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Benzodiazepine Prescribing in Nevada

Medicare Part D, 20132024.

Benzodiazepine prescribing in Nevada fell 19.2% between 2013 and 2024a 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.

224,038
Claims, 2024
50,274
Patients, 2024
4.46
Fills per patient
-19.2%
Since 2013

Nevada over twelve years

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Medicare Part D benzodiazepine claims in Nevada, 2013–2024

Which benzodiazepines Nevada prescribes

DrugClaims 2024Share
Alprazolam97,63843.6%
Clonazepam43,04219.2%
Lorazepam34,62815.5%
Diazepam24,74411%
Temazepam22,0769.9%

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.

PrescriberCity20192024Change
Rishell Tsujimoto-RyzewskiPsychiatryLas Vegas39818-95.5%
Kahmien LaruschPsychiatryLas Vegas29916-94.6%
Dwarakanath VuppalapatiPsychiatryCarson City33426-92.2%
Brandon KukorPsychiatryHenderson84990-89.4%
Ronald CentricPsychiatryCarson City11913-89.1%
Sonia RuppPsychiatryStateline5714-75.4%
Richard BralliarPsychiatryLas Vegas431108-74.9%
Thomas KimPsychiatryReno559143-74.4%
Adekunle AjayiPsychiatryLas Vegas1,450406-72%
Sam ZandPsychiatryLas Vegas315102-67.6%
Saleha BaigPsychiatryLas Vegas1,483495-66.6%
John VallesPsychiatryLas Vegas372126-66.1%
Jerome NwokikePsychiatryNorth Las Vegas12244-63.9%
Renee NgoPsychiatryLas Vegas24499-59.4%
Dodge SlaglePsychiatryHenderson650272-58.2%
Anthony QuinnPsychiatryHenderson460202-56.1%
Christopher CharlesPsychiatry & NeurologySparks10948-56%
Vincent HoPsychiatryLas Vegas461210-54.4%
Maurice GregoryAddiction MedicineLas Vegas17991-49.2%
John AnooshianPsychiatryLas Vegas409215-47.4%
Ying-Chia ChengPsychiatryLas Vegas216119-44.9%
Uzma ZafarPsychiatryLas Vegas324196-39.5%
Abdollah AssadPsychiatryReno478292-38.9%
Yaron ZedekPsychiatryLas Vegas812509-37.3%
Malcolm FreedmanPsychiatry & NeurologyLas Vegas626393-37.2%
Gunjan LehilPsychiatryReno532384-27.8%
Dennis ChangPsychiatryNorth Las Vegas177129-27.1%
Uzoma OsuchukwuPsychiatryN Las Vegas8663-26.7%
Charles MahakianPsychiatryLas Vegas655486-25.8%
Jonathan StillPsychiatryLas Vegas8664-25.6%
Agapito RacomaPsychiatryLas Vegas152114-25%
Farhad AmiriPsychiatryHenderson133101-24.1%
Mark ArmerdingPsychiatryReno10682-22.6%
Martin FakielPsychiatryLas Vegas7360-17.8%
Ellen McbridePsychiatryReno852709-16.8%
Alex DelrosarioPsychiatryLas Vegas1,3191,206-8.6%
Philip RichPsychiatryReno2,2082,020-8.5%
Elizabeth HaasePsychiatryCarson City380362-4.7%
Anurag GuptaPsychiatryLas Vegas694669-3.6%
Daniel ParkPsychiatryLas Vegas3635-2.8%
Derald FarrimondPsychiatry & NeurologyLas Vegas370373+0.8%
Susan DrymalskiPsychiatryReno400404+1%
Lucy WonPsychiatryLas Vegas483502+3.9%
Paul NguyenPsychiatryN Las Vegas9781,019+4.2%
Akindele KoladePsychiatryLas Vegas298312+4.7%
Mechibelle LynchPsychiatryReno101108+6.9%
Emmanuel NwapaPsychiatryLas Vegas129138+7%
Geraldine SteinagelPsychiatryReno436467+7.1%
Debora BarneyPsychiatry & NeurologyLas Vegas1517+13.3%
Jonathan WirjoPsychiatryLas Vegas1417+21.4%
