Benzodiazepine Prescribing in Missouri
Medicare Part D, 2013–2024.
Benzodiazepine prescribing in Missouri fell 9.4% between 2013 and 2024 — a slower fall than the country as a whole. In 2024 the state recorded 842,704 Medicare Part D benzodiazepine claims across 163,937 patients, an average of 5.14 fills per patient per year, which ranks 11 of 51 states. Alprazolam accounts for 41.3% of it.
842,704
Claims, 2024
163,937
Patients, 2024
5.14
Fills per patient
-9.4%
Since 2013
Missouri over twelve years
Which benzodiazepines Missouri prescribes
| Drug | Claims 2024 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alprazolam | 348,075 | 41.3% |
| Clonazepam | 186,459 | 22.1% |
| Lorazepam | 171,064 | 20.3% |
| Diazepam | 84,490 | 10% |
| Temazepam | 44,539 | 5.3% |
Psychiatric prescribers in Missouri
432 psychiatric prescribers in Missouri appear in the 2024 Medicare Part D data with benzodiazepine claims. 84 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsey SchrimpfPsychiatry | Columbia | 425 | 14 | -96.7% |
| Mehrunissa AliPsychiatry | Warrensburg | 319 | 12 | -96.2% |
| Alok JainPsychiatry | Springfield | 585 | 29 | -95% |
| Charles ConwayPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 228 | 12 | -94.7% |
| Edgar GalinanesPsychiatry | Springfield | 159 | 11 | -93.1% |
| Cecilia JohnsonPsychiatry & Neurology | Columbia | 134 | 11 | -91.8% |
| Modaser ShahPsychiatry | Joplin | 1,297 | 110 | -91.5% |
| Claudia ViamontesPsychiatry | St. Louis | 962 | 95 | -90.1% |
| John FrancisPsychiatry & Neurology | Lees Summit | 294 | 29 | -90.1% |
| Gayatriben GadaniPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 250 | 25 | -90% |
| Krishnendu GhoshPsychiatry | Springfield | 895 | 93 | -89.6% |
| Syed ImamPsychiatry | Mexico | 692 | 80 | -88.4% |
| Syed RazaPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 343 | 40 | -88.3% |
| Michael BantonPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 117 | 14 | -88% |
| Sudarshan SunejaPsychiatry & Neurology | Kirkwood | 206 | 27 | -86.9% |
| Sanjiv SethiPsychiatry & Neurology | Windsor | 89 | 12 | -86.5% |
| Suzanne KingPsychiatry | Trenton | 159 | 23 | -85.5% |
| William ClendeninPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 1,175 | 183 | -84.4% |
| Inderjeet KaurPsychiatry | Kansas City | 262 | 42 | -84% |
| Jalaj AhujaPsychiatry & Neurology | Columbia | 70 | 12 | -82.9% |
| Meredith ThroopPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 285 | 50 | -82.5% |
| Marthel ParsonsPsychiatry & Neurology | Independence | 91 | 16 | -82.4% |
| Harmeeta SinghPsychiatry | Wentzville | 980 | 174 | -82.2% |
| Hina SarwarPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 67 | 12 | -82.1% |
| Nabil El-HalawanyPsychiatry | Raymore | 322 | 60 | -81.4% |
| Sindhura SainiPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 129 | 25 | -80.6% |
| Mohd MalikPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 2,737 | 535 | -80.5% |
| Hilary KleinNeuropsychiatry | St. Louis | 54 | 11 | -79.6% |
| Brian ParsellsPsychiatry | Clinton | 264 | 55 | -79.2% |
| Manisha LelePsychiatry | Saint Louis | 133 | 28 | -78.9% |
| Harcharan BainsPsychiatry | Bolivar | 1,858 | 396 | -78.7% |
| Ricky MofsenPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 177 | 38 | -78.5% |
