Benzodiazepine Prescribing in Virginia
Medicare Part D, 2013–2024.
Benzodiazepine prescribing in Virginia fell 19.1% between 2013 and 2024 — a steeper fall than the country as a whole. In 2024 the state recorded 709,922 Medicare Part D benzodiazepine claims across 157,585 patients, an average of 4.51 fills per patient per year, which ranks 32 of 51 states. Alprazolam accounts for 33.1% of it.
709,922
Claims, 2024
157,585
Patients, 2024
4.51
Fills per patient
-19.1%
Since 2013
Virginia over twelve years
Which benzodiazepines Virginia prescribes
| Drug | Claims 2024 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alprazolam | 235,161 | 33.1% |
| Lorazepam | 187,405 | 26.4% |
| Clonazepam | 177,716 | 25% |
| Diazepam | 75,681 | 10.7% |
| Temazepam | 27,434 | 3.9% |
Psychiatric prescribers in Virginia
505 psychiatric prescribers in Virginia appear in the 2024 Medicare Part D data with benzodiazepine claims. 60 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thaddeus GarlandPsychiatry | Chesapeake | 663 | 11 | -98.3% |
| William WaldropPsychiatry | Norfolk | 650 | 16 | -97.5% |
| Matthew SachsPsychiatry | Virginia Beach | 219 | 14 | -93.6% |
| Banerje KoduruPsychiatry | Hopewell | 835 | 114 | -86.3% |
| Salim DahlvaniPsychiatry | Richmond | 475 | 76 | -84% |
| Barry GormanPsychiatry & Neurology | Mclean | 85 | 14 | -83.5% |
| Audrey RushinPsychiatry | Burke | 84 | 14 | -83.3% |
| Luis IgnacioPsychiatry | Norfolk | 69 | 12 | -82.6% |
| Charlie SwansonPsychiatry | Christiansburg | 200 | 36 | -82% |
| Harish GoyalPsychiatry | Vienna | 214 | 41 | -80.8% |
| Lynn LudvigsonPsychiatry | Winchester | 144 | 28 | -80.6% |
| Linda SabonyaPsychiatry | Hampton | 709 | 139 | -80.4% |
| Vladimir Brown-ZheltkovPsychiatry | Low Moor | 56 | 11 | -80.4% |
| Kevin WilliamsNeuropsychiatry | Alexandria | 183 | 36 | -80.3% |
| Sahar AwadPsychiatry | Arlington | 111 | 23 | -79.3% |
| Nicholas Mcclean-RicePsychiatry | Parksley | 315 | 75 | -76.2% |
| Edward GoldenbergPsychiatry | Norfolk | 181 | 44 | -75.7% |
| Miles FrankPsychiatry & Neurology | Charlottesville | 53 | 13 | -75.5% |
| Imran AbassiPsychiatry | Winchester | 44 | 11 | -75% |
| Karina TamirPsychiatry | Reston | 43 | 11 | -74.4% |
| Charlotte HaganPsychiatry | Roanoke | 307 | 81 | -73.6% |
| Padmaja ChaparalaPsychiatry & Neurology | Richmond | 373 | 99 | -73.5% |
| Swarna ReddyPsychiatry | Manassas | 297 | 86 | -71% |
| John WilsonPsychiatry | Lynchburg | 747 | 231 | -69.1% |
| Joseph SchwartzerPsychiatry | Norfolk | 51 | 16 | -68.6% |
| Haluk AydinPsychiatry | Petersburg | 969 | 319 | -67.1% |
| Anil HinnariaPsychiatry | Fairfax | 33 | 11 | -66.7% |
| Rajalla PrewittPsychiatry | Fredericksburg | 131 | 44 | -66.4% |
| Timothy JanaPsychiatry & Neurology | Staunton | 124 | 43 | -65.3% |
| Caroline CosterPsychiatry | Glen Allen | 280 | 99 | -64.6% |
| Jessica JeffreyPsychiatry | Blacksburg | 31 | 11 | -64.5% |
