Benzodiazepine Prescribing in New Hampshire
Medicare Part D, 2013–2024.
Benzodiazepine prescribing in New Hampshire rose 12.4% between 2013 and 2024 — a slower fall than the country as a whole. In 2024 the state recorded 187,183 Medicare Part D benzodiazepine claims across 42,608 patients, an average of 4.39 fills per patient per year, which ranks 38 of 51 states. Lorazepam accounts for 38.9% of it.
New Hampshire over twelve years
Which benzodiazepines New Hampshire prescribes
| Drug | Claims 2024 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lorazepam | 72,782 | 38.9% |
| Clonazepam | 53,848 | 28.8% |
| Alprazolam | 35,417 | 18.9% |
| Diazepam | 18,923 | 10.1% |
| Temazepam | 4,664 | 2.5% |
Psychiatric prescribers in New Hampshire
102 psychiatric prescribers in New Hampshire appear in the 2024 Medicare Part D data with benzodiazepine claims. 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey SinnerPsychiatry | Lebanon | 698 | 30 | -95.7% |
| Patricia KincarePsychiatry & Neurology | Hampstead | 140 | 11 | -92.1% |
| Kenneth BrownPsychiatry | Brentwood | 160 | 22 | -86.2% |
| Santharam YadatiPsychiatry | Nashua | 275 | 54 | -80.4% |
| Jennifer ConnorsPsychiatry | Nashua | 555 | 132 | -76.2% |
| Fuad KhanPsychiatry | Dover | 44 | 14 | -68.2% |
| Maximo LockwardPsychiatry & Neurology | Nashua | 78 | 28 | -64.1% |
| Megan CarmanPsychiatry | Franklin | 627 | 236 | -62.4% |
| Paul FallonPsychiatry | Portsmouth | 2,119 | 806 | -62% |
| Brian PaulPsychiatry | Concord | 357 | 152 | -57.4% |
| Humberto ValdesPsychiatry | Exeter | 76 | 33 | -56.6% |
| Gwendolyn BarrosPsychiatry | Claremont | 365 | 160 | -56.2% |
| Jodi MarshallGeriatric Psychiatry | Portsmouth | 199 | 91 | -54.3% |
| Marilou Patalinjug TynerPsychiatry | Nashua | 1,574 | 796 | -49.4% |
| Matthew DuncanPsychiatry | Lebanon | 23 | 12 | -47.8% |
| Robert WendlingPsychiatry | Lebanon | 691 | 377 | -45.4% |
| Salud MendozaGeriatric Psychiatry | Newmarket | 302 | 181 | -40.1% |
| Richard NasstromPsychiatry | Plymouth | 87 | 54 | -37.9% |
| Paul BelliveauPsychiatry | Exeter | 411 | 259 | -37% |
| Michael McnamaraPsychiatry | Manchester | 263 | 171 | -35% |
| Luke ArchibaldPsychiatry | Lebanon | 38 | 25 | -34.2% |
| Michael KittayPsychiatry & Neurology | Nashua | 144 | 97 | -32.6% |
| Leonard KornPsychiatry | Portsmouth | 240 | 172 | -28.3% |
| Robert MurrayPsychiatry | Wolfeboro | 389 | 280 | -28% |
| Robert AllisterPsychiatry | Rochester | 33 | 24 | -27.3% |
| Margaret BahderPsychiatry | Gilford | 1,091 | 811 | -25.7% |
| Joshua ColePsychiatry | Portsmouth | 369 | 283 | -23.3% |
| Mejah SoongPsychiatry | Manchester | 104 | 80 | -23.1% |
| Paul LidstromPsychiatry | Littleton | 637 | 502 | -21.2% |
| Jeffrey HainesPsychiatry | Peterborough | 513 | 419 | -18.3% |
| John MillerPsychiatry | Exeter | 349 | 288 | -17.5% |
| James KatesPsychiatry | Dover | 658 | 550 | -16.4% |
| Michele GunningPsychiatry | Peterborough | 834 | 698 | -16.3% |
| Jayakumar PatilPsychiatry | Bedford | 541 | 459 | -15.2% |
| Eric SchindlerPsychiatry | Lebanon | 46 | 39 | -15.2% |
| Thor AgustssonGeriatric Psychiatry | Nashua | 74 | 63 | -14.9% |
| Paul MaguirePsychiatry | Dover | 1,045 | 917 | -12.2% |
| Marcia PaboPsychiatry | Keene | 797 | 707 | -11.3% |
| Erinn FellnerPsychiatry | Berlin | 97 | 93 | -4.1% |
| Iryna TsvirkoPsychiatry | Manchester | 623 | 603 | -3.2% |
| Rebecca AndrewPsychiatry | Concord | 276 | 275 | -0.4% |
| Grace TallaricoPsychiatry | Nashua | 11 | 11 | 0% |
| George NowakPsychiatry | Portsmouth | 765 | 777 | +1.6% |
| Diane RostonPsychiatry | Lebanon | 164 | 172 | +4.9% |
| Andrew MorrisPsychiatry | Portsmouth | 509 | 542 | +6.5% |
| David SchopickPsychiatry & Neurology | Portsmouth | 66 | 71 | +7.6% |
| Kenneth CohenPsychiatry & Neurology | Portsmouth | 164 | 182 | +11% |
| Charles BattPsychiatry & Neurology | New London | 41 | 46 | +12.2% |
| Tricia MendozaGeriatric Psychiatry | Portsmouth | 496 | 558 | +12.5% |