| Eileen Wu-EvansPsychiatry | Bridgeton | 365 | 80 | -78.1% |
| Sreekant KodelaPsychiatry | Rolla | 141 | 31 | -78% |
| Rosemarie Romain-TysonPsychiatry | Kansas City | 238 | 54 | -77.3% |
| Syed ZaidiGeriatric Psychiatry | Saint Louis | 1,505 | 348 | -76.9% |
| Sridevi GavirneniPsychiatry | Wentzville | 423 | 98 | -76.8% |
| Jesse RhoadsPsychiatry | West Plains | 1,723 | 429 | -75.1% |
| Swati SoodPsychiatry & Neurology | Saint Louis | 76 | 19 | -75% |
| Mairaj KhanPsychiatry | Sikeston | 135 | 34 | -74.8% |
| Muskinni SalauPsychiatry | Columbia | 91 | 23 | -74.7% |
| Mehnaz KhanPsychiatry & Neurology | Saint Joseph | 546 | 139 | -74.5% |
| Thomas RichardsonPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 113 | 29 | -74.3% |
| Terry GuileyPsychiatry & Neurology | Potosi | 857 | 225 | -73.7% |
| Eduardo Garcia-FerrerPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 776 | 206 | -73.5% |
| Gaurav KulkarniPsychiatry | Jefferson City | 64 | 17 | -73.4% |
| Abraham MedarisPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 145 | 39 | -73.1% |
| Armando FavazzaPsychiatry | Springfield | 124 | 34 | -72.6% |
| Srinivas ChilakamarriPsychiatry | St Louis | 384 | 112 | -70.8% |
| Marcie SheaPsychiatry | Warrensburg | 231 | 68 | -70.6% |
| Sadashiv ParwatikarPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 59 | 18 | -69.5% |
| Christine DuncanPsychiatry | Gladstone | 222 | 69 | -68.9% |
| Paul KimPsychiatry | Kansas City | 212 | 66 | -68.9% |
| Kulsoom JunaidPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 343 | 107 | -68.8% |
| Angela OlomonPsychiatry | Bolivar | 1,931 | 604 | -68.7% |
| Shahbaz KhanPsychiatry | Kansas City | 747 | 240 | -67.9% |
| Rakhshanda HassanPsychiatry | St Louis | 71 | 23 | -67.6% |
| Samuel FadarePsychiatry | Gladstone | 513 | 171 | -66.7% |
| David GoldmeierPsychiatry | Wentzville | 178 | 62 | -65.2% |
| Jagpal GosalPsychiatry | Blue Springs | 742 | 269 | -63.7% |
| Sarah McguirePsychiatry | Saint Joseph | 336 | 123 | -63.4% |
| Tianyuan CornellPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 193 | 72 | -62.7% |
| Akinkunle OwosoPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 141 | 53 | -62.4% |
| Melissa JonesPsychiatry | El Dorado Springs | 313 | 121 | -61.3% |
| Syed RizviPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 476 | 187 | -60.7% |
| Nallu ReddyPsychiatry & Neurology | Kansas City | 588 | 233 | -60.4% |
| Ravdeep KhanujaPsychiatry | Poplar Bluff | 1,547 | 623 | -59.7% |
| Malik AhmedPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 59 | 24 | -59.3% |
| Chitra ChinnaswamyPsychiatry | Riverside | 1,217 | 499 | -59% |
| Amina AminPsychiatry | Columbia | 73 | 30 | -58.9% |
| David VlachPsychiatry | Cameron | 194 | 80 | -58.8% |
| Mohammad QaisraniPsychiatry | Chesterfield | 41 | 17 | -58.5% |
| Roomana ArainPsychiatry | Saint Peters | 239 | 100 | -58.2% |
| Deborah KrausePsychiatry | Jefferson City | 1,185 | 501 | -57.7% |
| Nezar El-RuwiePsychiatry | Saint Louis | 40 | 17 | -57.5% |
| Colleen DonovanPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 27 | 12 | -55.6% |
| Mohinder PartapPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 1,826 | 819 | -55.1% |