| Alla Lerner-BrandonPsychiatry | Glen Allen | 58 | 21 | -63.8% |
| John OgramPsychiatry | Exmore | 104 | 38 | -63.5% |
| Ramesh ChaudryPsychiatry | Burkeville | 101 | 37 | -63.4% |
| Gregory LawNeuropsychiatry | Ashburn | 40 | 15 | -62.5% |
| Jitendra DesaiPsychiatry | Roanoke | 1,102 | 420 | -61.9% |
| Meredith LeePsychiatry | Charlottesville | 114 | 44 | -61.4% |
| Demetrios JuliusPsychiatry | Richmond | 48 | 19 | -60.4% |
| Kent McdanielPsychiatry | Glen Allen | 182 | 74 | -59.3% |
| Sari KohaziPsychiatry | Hampton | 27 | 11 | -59.3% |
| Donald HolzerNeuropsychiatry | Portsmouth | 713 | 291 | -59.2% |
| Vladimir PremPsychiatry | Norfolk | 266 | 112 | -57.9% |
| Barry BlumenthalPsychiatry | Fishersville | 197 | 83 | -57.9% |
| Rashida GrayPsychiatry | Richmond | 28 | 12 | -57.1% |
| Rebecca IngramPsychiatry | Spring Grove | 95 | 41 | -56.8% |
| Phillip MarshallPsychiatry | Richmond | 270 | 117 | -56.7% |
| Scott TurpinPsychiatry & Neurology | Catawba | 296 | 130 | -56.1% |
| Sultan LakhaniPsychiatry | Richmond | 819 | 364 | -55.6% |
| Kelly SullivanPsychiatry | Norfolk | 27 | 12 | -55.6% |
| John BulettePsychiatry | Nassawadox | 92 | 41 | -55.4% |
| Jason GrovePsychiatry | Roanoke | 197 | 88 | -55.3% |
| Caroline BillPsychiatry & Neurology | Staunton | 234 | 105 | -55.1% |
| Evelyn ArboledaPsychiatry | Yorktown | 163 | 74 | -54.6% |
| Imran AkramPsychiatry | Reston | 166 | 77 | -53.6% |
| Dorit Ben-AmiPsychiatry | Roanoke | 105 | 50 | -52.4% |
| Kye KimPsychiatry | Salem | 264 | 126 | -52.3% |
| Walter GuarinoPsychiatry & Neurology | Vienna | 71 | 34 | -52.1% |
| Kara BeattyPsychiatry | Midlothian | 37 | 18 | -51.4% |
| Baltej GillPsychiatry | Hampton | 113 | 55 | -51.3% |
| Renuka MoothathuPsychiatry | Richmond | 256 | 128 | -50% |
| Gary BoggusPsychiatry | Norfolk | 244 | 125 | -48.8% |
| Parthiv ShethPsychiatry | Gloucester | 605 | 311 | -48.6% |
| Curtis BryanPsychiatry | Chesapeake | 103 | 53 | -48.5% |
| Niku SinghPsychiatry | Falls Church | 116 | 60 | -48.3% |
| Louis DuchinPsychiatry | Richmond | 297 | 154 | -48.1% |
| Thresa SimonPsychiatry | Petersburg | 60 | 32 | -46.7% |
| John SwingPsychiatry | Fredericksburg | 755 | 408 | -46% |
| Sumerta ManchandaniPsychiatry | Fairfax | 222 | 120 | -45.9% |
| Chan Dang-VuPsychiatry | Falls Church | 105 | 58 | -44.8% |
| Khoa TranPsychiatry | Roanoke | 58 | 32 | -44.8% |
| Mary InfantePsychiatry | Alexandria | 496 | 276 | -44.4% |
| Nina KhachiyantsPsychiatry | Manassas | 84 | 47 | -44% |
| Elizabeth TrefzgerPsychiatry | Front Royal | 223 | 127 | -43% |
| Deborah Giorgi-GuarnieriPsychiatry | Newport News | 94 | 54 | -42.6% |
| Carol HarkraderPsychiatry & Neurology | Purcellville | 54 | 31 | -42.6% |
| Ann WallingPsychiatry & Neurology | Staunton | 104 | 60 | -42.3% |
| Pravinchandra PatelPsychiatry | Martinsville | 358 | 210 | -41.3% |
| Ricardo RiusPsychiatry | Annandale | 127 | 75 | -40.9% |
