Benzodiazepine Prescribing in New Mexico
Medicare Part D, 2013–2024.
Benzodiazepine prescribing in New Mexico fell 28.4% between 2013 and 2024 — a steeper fall than the country as a whole. In 2024 the state recorded 129,179 Medicare Part D benzodiazepine claims across 29,402 patients, an average of 4.39 fills per patient per year, which ranks 39 of 51 states. Alprazolam accounts for 30.3% of it.
New Mexico over twelve years
Which benzodiazepines New Mexico prescribes
| Drug | Claims 2024 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alprazolam | 39,157 | 30.3% |
| Clonazepam | 33,237 | 25.7% |
| Lorazepam | 33,143 | 25.7% |
| Diazepam | 14,117 | 10.9% |
| Temazepam | 7,970 | 6.2% |
Psychiatric prescribers in New Mexico
98 psychiatric prescribers in New Mexico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen JohnsonPsychiatry | Albuquerque | 120 | 11 | -90.8% |
| Paul RomoAddiction Medicine | Albuquerque | 151 | 14 | -90.7% |
| Jefferson DavisPsychiatry & Neurology | Santa Fe | 449 | 56 | -87.5% |
| Roberto GomezPsychiatry | Albuquerque | 93 | 17 | -81.7% |
| Alissa KraisoskyPsychiatry & Neurology | Santa Fe | 51 | 11 | -78.4% |
| Hydie SobelPsychiatry & Neurology | Santa Fe | 48 | 16 | -66.7% |
| Noah FreedmanPsychiatry | Santa Fe | 360 | 126 | -65% |
| Jonathan BoltonPsychiatry | Albuquerque | 145 | 53 | -63.4% |
| Roland JacobsPsychiatry | Valdez | 189 | 79 | -58.2% |
| Steven BlackPsychiatry & Neurology | Roswell | 30 | 13 | -56.7% |
| Ronald RomanikPsychiatry & Neurology | Albuquerque | 53 | 24 | -54.7% |
| Yvonne HallGeriatric Psychiatry | Rio Rancho | 828 | 376 | -54.6% |
| Jeffrey RossPsychiatry | Santa Fe | 58 | 27 | -53.4% |
| Ernest FloresPsychiatry | Las Cruces | 733 | 377 | -48.6% |
| Christopher ClancyPsychiatry | Santa Fe | 100 | 56 | -44% |
| Catherine BoydPsychiatry | Las Vegas | 52 | 31 | -40.4% |
| Kevin RexroadPsychiatry & Neurology | Albuquerque | 112 | 69 | -38.4% |
| Luigi DulantoPsychiatry | Las Vegas | 153 | 100 | -34.6% |
| Jolynn Herrera MuraidaPsychiatry | Albuquerque | 264 | 178 | -32.6% |
| David EarlPsychiatry & Neurology | Albuquerque | 55 | 38 | -30.9% |
| Janice EvansPsychiatry | Albuquerque | 212 | 148 | -30.2% |
| Beth ReichPsychiatry | Santa Fe | 34 | 25 | -26.5% |
| Lisa FeiermanPsychiatry | Corrales | 55 | 44 | -20% |
| Barry AltenbergPsychiatry | Santa Fe | 283 | 230 | -18.7% |
| Clarke BruntonPsychiatry | Clovis | 315 | 258 | -18.1% |
| Caroline BonhamPsychiatry | Albuquerque | 119 | 99 | -16.8% |
| Poone Haghani TehraniPsychiatry | Albuquerque | 50 | 42 | -16% |
| Reuben SutterPsychiatry | Albuquerque | 128 | 108 | -15.6% |
| Harry SilsbyPsychiatry & Neurology | Santa Teresa | 13 | 11 | -15.4% |
| Juan BustilloPsychiatry | Albuquerque | 162 | 141 | -13% |
| Snehal BhattPsychiatry | Albuquerque | 119 | 106 | -10.9% |
| Joseph YarochPsychiatry & Neurology | Las Cruces | 1,081 | 981 | -9.3% |
| Aleksandr GazarovPsychiatry | Santa Teresa | 466 | 423 | -9.2% |
| Michael DudelczykPsychiatry | Santa Fe | 242 | 232 | -4.1% |
| Jolanta GurdekPsychiatry | Albuquerque | 319 | 310 | -2.8% |
| Roxana RaicuPsychiatry | Santa Fe | 263 | 262 | -0.4% |
| Lori WillinghurstPsychiatry | Albuquerque | 70 | 70 | 0% |
| Susan DantoPsychiatry | Albuquerque | 65 | 68 | +4.6% |
| Randolph BacaPsychiatry | Los Ranchos | 106 | 112 | +5.7% |
| Joseph LuziusPsychiatry | Albuquerque | 171 | 187 | +9.4% |
| Alicia BurbanoPsychiatry & Neurology | Albuquerque | 16 | 18 | +12.5% |
| Mark LuleyPsychiatry | Albuquerque | 125 | 147 | +17.6% |
| Ariadna Sadzine-BessingerPsychiatry | Farmington | 362 | 442 | +22.1% |
| Anthony HolzgangPsychiatry | Santa Fe | 917 | 1,168 | +27.4% |
| Sofya RubinchikPsychiatry | Albuquerque | 224 | 292 | +30.4% |
| Mary RoesselPsychiatry | Santa Fe | 85 | 116 | +36.5% |
| Terri LangfordPsychiatry & Neurology | Lovington | 256 | 352 | +37.5% |
| Deepa NadigaPsychiatry | Los Alamos | 12 | 17 | +41.7% |