| Gordon RobinsonPsychiatry | St. Louis | 370 | 172 | -53.5% |
| Junaid SyedPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 5,441 | 2,534 | -53.4% |
| Almas RahmanPsychiatry | Wentzville | 440 | 210 | -52.3% |
| Shaheen MansoorPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 106 | 51 | -51.9% |
| Shazia MalikPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 1,156 | 574 | -50.3% |
| Omar QuadriPsychiatry | Wentzville | 90 | 45 | -50% |
| Michel CherazardPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 26 | 13 | -50% |
| Mohammad ChowdhuryPsychiatry | Odessa | 466 | 234 | -49.8% |
| Thuy-Trang NguyenPsychiatry | Springfield | 213 | 107 | -49.8% |
| Mary NielsenPsychiatry | Clayton | 170 | 86 | -49.4% |
| Ahmed MaherPsychiatry | Kansas City | 115 | 59 | -48.7% |
| James MikolajczakPsychiatry | Clayton | 92 | 48 | -47.8% |
| Asif HabibPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 2,451 | 1,315 | -46.3% |
| Agara ReddyPsychiatry | Columbia | 1,286 | 690 | -46.3% |
| Sarmistha BhallaPsychiatry | Mexico | 337 | 182 | -46% |
| Satnam MahalPsychiatry | Osage Beach | 1,024 | 554 | -45.9% |
| James OrlandoPsychiatry | Joplin | 545 | 298 | -45.3% |
| Buntee CoPsychiatry | Fewtus | 1,965 | 1,078 | -45.1% |
| Moses Tabe AmbilichuPsychiatry | Kennett | 154 | 85 | -44.8% |
| Donald WalkerPsychiatry | Kansas City | 338 | 187 | -44.7% |
| Srinivas BattulaPsychiatry | Saint Peters | 273 | 154 | -43.6% |
| Danielle SkirchakPsychiatry | Kansas City | 254 | 144 | -43.3% |
| Katherine BuchowskiPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 195 | 111 | -43.1% |
| Arjumand JaffriPsychiatry | Smithville | 323 | 185 | -42.7% |
| Richard GestringPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 308 | 177 | -42.5% |
| Roma ManzoorPsychiatry | Kc | 194 | 112 | -42.3% |
| Derek BrownPsychiatry & Neurology | Kansas City | 493 | 285 | -42.2% |
| Brian BarashPsychiatry | Kansas City | 670 | 396 | -40.9% |
| Syed KarimPsychiatry | Kansas City | 612 | 362 | -40.8% |
| John RutledgePsychiatry | St. Louis | 513 | 305 | -40.5% |
| Mahmoud WahbaPsychiatry | Kansas City | 340 | 203 | -40.3% |
| Tomas BrillantesPsychiatry | Kansas City | 423 | 253 | -40.2% |
| Kishore KhotPsychiatry | Cape Girardeau | 1,447 | 870 | -39.9% |
| Mohammad RasheedPsychiatry | Nevada | 86 | 52 | -39.5% |
| Jyothi MandavaPsychiatry | Chesterfield | 586 | 358 | -38.9% |
| Mary BeeglePsychiatry | Sedalia | 1,785 | 1,103 | -38.2% |
| Lawrence KuhnPsychiatry | Bridgeton | 340 | 212 | -37.6% |
| Christine TruebloodPsychiatry | Kansas City | 218 | 139 | -36.2% |
| Stacy SmithPsychiatry & Neurology | St Louis | 196 | 127 | -35.2% |
| James ByrdPsychiatry | Wentzville | 302 | 196 | -35.1% |
| Naveed MirzaPsychiatry | Poplar Bluff | 1,028 | 683 | -33.6% |
| Michael KentPsychiatry | Wentzville | 333 | 228 | -31.5% |
| Rolando LaricePsychiatry | Chesterfield | 682 | 471 | -30.9% |
| M.Safwat WahbaPsychiatry | Bridgeton | 916 | 635 | -30.7% |
| Kenneth FattmannPsychiatry | Springfield | 166 | 116 | -30.1% |
| Muhammad ArainPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 897 | 630 | -29.8% |
| Ahmed TaranissiPsychiatry | Mexico | 2,002 | 1,412 | -29.5% |
| Steven KiskerPsychiatry | Kansas City | 383 | 272 | -29% |