| Patrick ThrasherPsychiatry | Norfolk | 155 | 93 | -40% |
| William McglothlinPsychiatry | Manassas | 26 | 16 | -38.5% |
| Steven HutchensPsychiatry | Staunton | 99 | 61 | -38.4% |
| Amber YoderPsychiatry | Charlottesville | 155 | 96 | -38.1% |
| Michael ShererPsychiatry | Fairfax | 129 | 80 | -38% |
| Melissa RobinsonPsychiatry | Fishersville | 145 | 90 | -37.9% |
| Jourdan ArominPsychiatry & Neurology | Reston | 43 | 27 | -37.2% |
| Gagandeep SinghPsychiatry | Blacksburg | 205 | 130 | -36.6% |
| Nenita EstreraPsychiatry | Richmond | 61 | 39 | -36.1% |
| Sanket DhatPsychiatry | Lynchburg | 100 | 64 | -36% |
| Robespierre Del RioPsychiatry | Falls Church | 70 | 45 | -35.7% |
| Stephen CunninghamPsychiatry | Virginia Beach | 222 | 144 | -35.1% |
| Amanda RhodesPsychiatry & Neurology | Chesapeake | 97 | 63 | -35.1% |
| Rakesh ShahPsychiatry | Hopewell | 201 | 131 | -34.8% |
| Samia SabeenPsychiatry | Hampton | 49 | 32 | -34.7% |
| Walter JenningsPsychiatry | Richmond | 1,576 | 1,065 | -32.4% |
| Adam KaulPsychiatry | Midlothian | 1,180 | 803 | -31.9% |
| Rochelle KlingerPsychiatry | Ashland | 65 | 45 | -30.8% |
| Huma HyderPsychiatry | Norfolk | 1,132 | 787 | -30.5% |
| Joseph IskandarPsychiatry | Roanoke | 95 | 66 | -30.5% |
| Jennifer OldhamPsychiatry | Culpeper | 444 | 309 | -30.4% |
| Laura HarvatinePsychiatry | Manassas | 20 | 14 | -30% |
| Joshua WeinerPsychiatry & Neurology | Arlington | 17 | 12 | -29.4% |
| David HartmanPsychiatry | Roanoke | 506 | 359 | -29.1% |
| Rama PrayagaPsychiatry | Alexandria | 119 | 85 | -28.6% |
| Christina UnderwoodNeuropsychiatry | Virginia Beach | 131 | 94 | -28.2% |
| Van NguyenPsychiatry | Falls Church | 241 | 174 | -27.8% |
| Yongbing PuPsychiatry | Virginia Beach | 173 | 125 | -27.7% |
| John RussellPsychiatry & Neurology | Richmond | 47 | 34 | -27.7% |
| Mimi KhinePsychiatry & Neurology | Annandale | 40 | 29 | -27.5% |
| Maria CatolicoPsychiatry | Chesterfield | 143 | 104 | -27.3% |
| David CharneyPsychiatry & Neurology | Alexandria | 66 | 48 | -27.3% |
| Everett LuderPsychiatry | Lexington | 255 | 187 | -26.7% |
| Huma KhalilPsychiatry | Reston | 275 | 202 | -26.5% |
| Maria CenzonPsychiatry | Virginia Beach | 158 | 117 | -25.9% |
| Robert BishopPsychiatry | Reston | 31 | 23 | -25.8% |
| Harpreet ReebaPsychiatry | Midlothian | 31 | 23 | -25.8% |
| Arvin BhandariPsychiatry | Salem | 502 | 374 | -25.5% |
| Sandhya RajasekharaPsychiatry | Hampton | 613 | 457 | -25.4% |
| Larry PastorPsychiatry | Annandale | 88 | 67 | -23.9% |
| Christopher KogutPsychiatry | Richmond | 171 | 132 | -22.8% |
| Laurence ShindelmanPsychiatry | Woodbridge | 90 | 70 | -22.2% |
| Ramesh KoduriPsychiatry | Petersburg | 1,394 | 1,094 | -21.5% |
| Mario GomezPsychiatry | Midlothian | 1,067 | 841 | -21.2% |
| Marc DesolminihacPsychiatry | Norfolk | 541 | 428 | -20.9% |
| Thomas CardwellPsychiatry | Woodstock | 828 | 659 | -20.4% |
| Roy StefanikPsychiatry & Neurology | Centreville | 35 | 28 | -20% |