| Duane ChasePsychiatry | Gallup | 102 | 145 | +42.2% |
| Swala AbramsPsychiatry | Albuquerque | 471 | 744 | +58% |
| Davin QuinnPsychiatry | Albuquerque | 112 | 177 | +58% |
| Daniel KerlinskyPsychiatry | Albuquerque | 68 | 109 | +60.3% |
| Teresa O'BrienPsychiatry | Las Vegas | 28 | 51 | +82.1% |
| Robert GarrettPsychiatry | Silver City | 14 | 26 | +85.7% |
| Maurits RolPsychiatry | Corrales | 78 | 147 | +88.5% |
| Brant HagerPsychiatry | Albuquerque | 13 | 28 | +115.4% |
| Caitlin ArmijoPsychiatry & Neurology | Albuquerque | 63 | 147 | +133.3% |
| Richard LaughterPsychiatry & Neurology | Gallup | 86 | 254 | +195.3% |
| Richard SmithPsychiatry | Roswell | 176 | 535 | +204% |
| Martin GonzalesPsychiatry & Neurology | Albuquerque | 56 | 323 | +476.8% |
| William ApfeldorfPsychiatry | Albuquerque | 30 | 196 | +553.3% |
| David Vivas VillarrealPsychiatry & Neurology | Albuquerque | — | 317 | — |
| Evan SkowPsychiatry | Albuquerque | — | 291 | — |
| Jeremiah DuncanPsychiatry | Alamogordo | — | 224 | — |
| Justin BeattyPsychiatry | Albuquerque | — | 168 | — |
| Stephen LewisPsychiatry | Albuquerque | — | 167 | — |
| Emiliano VallesPsychiatry | Albuquerque | — | 138 | — |
| Paula HensleyPsychiatry | Albuquerque | — | 126 | — |
| Stephen SanchezPsychiatry | Albuquerque | — | 94 | — |
| Javier Ortiz OrendainPsychiatry | Albuquerque | — | 84 | — |
| Ava BoswellPsychiatry | Albuquerque | — | 77 | — |
| Cynthia KingPsychiatry | Albuquerque | — | 70 | — |
| Lisa JohnsonPsychiatry | Albuquerque | — | 59 | — |
| Ashwini MetkarPsychiatry & Neurology | Albuquerque | — | 54 | — |
| David GraeberPsychiatry | Albuquerque | — | 49 | — |
| Caroline Cruz-OrtizPsychiatry | Albuquerque | — | 48 | — |
| Douglas EmchPsychiatry | Santa Fe | — | 47 | — |
| David Andrade SilvaPsychiatry & Neurology | Albuquerque | — | 46 | — |
| Danielle DaveyPsychiatry | Clovis | — | 44 | — |
| Jordie MartinPsychiatry & Neurology | Albuquerque | — | 37 | — |
| Timothy AbeytaPsychiatry & Neurology | Albuquerque | — | 37 | — |
| Ana ArizagaPsychiatry & Neurology | Silver City | — | 29 | — |
| Dominique PricePsychiatry & Neurology | Albuquerque | — | 25 | — |
| Leah RudnickPsychiatry | Albuquerque | — | 24 | — |
| Patricia PadeAddiction Medicine | Albuquerque | — | 24 | — |
| Jose CanacaPsychiatry | Albuquerque | — | 19 | — |
| Julia NguyenPsychiatry & Neurology | Albuquerque | — | 17 | — |
| Katherine CanfieldNeuropsychiatry | Albuquerque | — | 17 | — |
| Judith PentzPsychiatry | Albuquerque | — | 16 | — |
| Elise MorosinPsychiatry | Albuquerque | — | 16 | — |
| Christopher AbbottGeriatric Psychiatry | Albuquerque | — | 15 | — |
| John KavanaughPsychiatry | Albuquerque | — | 15 | — |
| Joy ValaPsychiatry | Zuni | — | 12 | — |
| Kathryn FraserPsychiatry | Albuquerque | — | 12 | — |
| Nancy SchiessPsychiatry & Neurology | Rio Rancho | — | 11 | — |
| Kristina SowarPsychiatry | Albuquerque | — | 11 | — |
| Kanchan KohliPsychiatry | Albuquerque | 23 | 283 | +1130.4% |
| Mahvish KhanPsychiatry & Neurology | Albuquerque | 18 | 295 | +1538.9% |
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 Mexico
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 Mexico?
It fell 28.4% between 2013 and 2024 in Medicare Part D — a steeper fall than the country as a whole, where prescribing fell 12.9%. In 2024, New Mexico recorded 129,179 benzodiazepine claims across 29,402 patients.
How does New Mexico compare to other states?
New Mexico ranks 39 of 51 for prescribing intensity, at 4.39 benzodiazepine fills per patient per year, and 7 of 51 for the size of its decline since 2013 (1 being the steepest fall).
Which benzodiazepine is prescribed most in New Mexico?
Alprazolam, at 39,157 claims — 30.3% of the state's benzodiazepine prescribing in 2024. Next are Clonazepam (25.7%) and Lorazepam (25.7%).
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.