| Fernando Perez-MagnelliPsychiatry | Saint Peters | 109 | 78 | -28.4% |
| Paul SimonPsychiatry | Saint Peters | 537 | 386 | -28.1% |
| Nagib ChowdhuryPsychiatry | Springfield | 172 | 128 | -25.6% |
| Samuel TemesgenPsychiatry | Columbia | 667 | 497 | -25.5% |
| Susan BoyerPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 365 | 273 | -25.2% |
| Innocent AnyaPsychiatry | North Kansas City | 1,216 | 912 | -25% |
| Grant PiepergerdesPsychiatry | Kansas City | 1,159 | 870 | -24.9% |
| Chinya MuraliPsychiatry | Saint Peters | 1,508 | 1,139 | -24.5% |
| Muhammad BaberPsychiatry | Bridgeton | 86 | 66 | -23.3% |
| M.Javed QasimPsychiatry | Bridgeton | 1,756 | 1,348 | -23.2% |
| Charles GravesPsychiatry | Joplin | 393 | 308 | -21.6% |
| Robin ParkPsychiatry | Creve Coeur | 172 | 135 | -21.5% |
| Bhaskar GowdaPsychiatry | Chesterfield | 1,322 | 1,044 | -21% |
| Alejandro AmantePsychiatry & Neurology | Maryville | 37 | 30 | -18.9% |
| George DowellPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 1,008 | 819 | -18.8% |
| William ReddenPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 460 | 376 | -18.3% |
| Kalu OnumaPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 884 | 725 | -18% |
| Jeremy BurdPsychiatry | Kansas City | 146 | 120 | -17.8% |
| Melissa HutchensPsychiatry | Columbia | 515 | 424 | -17.7% |
| Denise CurryPsychiatry | Creve Coeur | 348 | 288 | -17.2% |
| Adam SkyPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 1,378 | 1,143 | -17.1% |
| Surendra ChagantiPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 2,223 | 1,856 | -16.5% |
| Zafar MahmoodPsychiatry | Kansas City | 676 | 568 | -16% |
| Khursheed ZiaPsychiatry | Kansas City | 81 | 68 | -16% |
| Joseph ParksPsychiatry & Neurology | Columbia | 13 | 11 | -15.4% |
| Adelita SegoviaNeuropsychiatry | Saint Louis | 13 | 11 | -15.4% |
| Timothy WoodardPsychiatry | Columbia | 691 | 588 | -14.9% |
| Nathalie BoulosPsychiatry & Neurology | Saint Louis | 61 | 52 | -14.8% |
| Arturo TacaPsychiatry | Creve Coeur | 458 | 392 | -14.4% |
| Saad KhanPsychiatry | Creve Coeur | 352 | 304 | -13.6% |
| William IrvinPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 415 | 363 | -12.5% |
| Scott ArbaughPsychiatry | O Fallon | 1,734 | 1,526 | -12% |
| Michael StotlerPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 931 | 821 | -11.8% |
| Michelle HillPsychiatry | Rolla | 362 | 324 | -10.5% |
| Subhash BashyalPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 383 | 344 | -10.2% |
| Mark CannonPsychiatry | Kansas City | 1,279 | 1,150 | -10.1% |
| John RabunPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 217 | 196 | -9.7% |
| Jeffrey MeyerPsychiatry | Kansas City | 820 | 742 | -9.5% |
| Howard IlivickyPsychiatry | Saint Charles | 1,291 | 1,176 | -8.9% |
| Ovais ZubairGeriatric Psychiatry | Springfield | 953 | 880 | -7.7% |
| Parimal PurohitPsychiatry | Kansas City | 947 | 887 | -6.3% |
| Miriam SchroederPsychiatry & Neurology | Saint Louis | 18 | 17 | -5.6% |
| Joseph SpaldingPsychiatry & Neurology | Hannibal | 1,087 | 1,027 | -5.5% |
| Cameron MyersPsychiatry & Neurology | Columbia | 56 | 54 | -3.6% |
| Narendir SooryaPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 115 | 111 | -3.5% |