| Vasu VenkatachalamPsychiatry | Richmond | 184 | 148 | -19.6% |
| William YetterPsychiatry | Virginia Beach | 885 | 715 | -19.2% |
| Syed AhmedPsychiatry | Fredericksburg | 321 | 262 | -18.4% |
| John VernonPsychiatry | Richmond | 40 | 33 | -17.5% |
| Stephen McnamaraPsychiatry & Neurology | Charlottesville | 94 | 78 | -17% |
| Mukesh PatelPsychiatry | Salem | 225 | 187 | -16.9% |
| Ryan IngramPsychiatry & Neurology | Virginia Beach | 24 | 20 | -16.7% |
| Richard MerkelPsychiatry | Charlottesville | 50 | 42 | -16% |
| Ram GopalanPsychiatry | Arlington | 146 | 123 | -15.8% |
| David HiattPsychiatry & Neurology | Mclean | 114 | 96 | -15.8% |
| Randall ScottPsychiatry | Lynchburg | 567 | 478 | -15.7% |
| Tracey CrissPsychiatry | Roanoke | 140 | 119 | -15% |
| Rais KhanPsychiatry | Springfield | 70 | 60 | -14.3% |
| Anne DietrichPsychiatry & Neurology | Alexandria | 14 | 12 | -14.3% |
| David MikaPsychiatry | Charlottesville | 239 | 207 | -13.4% |
| Mohammad AnsariPsychiatry | Manassas | 110 | 96 | -12.7% |
| Noel JewellPsychiatry | Low Moor | 1,170 | 1,030 | -12% |
| David SaylesPsychiatry | Alexandria | 309 | 273 | -11.7% |
| Angelina Espinosa-GuanzonPsychiatry | Virginia Beach | 713 | 630 | -11.6% |
| Gary StarkeyPsychiatry | Portsmouth | 692 | 613 | -11.4% |
| John LeePsychiatry | Richmond | 35 | 31 | -11.4% |
| Napoleon CuencoPsychiatry | Galax | 401 | 356 | -11.2% |
| Federico VizcainoPsychiatry | Portsmouth | 414 | 370 | -10.6% |
| James SpadoniPsychiatry | Fredericksburg | 172 | 154 | -10.5% |
| Robert BrownPsychiatry & Neurology | Charlottesville | 40 | 36 | -10% |
| Dean InouyePsychiatry | Alexandria | 106 | 96 | -9.4% |
| Danica PalmerPsychiatry | Reston | 85 | 77 | -9.4% |
| Sheila FureyNeuropsychiatry | Chesterfield | 92 | 84 | -8.7% |
| Irfan SaeedPsychiatry | Vienna | 253 | 232 | -8.3% |
| Dorothy KalyanapuNeuropsychiatry | Reston | 12 | 11 | -8.3% |
| Donald TaylorPsychiatry & Neurology | Richmond | 38 | 35 | -7.9% |
| Thomas JacobPsychiatry | Arlington | 51 | 47 | -7.8% |
| Bill FortePsychiatry | Norfolk | 13 | 12 | -7.7% |
| Agnieszka ZorniakPsychiatry & Neurology | Vienna | 13 | 12 | -7.7% |
| Andreanne GingrasPsychiatry | Hampton | 175 | 162 | -7.4% |
| Timothy SandersonPsychiatry & Neurology | Norfolk | 14 | 13 | -7.1% |
| Timothy KanePsychiatry | Fishersville | 1,405 | 1,321 | -6% |
| Jagdeep WanderPsychiatry | Marion | 266 | 250 | -6% |
| Michael OkasinskiPsychiatry | Hampton | 390 | 367 | -5.9% |
| Peter BetzPsychiatry | Lynchburg | 150 | 142 | -5.3% |
| Alok KumarPsychiatry | Fairfax | 220 | 209 | -5% |
| Jennifer WellsPsychiatry | Roanoke | 40 | 38 | -5% |
| Renuka EvaniPsychiatry | Richmond | 312 | 298 | -4.5% |
| Gabrielle Marzani-NissenPsychiatry | Charlottesville | 204 | 195 | -4.4% |
| James MolesPsychiatry | Salem | 47 | 45 | -4.3% |
| Ana San MartinPsychiatry | Arlington | 26 | 25 | -3.8% |
