Benzodiazepine Prescribing in Nevada
Medicare Part D, 2013–2024.
Benzodiazepine prescribing in Nevada fell 19.2% between 2013 and 2024 — a steeper fall than the country as a whole. In 2024 the state recorded 224,038 Medicare Part D benzodiazepine claims across 50,274 patients, an average of 4.46 fills per patient per year, which ranks 35 of 51 states. Alprazolam accounts for 43.6% of it.
Nevada over twelve years
Which benzodiazepines Nevada prescribes
| Drug | Claims 2024 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alprazolam | 97,638 | 43.6% |
| Clonazepam | 43,042 | 19.2% |
| Lorazepam | 34,628 | 15.5% |
| Diazepam | 24,744 | 11% |
| Temazepam | 22,076 | 9.9% |
Psychiatric prescribers in Nevada
123 psychiatric prescribers in Nevada appear in the 2024 Medicare Part D data with benzodiazepine claims. 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rishell Tsujimoto-RyzewskiPsychiatry | Las Vegas | 398 | 18 | -95.5% |
| Kahmien LaruschPsychiatry | Las Vegas | 299 | 16 | -94.6% |
| Dwarakanath VuppalapatiPsychiatry | Carson City | 334 | 26 | -92.2% |
| Brandon KukorPsychiatry | Henderson | 849 | 90 | -89.4% |
| Ronald CentricPsychiatry | Carson City | 119 | 13 | -89.1% |
| Sonia RuppPsychiatry | Stateline | 57 | 14 | -75.4% |
| Richard BralliarPsychiatry | Las Vegas | 431 | 108 | -74.9% |
| Thomas KimPsychiatry | Reno | 559 | 143 | -74.4% |
| Adekunle AjayiPsychiatry | Las Vegas | 1,450 | 406 | -72% |
| Sam ZandPsychiatry | Las Vegas | 315 | 102 | -67.6% |
| Saleha BaigPsychiatry | Las Vegas | 1,483 | 495 | -66.6% |
| John VallesPsychiatry | Las Vegas | 372 | 126 | -66.1% |
| Jerome NwokikePsychiatry | North Las Vegas | 122 | 44 | -63.9% |
| Renee NgoPsychiatry | Las Vegas | 244 | 99 | -59.4% |
| Dodge SlaglePsychiatry | Henderson | 650 | 272 | -58.2% |
| Anthony QuinnPsychiatry | Henderson | 460 | 202 | -56.1% |
| Christopher CharlesPsychiatry & Neurology | Sparks | 109 | 48 | -56% |
| Vincent HoPsychiatry | Las Vegas | 461 | 210 | -54.4% |
| Maurice GregoryAddiction Medicine | Las Vegas | 179 | 91 | -49.2% |
| John AnooshianPsychiatry | Las Vegas | 409 | 215 | -47.4% |
| Ying-Chia ChengPsychiatry | Las Vegas | 216 | 119 | -44.9% |
| Uzma ZafarPsychiatry | Las Vegas | 324 | 196 | -39.5% |
| Abdollah AssadPsychiatry | Reno | 478 | 292 | -38.9% |
| Yaron ZedekPsychiatry | Las Vegas | 812 | 509 | -37.3% |
| Malcolm FreedmanPsychiatry & Neurology | Las Vegas | 626 | 393 | -37.2% |
| Gunjan LehilPsychiatry | Reno | 532 | 384 | -27.8% |
| Dennis ChangPsychiatry | North Las Vegas | 177 | 129 | -27.1% |
| Uzoma OsuchukwuPsychiatry | N Las Vegas | 86 | 63 | -26.7% |
| Charles MahakianPsychiatry | Las Vegas | 655 | 486 | -25.8% |
| Jonathan StillPsychiatry | Las Vegas | 86 | 64 | -25.6% |
| Agapito RacomaPsychiatry | Las Vegas | 152 | 114 | -25% |
| Farhad AmiriPsychiatry | Henderson | 133 | 101 | -24.1% |
| Mark ArmerdingPsychiatry | Reno | 106 | 82 | -22.6% |
| Martin FakielPsychiatry | Las Vegas | 73 | 60 | -17.8% |