| Richard NaimarkPsychiatry | Dover | 899 | 1,024 | +13.9% |
| Rekha RaoPsychiatry | Portsmouth | 51 | 60 | +17.6% |
| Michael ShairsPsychiatry | Portsmouth | 114 | 138 | +21.1% |
| Joshua GearPsychiatry & Neurology | Portsmouth | 177 | 215 | +21.5% |
| Malcolm BeaudettPsychiatry | Portsmouth | 176 | 221 | +25.6% |
| Hisham HafezPsychiatry | Nashua | 651 | 833 | +28% |
| William TorreyPsychiatry | Lebanon | 28 | 36 | +28.6% |
| John JacobsNeuropsychiatry | Manchester | 86 | 111 | +29.1% |
| Namratha BodaPsychiatry | Rochester | 147 | 200 | +36.1% |
| Ronald GreenPsychiatry & Neurology | Lebanon | 129 | 197 | +52.7% |
| Rachel HigginbothamPsychiatry | Dover | 30 | 48 | +60% |
| Devra CohenNeuropsychiatry | Nashua | 78 | 130 | +66.7% |
| Steven HenricksPsychiatry | Exeter | 268 | 448 | +67.2% |
| Kevin DicesarePsychiatry | Salem | 144 | 246 | +70.8% |
| Robert KaladishPsychiatry | Amherst | 100 | 174 | +74% |
| Elisabeth NovotnyPsychiatry | Manchester | 140 | 256 | +82.9% |
| Eren Kurtay-SozmenPsychiatry & Neurology | Nashua | 62 | 116 | +87.1% |
| Teresa CadorettePsychiatry | Peterborough | 81 | 156 | +92.6% |
| Melissa MyersPsychiatry | Conway | 59 | 117 | +98.3% |
| Sreenivas KatragaddaPsychiatry | Nashua | 88 | 180 | +104.5% |
| Reinhard ViehoffPsychiatry | Manchester | 278 | 666 | +139.6% |
| Ashwini SaxenaPsychiatry | Manchester | 35 | 85 | +142.9% |
| Greg ThompsonPsychiatry & Neurology | Plaistow | 90 | 232 | +157.8% |
| Raymond SuarezPsychiatry | Laconia | 25 | 67 | +168% |
| Rose EhretPsychiatry | Manchester | 76 | 238 | +213.2% |
| Stacey CharronPsychiatry | Berlin | 22 | 91 | +313.6% |
| Stephen Craig EllenPsychiatry & Neurology | Nashua | 23 | 103 | +347.8% |
| Michael SpatcherPsychiatry | Manchester | — | 409 | — |
| Akash VadaliaPsychiatry | Manchester | — | 326 | — |
| Sarah RochaPsychiatry | Manchester | — | 300 | — |
| Matthew SquiresPsychiatry | Claremont | — | 273 | — |
| Almos NagyPsychiatry | Manchester | — | 182 | — |
| David WilliamsPsychiatry | Manchester | — | 144 | — |
| Nikhil TejaPsychiatry | Nashua | — | 120 | — |
| Daniel EpelbaumPsychiatry | Derry | — | 76 | — |
| Kirija KokulanathanPsychiatry | Manchester | — | 66 | — |
| Christopher MillsPsychiatry | Keene | — | 56 | — |
| Corneliu StanciuPsychiatry | Manchester | — | 34 | — |
| Heidi RobbinsPsychiatry & Neurology | Lebanon | — | 28 | — |
| Yuval ShafrirPsychiatry & Neurology | Lebanon | — | 26 | — |
| Emad MiladPsychiatry | Dover | — | 24 | — |
| Carol LidstromPsychiatry | Littleton | — | 24 | — |
| Shazia SavulPsychiatry | Lebanon | — | 23 | — |
| Gary MoakGeriatric Psychiatry | Lebanon | — | 23 | — |
| Robert CotesPsychiatry | Lebanon | — | 18 | — |
| David EilerPsychiatry | Lebanon | — | 15 | — |
| Julia FrewPsychiatry | Lebanon | — | 15 | — |
| April LevesquePsychiatry & Neurology | Merrimack | — | 15 | — |
| Anthony RamirezPsychiatry | Laconia | — | 14 | — |
| Wilder DoucettePsychiatry | Lebanon | — | 13 | — |
| Laurie ReedPsychiatry & Neurology | Lebanon | — | 11 | — |
| Philip SullivanPsychiatry | Nashua | — | 11 | — |
| Michael BoggsPsychiatry | Nashua | 24 | 614 | +2458.3% |
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 New Hampshire
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 New Hampshire?
It rose 12.4% between 2013 and 2024 in Medicare Part D — a slower fall than the country as a whole, where prescribing fell 12.9%. In 2024, New Hampshire recorded 187,183 benzodiazepine claims across 42,608 patients.
How does New Hampshire compare to other states?
New Hampshire ranks 38 of 51 for prescribing intensity, at 4.39 benzodiazepine fills per patient per year, and 50 of 51 for the size of its decline since 2013 (1 being the steepest fall).
Which benzodiazepine is prescribed most in New Hampshire?
Lorazepam, at 72,782 claims — 38.9% of the state's benzodiazepine prescribing in 2024. Next are Clonazepam (28.8%) and Alprazolam (18.9%).
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.