| Jagdeep KahlonPsychiatry | Midlothian | 217 | 209 | -3.7% |
| Luis PosadasPsychiatry | Hampton | 57 | 55 | -3.5% |
| Wendy CohenPsychiatry | Mechanicsville | 126 | 122 | -3.2% |
| Eli ZallerPsychiatry | Richmond | 361 | 351 | -2.8% |
| Paul SpectorPsychiatry & Neurology | Richmond | 679 | 666 | -1.9% |
| Bruce CohenPsychiatry | Charlottesville | 118 | 116 | -1.7% |
| Joseph DavidPsychiatry | Charlottesville | 87 | 86 | -1.1% |
| Sobha PaluvoiPsychiatry | Lansdowne | 661 | 657 | -0.6% |
| Anthony ChapmanPsychiatry | Alexandria | 218 | 217 | -0.5% |
| James SellmanPsychiatry | Richmond | 195 | 195 | 0% |
| Sarah HazelwoodGeriatric Psychiatry | Marion | 194 | 194 | 0% |
| Damogipurapu RaoPsychiatry | Fort Belvoir | 31 | 31 | 0% |
| Richard RothmanPsychiatry & Neurology | Fairfax | 16 | 16 | 0% |
| Sarah WoodhousePsychiatry | Chesterfield | 122 | 124 | +1.6% |
| Syed RizviPsychiatry | Manassas | 101 | 103 | +2% |
| Sumera NadeemPsychiatry | Manassas | 49 | 50 | +2% |
| Robert LightPsychiatry | Norfolk | 291 | 299 | +2.7% |
| Lakuma MogiliPsychiatry | Winchester | 340 | 353 | +3.8% |
| Elena HerndonPsychiatry | Charlottesville | 25 | 26 | +4% |
| Phuong-Thu VoPsychiatry | Arlington | 152 | 161 | +5.9% |
| James LevensonPsychiatry | Richmond | 259 | 276 | +6.6% |
| Randolph FrankPsychiatry | Arlington | 365 | 391 | +7.1% |
| Stephen BrownPsychiatry & Neurology | Glen Allen | 53 | 57 | +7.5% |
| Nesly HneichPsychiatry | Vienna | 102 | 110 | +7.8% |
| William TrostPsychiatry | Danville | 418 | 451 | +7.9% |
| Prakash EttigiPsychiatry & Neurology | Richmond | 669 | 724 | +8.2% |
| Patricia KingPsychiatry | Chesapeake | 695 | 753 | +8.3% |
| Darin ChristensenPsychiatry | Fishersville | 669 | 725 | +8.4% |
| Robert SewardPsychiatry | Richmond | 1,556 | 1,698 | +9.1% |
| James ByrnePsychiatry & Neurology | Petersburg | 11 | 12 | +9.1% |
| Kenneth ForePsychiatry | Lynchburg | 254 | 279 | +9.8% |
| Devi VasuPsychiatry | Petersburg | 123 | 136 | +10.6% |
| James StegPsychiatry | Falls Church | 65 | 72 | +10.8% |
| Melissa GrossPsychiatry | Suffolk | 51 | 57 | +11.8% |
| Andrew HucekPsychiatry | Charlottesville | 175 | 196 | +12% |
| David BandPsychiatry | Ashburn | 248 | 278 | +12.1% |
| Nandini PatelPsychiatry | Virginia Beach | 168 | 190 | +13.1% |
| Prakash Bhushan KarnPsychiatry | Hopewell | 188 | 213 | +13.3% |
| Sheela KadekarPsychiatry & Neurology | Centreville | 15 | 17 | +13.3% |
| Eva TheodosiadisNeuropsychiatry | Mc Lean | 15 | 17 | +13.3% |
| Paul LuisadaPsychiatry | Alexandria | 157 | 179 | +14% |
| Anita KablingerPsychiatry | Roanoke | 43 | 49 | +14% |
| Ashvin PatelPsychiatry | Richmond | 444 | 509 | +14.6% |
| Ryszard ZebrakPsychiatry | Fredericksburg | 414 | 475 | +14.7% |
| Itoro IbiaPsychiatry & Neurology | Reston | 120 | 139 | +15.8% |
| Joseph BalzarettPsychiatry | Vienna | 43 | 50 | +16.3% |
| Abdul FaisalPsychiatry | Manassas | 127 | 148 | +16.5% |