| Mohamed Kamel ElsayedPsychiatry | Kansas City | 486 | 470 | -3.3% |
| Jahnavi HandaPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 539 | 522 | -3.2% |
| Laishang ZhangPsychiatry | Creve Coeur | 163 | 160 | -1.8% |
| Jennifer ShashekPsychiatry | St. Charles | 25 | 25 | 0% |
| Laura DenunzioPsychiatry | Ballwin | 602 | 605 | +0.5% |
| Ksenija KosPsychiatry | St Louis | 188 | 190 | +1.1% |
| Jay LissPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 2,775 | 2,815 | +1.4% |
| Thomas HornPsychiatry | Wentzville | 461 | 469 | +1.7% |
| Bradley RobisonNeuropsychiatry | Cape Girardeau | 292 | 297 | +1.7% |
| John CanalePsychiatry | O Fallon | 1,377 | 1,402 | +1.8% |
| Robert RifkinPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 1,397 | 1,423 | +1.9% |
| Lara HuffmanPsychiatry | Hayti | 1,396 | 1,425 | +2.1% |
| Dale AndersonPsychiatry & Neurology | St Louis | 144 | 147 | +2.1% |
| Kingsley OsuagwuPsychiatry | Kansas City | 92 | 96 | +4.3% |
| Sofia GrewalPsychiatry | St Louis | 1,052 | 1,103 | +4.8% |
| George GrossbergPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 267 | 280 | +4.9% |
| Dennis DobardPsychiatry | Mount Vernon | 3,238 | 3,409 | +5.3% |
| Kaleem SyedPsychiatry | Warsaw | 69 | 73 | +5.8% |
| Emily MukherjiPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 147 | 156 | +6.1% |
| James E BrightPsychiatry | Springfield | 888 | 950 | +7% |
| Aiying XiaoPsychiatry | Festus | 109 | 117 | +7.3% |
| Erin Jewell BurksPsychiatry | Raymore | 95 | 102 | +7.4% |
| Shahid InsafPsychiatry & Neurology | Branson | 266 | 286 | +7.5% |
| Ahmad ArdekaniPsychiatry | St Louis | 2,340 | 2,520 | +7.7% |
| Robert BradyPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 247 | 267 | +8.1% |
| Casey ProughPsychiatry | Lees Summit | 1,008 | 1,102 | +9.3% |
| Kristin ParkinsonPsychiatry | Columbia | 85 | 93 | +9.4% |
| Dawn HolemonPsychiatry | Saint Peters | 145 | 159 | +9.7% |
| Mohammed MirzaPsychiatry | Lees Summit | 1,558 | 1,740 | +11.7% |
| Melissa PerchelletPsychiatry | Kansas City | 493 | 551 | +11.8% |
| Subbu SarmaPsychiatry | Lees Summit | 927 | 1,037 | +11.9% |
| Kevin MillerPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 257 | 290 | +12.8% |
| Asim UlusaracPsychiatry | Kansas City | 1,316 | 1,488 | +13.1% |
| Daniel SpurlockPsychiatry | Kansas City | 1,033 | 1,184 | +14.6% |
| Jessica HellingsPsychiatry | Kansas City | 95 | 109 | +14.7% |
| Thomas MoranPsychiatry & Neurology | Saint Louis | 32 | 37 | +15.6% |
| Rene DureggerPsychiatry | Nevada | 24 | 28 | +16.7% |
| Imran ChishtiPsychiatry | Chesterfield | 625 | 730 | +16.8% |
| Thomas NowotnyPsychiatry | St Louis | 218 | 255 | +17% |
| Luis GiuffraPsychiatry & Neurology | Saint Louis | 627 | 735 | +17.2% |
| Ashok YanamadalaPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 1,686 | 1,982 | +17.6% |
| Melissa HarbitPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 53 | 63 | +18.9% |
| Eric WittrockPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 42 | 50 | +19% |
| Michael BrogPsychiatry & Neurology | Clayton | 201 | 241 | +19.9% |
| Radhika RaoPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 1,526 | 1,833 | +20.1% |
| Steve StromsdorferPsychiatry & Neurology | Saint Louis | 552 | 665 | +20.5% |