| Ellen McbridePsychiatry | Reno | 852 | 709 | -16.8% |
| Alex DelrosarioPsychiatry | Las Vegas | 1,319 | 1,206 | -8.6% |
| Philip RichPsychiatry | Reno | 2,208 | 2,020 | -8.5% |
| Elizabeth HaasePsychiatry | Carson City | 380 | 362 | -4.7% |
| Anurag GuptaPsychiatry | Las Vegas | 694 | 669 | -3.6% |
| Daniel ParkPsychiatry | Las Vegas | 36 | 35 | -2.8% |
| Derald FarrimondPsychiatry & Neurology | Las Vegas | 370 | 373 | +0.8% |
| Susan DrymalskiPsychiatry | Reno | 400 | 404 | +1% |
| Lucy WonPsychiatry | Las Vegas | 483 | 502 | +3.9% |
| Paul NguyenPsychiatry | N Las Vegas | 978 | 1,019 | +4.2% |
| Akindele KoladePsychiatry | Las Vegas | 298 | 312 | +4.7% |
| Mechibelle LynchPsychiatry | Reno | 101 | 108 | +6.9% |
| Emmanuel NwapaPsychiatry | Las Vegas | 129 | 138 | +7% |
| Geraldine SteinagelPsychiatry | Reno | 436 | 467 | +7.1% |
| Debora BarneyPsychiatry & Neurology | Las Vegas | 15 | 17 | +13.3% |
| Jonathan WirjoPsychiatry | Las Vegas | 14 | 17 | +21.4% |
| Tarik AlshaikhPsychiatry | Las Vegas | 185 | 232 | +25.4% |
| Robert PeprahPsychiatry | Las Vegas | 25 | 33 | +32% |
| Darren LucasPsychiatry | Reno | 15 | 20 | +33.3% |
| Aaron RitterPsychiatry | Las Vegas | 181 | 243 | +34.3% |
| Ejine OkoroaforPsychiatry | Las Vegas | 184 | 265 | +44% |
| Kathleen StollPsychiatry | Reno | 219 | 338 | +54.3% |
| Karen CrueyPsychiatry & Neurology | Las Vegas | 96 | 155 | +61.5% |
| Cynthia WhitePsychiatry | Las Vegas | 160 | 261 | +63.1% |
| Philip MalinasPsychiatry | Reno | 614 | 1,002 | +63.2% |
| Shaily JainPsychiatry & Neurology | Las Vegas | 41 | 68 | +65.9% |
| David LindenPsychiatry | Las Vegas | 467 | 791 | +69.4% |
| Christine MolinaPsychiatry | Reno | 28 | 55 | +96.4% |
| Jamie CichonPsychiatry | Las Vegas | 167 | 336 | +101.2% |
| Eugene RosenmanPsychiatry | Las Vegas | 107 | 222 | +107.5% |
| Robert MendenhallPsychiatry | Henderson | 137 | 299 | +118.2% |
| Steven HolroydPsychiatry | Reno | 15 | 34 | +126.7% |
| Urvashi GoswamiPsychiatry & Neurology | Reno | 95 | 240 | +152.6% |
| Mary PatrickPsychiatry | Reno | 61 | 167 | +173.8% |
| Muhammed HyderPsychiatry | Las Vegas | 104 | 303 | +191.3% |
| Faisal SubaPsychiatry | Las Vegas | 58 | 175 | +201.7% |
| Kevin BernsteinPsychiatry | North Las Vegas | 184 | 567 | +208.2% |
| James StocktonPsychiatry & Neurology | Reno | 72 | 238 | +230.6% |
| Reza GoravanchiPsychiatry | Las Vegas | 16 | 75 | +368.8% |
| Meekile MasonPsychiatry | Reno | 26 | 140 | +438.5% |
| Hisbay AliPsychiatry | Las Vegas | — | 606 | — |
| Kenney VuPsychiatry | Las Vegas | — | 315 | — |
| Harvinder SinghPsychiatry | Reno | — | 298 | — |
| Jay PatelPsychiatry | Las Vegas | — | 250 | — |
| Alexander BrooksPsychiatry & Neurology | Reno | — | 155 | — |
| Sahar AzimPsychiatry | Las Vegas | — | 137 | — |
| Anton FisherPsychiatry | Las Vegas | — | 135 | — |
| Michael PaduaPsychiatry | Reno | — | 127 | — |
| Grant BullockPsychiatry & Neurology | Las Vegas | — | 117 | — |
| Sunny ShahPsychiatry | Reno | — | 117 | — |