| Michael SternbergPsychiatry & Neurology | Woodbridge | 42 | 49 | +16.7% |
| William KernodlePsychiatry | Richmond | 2,148 | 2,544 | +18.4% |
| Mark SchreiberPsychiatry | Virginia Beach | 664 | 787 | +18.5% |
| Syed Shamshad Ali RizviPsychiatry | Harrisonburg | 224 | 267 | +19.2% |
| Ana LincePsychiatry | Alexandria | 57 | 68 | +19.3% |
| David SpiegelPsychiatry | Norfolk | 211 | 253 | +19.9% |
| Michael HoffmanPsychiatry & Neurology | Staunton | 409 | 497 | +21.5% |
| Arthur BehrmannPsychiatry | Reston | 176 | 215 | +22.2% |
| Marija PetrovicPsychiatry | Alexandria | 673 | 832 | +23.6% |
| Maxwell Senu-OkePsychiatry & Neurology | Hampton | 12 | 15 | +25% |
| Thomas FogartyPsychiatry | Fairfax | 243 | 306 | +25.9% |
| Meera SethiPsychiatry | Manassas | 23 | 29 | +26.1% |
| Maria AbeledaPsychiatry | Wytheville | 266 | 337 | +26.7% |
| Cheryl DunnPsychiatry & Neurology | Sterling | 41 | 53 | +29.3% |
| Peggy LomaxPsychiatry | Mclean | 51 | 66 | +29.4% |
| David ReidPsychiatry & Neurology | Norfolk | 288 | 373 | +29.5% |
| Farzad DavoudianPsychiatry | Great Falls | 100 | 132 | +32% |
| Salman SiddiquiPsychiatry | Hopewell | 90 | 119 | +32.2% |
| Robert MurdockPsychiatry & Neurology | Roanoke | 434 | 574 | +32.3% |
| Sashi PutchakayalaPsychiatry | Arlington | 66 | 88 | +33.3% |
| Brian HernandezPsychiatry | Burke | 131 | 176 | +34.4% |
| Rim MghirPsychiatry | Falls Church | 55 | 75 | +36.4% |
| Khursheed KhinePsychiatry & Neurology | Annandale | 11 | 15 | +36.4% |
| Carol PerezPsychiatry | Fairfax | 93 | 128 | +37.6% |
| Dean StorerGeriatric Psychiatry | Alexandria | 210 | 291 | +38.6% |
| Henrike BrinkerPsychiatry | Marion | 59 | 82 | +39% |
| Husam AlathariPsychiatry | Woodbridge | 288 | 401 | +39.2% |
| Donald HallPsychiatry & Neurology | Leesburg | 101 | 142 | +40.6% |
| John ShemoPsychiatry | Charlottesville | 123 | 173 | +40.7% |
| Robin BranniganPsychiatry | Mc Lean | 176 | 248 | +40.9% |
| David ZimmerPsychiatry & Neurology | Vienna | 131 | 185 | +41.2% |
| Edward KuhnleyPsychiatry | Lynchburg | 58 | 82 | +41.4% |
Showing the 250 largest reductions of 505 prescribers in Virginia.
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 Virginia
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 Virginia?
It fell 19.1% between 2013 and 2024 in Medicare Part D — a steeper fall than the country as a whole, where prescribing fell 12.9%. In 2024, Virginia recorded 709,922 benzodiazepine claims across 157,585 patients.
How does Virginia compare to other states?
Virginia ranks 32 of 51 for prescribing intensity, at 4.51 benzodiazepine fills per patient per year, and 18 of 51 for the size of its decline since 2013 (1 being the steepest fall).
Which benzodiazepine is prescribed most in Virginia?
Alprazolam, at 235,161 claims — 33.1% of the state's benzodiazepine prescribing in 2024. Next are Lorazepam (26.4%) and Clonazepam (25%).
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.