| Michael WilliamsPsychiatry | Lees Summit | 875 | 1,055 | +20.6% |
| Cesar MunozPsychiatry | Osage Beach | 745 | 901 | +20.9% |
| Willis HoytPsychiatry | Springfield | 765 | 932 | +21.8% |
| Gregory MattinglyPsychiatry | Saint Charles | 1,121 | 1,371 | +22.3% |
| Edmond YoungPsychiatry | Gladstone | 757 | 940 | +24.2% |
| Sundeep JayaprabhuPsychiatry & Neurology | Saint Louis | 33 | 41 | +24.2% |
| James FlemingPsychiatry | Lees Summit | 78 | 97 | +24.4% |
| Patrick OruwariPsychiatry & Neurology | Saint Louis | 557 | 695 | +24.8% |
| William CarpenterPsychiatry | Columbia | 395 | 494 | +25.1% |
| Sanjeev KamatPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 319 | 399 | +25.1% |
| Jocelyn PearsonPsychiatry | Kansas City | 238 | 298 | +25.2% |
| Joseph BehrmannPsychiatry & Neurology | St. Louis | 207 | 265 | +28% |
| John LakePsychiatry | Cape Girardeau | 391 | 511 | +30.7% |
| James JuraPsychiatry | Saint Joseph | 307 | 407 | +32.6% |
| Olajide OguntuasePsychiatry | Kansas City | 573 | 771 | +34.6% |
| Olga GodinaPsychiatry | Kansas City | 61 | 84 | +37.7% |
| Sarah HartzPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 182 | 251 | +37.9% |
| Stephen JarvisPsychiatry | Kansas City | 53 | 74 | +39.6% |
| Pavan PalepuPsychiatry | Sikeston | 87 | 122 | +40.2% |
| John ParuchPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 329 | 463 | +40.7% |
| Neil BrickelPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 275 | 389 | +41.5% |
| Barry HiattPsychiatry | St Louis | 35 | 50 | +42.9% |
| Jeffrey Vander KooiPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 470 | 673 | +43.2% |
| Femi PopoolaPsychiatry | Columbia | 57 | 85 | +49.1% |
| Jessica RosenkvistPsychiatry | Saint Louis | 595 | 890 | +49.6% |
| Ashish SharmaPsychiatry | Springfield | 1,077 | 1,655 | +53.7% |
| William EnochsPsychiatry | Kansas City | 37 | 57 | +54.1% |
| Marwa BadawyPsychiatry & Neurology | Columbia | 39 | 61 | +56.4% |
| Bashir AhmedPsychiatry | Springfield | 605 | 948 | +56.7% |
| Jennifer BrockmanNeuropsychiatry | Mexico | 93 | 147 | +58.1% |
| Larhonda JonesNeuropsychiatry | Bridgeton | 27 | 43 | +59.3% |
| Jessica NittlerPsychiatry & Neurology | Columbia | 118 | 193 | +63.6% |
| Douglas BurgessPsychiatry | Kansas City | 39 | 64 | +64.1% |
| Meryl BrunePsychiatry & Neurology | Saint Louis | 14 | 24 | +71.4% |
Showing the 250 largest reductions of 432 prescribers in Missouri.
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 Missouri
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 Missouri?
It fell 9.4% between 2013 and 2024 in Medicare Part D — a slower fall than the country as a whole, where prescribing fell 12.9%. In 2024, Missouri recorded 842,704 benzodiazepine claims across 163,937 patients.
How does Missouri compare to other states?
Missouri ranks 11 of 51 for prescribing intensity, at 5.14 benzodiazepine fills per patient per year, and 30 of 51 for the size of its decline since 2013 (1 being the steepest fall).
Which benzodiazepine is prescribed most in Missouri?
Alprazolam, at 348,075 claims — 41.3% of the state's benzodiazepine prescribing in 2024. Next are Clonazepam (22.1%) and Lorazepam (20.3%).
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.