| Aviv ItzhakiPsychiatry | Las Vegas | — | 102 | — |
| Justin PetriePsychiatry | Las Vegas | — | 97 | — |
| Nickolas CulpepperPsychiatry | Reno | — | 92 | — |
| Michael PopovPsychiatry | Las Vegas | — | 91 | — |
| Samantha VuPsychiatry | Las Vegas | — | 86 | — |
| Andy WeiPsychiatry | Reno | — | 85 | — |
| Samantha SorgentoniPsychiatry | Henderson | — | 82 | — |
| Natalie PhanPsychiatry & Neurology | Las Vegas | — | 81 | — |
| Dax WolfordPsychiatry | Las Vegas | — | 79 | — |
| Faris TahsinPsychiatry | Las Vegas | — | 78 | — |
| David NortonPsychiatry | Reno | — | 67 | — |
| Stephen FryePsychiatry | Las Vegas | — | 62 | — |
| Sean TugglePsychiatry | Las Vegas | — | 50 | — |
| Thomas ChangPsychiatry | Las Vegas | — | 49 | — |
| Ian MikolajPsychiatry | Fallon | — | 49 | — |
| Rachel CampbellPsychiatry | Las Vegas | — | 45 | — |
| Constanza Spelius PerezPsychiatry & Neurology | Elko | — | 40 | — |
| Andrew KuhlePsychiatry | Reno | — | 38 | — |
| Sheyda SeyedanPsychiatry | Las Vegas | — | 31 | — |
| Clare Bajamundi-PlylerPsychiatry | Reno | — | 29 | — |
| Brian KirkpatrickPsychiatry | Reno | — | 28 | — |
| Robert HornePsychiatry | Las Vegas | — | 26 | — |
| Lakeshia GibsonPsychiatry | Las Vegas | — | 25 | — |
| Joseph AlexanderPsychiatry & Neurology | North Las Vegas | — | 24 | — |
| Daisy StikovacPsychiatry & Neurology | Las Vegas | — | 24 | — |
| Rosa BellotaPsychiatry | Las Vegas | — | 24 | — |
| Brian DavisNeuropsychiatry | Henderson | — | 24 | — |
| Michelle Fontenelle-GilmerNeuropsychiatry | Las Vegas | — | 23 | — |
| Hadley JohnsonPsychiatry & Neurology | Las Vegas | — | 18 | — |
| Fernando MendezNeuropsychiatry | Las Vegas | — | 18 | — |
| Hilary MasseyPsychiatry | Las Vegas | — | 15 | — |
| Emmanuelle Garcia-RiderPsychiatry | Reno | — | 15 | — |
| David KronePsychiatry & Neurology | Reno | — | 13 | — |
| Eden LeePsychiatry | Las Vegas | — | 13 | — |
| Christine Grace AdolPsychiatry & Neurology | Henderson | — | 12 | — |
| Nicole Pavlatos-DelavoyePsychiatry | Reno | — | 12 | — |
| Michael TannerNeuropsychiatry | Las Vegas | — | 11 | — |
| Allison CottonPsychiatry | Reno | — | 11 | — |
| Jason CastilloPsychiatry | Las Vegas | 13 | 208 | +1500% |
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 Nevada
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 Nevada?
It fell 19.2% between 2013 and 2024 in Medicare Part D — a steeper fall than the country as a whole, where prescribing fell 12.9%. In 2024, Nevada recorded 224,038 benzodiazepine claims across 50,274 patients.
How does Nevada compare to other states?
Nevada ranks 35 of 51 for prescribing intensity, at 4.46 benzodiazepine fills per patient per year, and 17 of 51 for the size of its decline since 2013 (1 being the steepest fall).
Which benzodiazepine is prescribed most in Nevada?
Alprazolam, at 97,638 claims — 43.6% of the state's benzodiazepine prescribing in 2024. Next are Clonazepam (19.2%) and Lorazepam (15.5%).
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.