Tarik AlshaikhPsychiatryLas Vegas185232+25.4%
Robert PeprahPsychiatryLas Vegas2533+32%
Darren LucasPsychiatryReno1520+33.3%
Aaron RitterPsychiatryLas Vegas181243+34.3%
Ejine OkoroaforPsychiatryLas Vegas184265+44%
Kathleen StollPsychiatryReno219338+54.3%
Karen CrueyPsychiatry & NeurologyLas Vegas96155+61.5%
Cynthia WhitePsychiatryLas Vegas160261+63.1%
Philip MalinasPsychiatryReno6141,002+63.2%
Shaily JainPsychiatry & NeurologyLas Vegas4168+65.9%
David LindenPsychiatryLas Vegas467791+69.4%
Christine MolinaPsychiatryReno2855+96.4%
Jamie CichonPsychiatryLas Vegas167336+101.2%
Eugene RosenmanPsychiatryLas Vegas107222+107.5%
Robert MendenhallPsychiatryHenderson137299+118.2%
Steven HolroydPsychiatryReno1534+126.7%
Urvashi GoswamiPsychiatry & NeurologyReno95240+152.6%
Mary PatrickPsychiatryReno61167+173.8%
Muhammed HyderPsychiatryLas Vegas104303+191.3%
Faisal SubaPsychiatryLas Vegas58175+201.7%
Kevin BernsteinPsychiatryNorth Las Vegas184567+208.2%
James StocktonPsychiatry & NeurologyReno72238+230.6%
Reza GoravanchiPsychiatryLas Vegas1675+368.8%
Meekile MasonPsychiatryReno26140+438.5%
Hisbay AliPsychiatryLas Vegas606
Kenney VuPsychiatryLas Vegas315
Harvinder SinghPsychiatryReno298
Jay PatelPsychiatryLas Vegas250
Alexander BrooksPsychiatry & NeurologyReno155
Sahar AzimPsychiatryLas Vegas137
Anton FisherPsychiatryLas Vegas135
Michael PaduaPsychiatryReno127
Grant BullockPsychiatry & NeurologyLas Vegas117
Sunny ShahPsychiatryReno117
Aviv ItzhakiPsychiatryLas Vegas102
Justin PetriePsychiatryLas Vegas97
Nickolas CulpepperPsychiatryReno92
Michael PopovPsychiatryLas Vegas91
Samantha VuPsychiatryLas Vegas86
Andy WeiPsychiatryReno85
Samantha SorgentoniPsychiatryHenderson82
Natalie PhanPsychiatry & NeurologyLas Vegas81
Dax WolfordPsychiatryLas Vegas79
Faris TahsinPsychiatryLas Vegas78
David NortonPsychiatryReno67
Stephen FryePsychiatryLas Vegas62
Sean TugglePsychiatryLas Vegas50
Thomas ChangPsychiatryLas Vegas49
Ian MikolajPsychiatryFallon49
Rachel CampbellPsychiatryLas Vegas45
Constanza Spelius PerezPsychiatry & NeurologyElko40
Andrew KuhlePsychiatryReno38
Sheyda SeyedanPsychiatryLas Vegas31
Clare Bajamundi-PlylerPsychiatryReno29
Brian KirkpatrickPsychiatryReno28
Robert HornePsychiatryLas Vegas26
Lakeshia GibsonPsychiatryLas Vegas25
Joseph AlexanderPsychiatry & NeurologyNorth Las Vegas24
Daisy StikovacPsychiatry & NeurologyLas Vegas24
Rosa BellotaPsychiatryLas Vegas24
Brian DavisNeuropsychiatryHenderson24
Michelle Fontenelle-GilmerNeuropsychiatryLas Vegas23
Hadley JohnsonPsychiatry & NeurologyLas Vegas18
Fernando MendezNeuropsychiatryLas Vegas18
Hilary MasseyPsychiatryLas Vegas15
Emmanuelle Garcia-RiderPsychiatryReno15
David KronePsychiatry & NeurologyReno13
Eden LeePsychiatryLas Vegas13
Christine Grace AdolPsychiatry & NeurologyHenderson12
Nicole Pavlatos-DelavoyePsychiatryReno12
Michael TannerNeuropsychiatryLas Vegas11
Allison CottonPsychiatryReno11
Jason CastilloPsychiatryLas Vegas13208+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 20132024 (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.