | +59.9% |
| Jeffrey RichardsPsychiatry | Minneapolis | 108 | 174 | +61.1% |
| Harvey GreenPsychiatry | Minneapolis | 188 | 305 | +62.2% |
| Sudhir ReddyPsychiatry | Minneapolis | 90 | 146 | +62.2% |
| Craig VinePsychiatry | St Paul | 573 | 954 | +66.5% |
| Mark FryePsychiatry | Rochester | 15 | 25 | +66.7% |
| Jagan JakkulaPsychiatry | New Ulm | 230 | 385 | +67.4% |
| Michelle WiersgallaPsychiatry | St Louis Park | 257 | 433 | +68.5% |
| Emily TonkinPsychiatry | St Louis Park | 14 | 24 | +71.4% |
| Savina GhelfiPsychiatry | Saint Louis Park | 440 | 772 | +75.5% |
| Kimberly FitchPsychiatry | St Louis Park | 628 | 1,107 | +76.3% |
| Mary FieldsPsychiatry | St Louis Park | 14 | 25 | +78.6% |
| Rebecca SherwoodPsychiatry | Woodbury | 58 | 107 | +84.5% |
| Svetlana SimovicPsychiatry & Neurology | Saint Paul | 22 | 41 | +86.4% |
| Barry GarfinkelNeuropsychiatry | Minneapolis | 46 | 87 | +89.1% |
| Navin NatarajanPsychiatry | Hutchinson | 421 | 797 | +89.3% |
| Kirsten JohnsonPsychiatry | Minneapolis | 129 | 245 | +89.9% |
| James RothPsychiatry | Coon Rapids | 76 | 148 | +94.7% |
| Monica Taylor-DesirPsychiatry | Rochester | 15 | 31 | +106.7% |
| Shannon D'AlonzoPsychiatry | Northfield | 140 | 290 | +107.1% |
| Lucas BachmannPsychiatry | St. Cloud | 202 | 426 | +110.9% |
| Thomas WinegardenPsychiatry | Chanhassen | 62 | 131 | +111.3% |
| Steven TrobianiPsychiatry & Neurology | St Louis Park | 29 | 63 | +117.2% |
| David GishPsychiatry | Duluth | 320 | 699 | +118.4% |
| Luke SchwanklPsychiatry & Neurology | Minneapolis | 73 | 160 | +119.2% |
| Joseph BebchukPsychiatry | Fridley | 316 | 701 | +121.8% |
| Aakash AhujaPsychiatry & Neurology | Minneapolis | 54 | 123 | +127.8% |
| Fei ZhangPsychiatry | Woodbury | 124 | 286 | +130.6% |
| John LuehrPsychiatry | Minnetonka | 77 | 178 | +131.2% |
| Brian KollerPsychiatry | Burnsville | 169 | 430 | +154.4% |
| Mirza BaigPsychiatry | Coon Rapids | 39 | 102 | +161.5% |
| Shirshendu SinhaPsychiatry | Rochester | 41 | 108 | +163.4% |
| Ajay ParsaikPsychiatry | Houston | 820 | 2,189 | +167% |
| Mark HansenPsychiatry | Rochester | 13 | 37 | +184.6% |
| Jonathan HomansPsychiatry | Minneapolis | 31 | 90 | +190.3% |
| Ronald HardrictPsychiatry & Neurology | Minneapolis | 50 | 151 | +202% |
| Kathryn SelmoPsychiatry | Fridley | 128 | 404 | +215.6% |
| Carly DirlamPsychiatry | Plymouth | 105 | 343 | +226.7% |
| Robin BixlerPsychiatry & Neurology | Fridley | 53 | 185 | +249.1% |
| Jon GrantPsychiatry | Minneapolis | 19 | 89 | +368.4% |
| Joshua BaruthPsychiatry | Rochester | 38 | 233 | +513.2% |
| Alfredo Massa SuccarPsychiatry | Fridley | 15 | 100 | +566.7% |
| Michael JosePsychiatry | Arden Hills | 65 | 464 | +613.8% |
| Yelena Mironova-ChinPsychiatry & Neurology | Robbinsdale | 40 | 288 | +620% |
| Kathryn ManningPsychiatry | Center City | 32 | 231 | +621.9% |
| Justin CapotePsychiatry & Neurology | Minneapolis | 15 | 120 | +700% |
| Buddy LilePsychiatry | New Brighton | 34 | 313 | +820.6% |
| Sarah NelsonPsychiatry | Duluth | 20 | 204 | +920% |
| Sameer DongrePsychiatry | Minneapolis | — | 902 | — |
| John BodnarPsychiatry | Minneapolis | — | 858 | — |
| James CurryPsychiatry | Minneapolis | — | 487 | — |
| Mary OkafoPsychiatry & Neurology | Fridley | — | 474 | — |
| Jacqueline HuberPsychiatry | Fergus Falls | — | 377 | — |
| Nathan ChanPsychiatry | Duluth | — | 362 | — |
| Jonathan HawkinsonPsychiatry | St Louis Park | — | 361 | — |
| Ryan CarlsonPsychiatry | Robbinsdale | — | 283 | — |
| Jennifer GrafstromPsychiatry | Virginia | — | 240 | — |
| Ricci BenderPsychiatry | Duluth | — | 238 | — |
| Vanessa StumpfPsychiatry | Minneapolis | — | 237 | — |
| Erika HeardPsychiatry | Duluth | — | 222 | — |
| Peter MayerPsychiatry | Saint Louis Park | — | 218 | — |
| Nickolas WilliamsPsychiatry | Maple Grove | — | 194 | — |
| Lauren PhillipsPsychiatry & Neurology | Crosby | — | 180 | — |
| Hannah ReilandPsychiatry | Saint Paul | — | 180 | — |
| Morris HundPsychiatry | Detroit Lakes | — | 160 | — |
| Natasha KohliPsychiatry | St Louis Park | — | 145 | — |
| Lauren KleePsychiatry | Inver Grove Heights | — | 143 | — |
| Zabrina EbertPsychiatry | Bemidji | — | 136 | — |
| Zurya AnjumPsychiatry | Sartell | — | 133 | — |
| Muhammad SuriPsychiatry | Minneapolis | — | 131 | — |
| Iminder SaranPsychiatry | Fridley | — | 125 | — |
| Satyajit MohitePsychiatry | Mankato | — | 124 | — |
| Kathleen TrottPsychiatry | St Louis Park | — | 119 | — |
| Andrea LundbergPsychiatry | Minneapolis | — | 117 | — |
| Nicholas AustinPsychiatry | Saint Paul | — | 112 | — |
Showing the 250 largest reductions of 339 prescribers in Minnesota.
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 Minnesota
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 Minnesota?
It fell 13.2% between 2013 and 2024 in Medicare Part D — a steeper fall than the country as a whole, where prescribing fell 12.9%. In 2024, Minnesota recorded 378,247 benzodiazepine claims across 84,530 patients.
How does Minnesota compare to other states?
Minnesota ranks 34 of 51 for prescribing intensity, at 4.47 benzodiazepine fills per patient per year, and 25 of 51 for the size of its decline since 2013 (1 being the steepest fall).
Which benzodiazepine is prescribed most in Minnesota?
Lorazepam, at 135,583 claims — 35.8% of the state's benzodiazepine prescribing in 2024. Next are Clonazepam (30.1%) and Alprazolam (20.1%).
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.