Benzodiazepine Prescribing in Wisconsin
Medicare Part D, 2013–2024.
Benzodiazepine prescribing in Wisconsin fell 23.1% between 2013 and 2024 — a steeper fall than the country as a whole. In 2024 the state recorded 554,889 Medicare Part D benzodiazepine claims across 120,391 patients, an average of 4.61 fills per patient per year, which ranks 27 of 51 states. Lorazepam accounts for 30.6% of it.
554,889
Claims, 2024
120,391
Patients, 2024
4.61
Fills per patient
-23.1%
Since 2013
Wisconsin over twelve years
Which benzodiazepines Wisconsin prescribes
| Drug | Claims 2024 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lorazepam | 169,901 | 30.6% |
| Clonazepam | 154,558 | 27.9% |
| Alprazolam | 149,371 | 26.9% |
| Diazepam | 57,656 | 10.4% |
| Temazepam | 18,978 | 3.4% |
Psychiatric prescribers in Wisconsin
362 psychiatric prescribers in Wisconsin appear in the 2024 Medicare Part D data with benzodiazepine claims. 54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John CarpenterPsychiatry | Sheboygan | 1,263 | 11 | -99.1% |
| Donald FischerPsychiatry | Port Washington | 439 | 11 | -97.5% |
| Justin SchoenPsychiatry | Marshfield | 1,946 | 52 | -97.3% |
| Herb RoehrichPsychiatry | Kenosha | 1,497 | 42 | -97.2% |
| Amy ConnellPsychiatry | Madison | 749 | 34 | -95.5% |
| Howard PaulPsychiatry | Beloit | 282 | 14 | -95% |
| Luis VazquezPsychiatry | Milwaukee | 785 | 43 | -94.5% |
| Martin SievertPsychiatry | Eau Claire | 493 | 32 | -93.5% |
| Raymond KlossPsychiatry | Waukesha | 885 | 61 | -93.1% |
| John OlsenPsychiatry | Sheboygan | 190 | 14 | -92.6% |
| Leandrea LambertonPsychiatry | Port Washington | 251 | 19 | -92.4% |
| Ajay SehgalPsychiatry | Milwaukee | 378 | 48 | -87.3% |
| Jean OelschlagerPsychiatry | Oshkosh | 173 | 23 | -86.7% |
| David McmahonPsychiatry | Green Bay | 1,258 | 198 | -84.3% |
| Ilva Van ValkenburghPsychiatry | Milwaukee | 415 | 76 | -81.7% |
| Cary KohlenbergPsychiatry | Waukesha | 282 | 52 | -81.6% |
| Donna BrehmPsychiatry & Neurology | Mequon | 140 | 30 | -78.6% |
| Richard WagnerPsychiatry | Janesville | 63 | 14 | -77.8% |
| Reka FurediPsychiatry | La Crosse | 504 | 114 | -77.4% |
| Rina PatelPsychiatry | Milwaukee | 291 | 66 | -77.3% |
| Sheila ThakorPsychiatry | Madison | 444 | 104 | -76.6% |
| Sherri HansenPsychiatry | Madison | 499 | 120 | -76% |
| Gerald BannaschPsychiatry | Appleton | 684 | 166 | -75.7% |
| Wilbur SarinoPsychiatry | Winnebago | 238 | 60 | -74.8% |
| Peter RamirezPsychiatry | La Crosse | 1,331 | 338 | -74.6% |
| William BakerPsychiatry & Neurology | Milwaukee | 362 | 92 | -74.6% |
| Naciye KalafatPsychiatry | Green Bay | 339 | 88 | -74% |
| Carolyn ReabePsychiatry | Sheboygan | 501 | 138 | -72.5% |
| John MulloolyPsychiatry | Milwaukee | 205 | 63 | -69.3% |
| Christine CostanzoPsychiatry | Madison | 51 | 16 | -68.6% |
| Robert McqueeneyPsychiatry & Neurology | Madison | 117 | 42 | -64.1% |
| Jeffrey SmarrellaPsychiatry | Oconomowoc | 33 | 12 | -63.6% |
| Michael WitkovskyPsychiatry | Madison | 79 | 29 | -63.3% |
| Susan Jacquez-DeanPsychiatry | Green Bay | 81 | 30 | -63% |
| Heather HuangPsychiatry | Madison | 67 | 26 | -61.2% |
| Deb ArterPsychiatry | Janesville | 395 | 156 | -60.5% |
| Jennifer SchroederusPsychiatry | New Berlin | 444 | 176 | -60.4% |
| Joshua PhillipsPsychiatry | Union Grove | 73 | 29 | -60.3% |
| Nicholas LanePsychiatry | Sun Prairie | 190 | 76 | -60% |
| Melvin HaggartPsychiatry | Jefferson | 1,625 | 653 | -59.8% |
| Josefina RodriguezPsychiatry | Green Bay | 67 | 27 | -59.7% |
| George MelnykPsychiatry | Eau Claire | 27 | 11 | -59.3% |
| Laura Yahr NelsonPsychiatry | Wauwatosa | 105 | 48 | -54.3% |
| Mohammad MallickPsychiatry & Neurology | Brookfield | 237 | 109 | -54% |
| David DowellPsychiatry | Madison | 883 | 410 | -53.6% |
| William PlatzPsychiatry | New Richmond | 371 | 173 | -53.4% |
| Craig SchoeneckerPsychiatry | Watertown | 438 | 209 | -52.3% |
| Mark RossingPsychiatry | Oconomowoc | 23 | 11 | -52.2% |
| Patricia MccaffertyPsychiatry | Eau Claire | 1,714 | 823 | -52% |
| Eric KanterNeuropsychiatry | Brookfield | 56 | 27 | -51.8% |
| Karen MilnerPsychiatry | Madison | 216 | 105 | -51.4% |
| Lisa HunterPsychiatry | Madison | 100 | 49 | -51% |
| Christina KeppelPsychiatry | Mequon | 181 | 90 | -50.3% |
| Elizabeth HamlinPsychiatry | Oconomowoc | 22 | 11 | -50% |
| Matthew SagerPsychiatry | Madison | 32 | 17 | -46.9% |
| Charles GradePsychiatry | Wauwatosa | 552 | 295 | -46.6% |
| Steven TurchanPsychiatry | Neenah | 286 | 160 | -44.1% |
| Sobia Kirmani MoePsychiatry | Madison | 574 | 322 | -43.9% |
| Atit DesaiPsychiatry | Madison | 66 | 37 | -43.9% |
| Srikrishna MylavarapuPsychiatry | Cudahy | 218 | 125 | -42.7% |
| Randall ZblewskiPsychiatry | Brookfield | 596 | 343 | -42.4% |
| Carol BarberPsychiatry | Rhinelander | 514 | 298 | -42% |
| Bryan HybkiPsychiatry | Madison | 24 | 14 | -41.7% |
| Randy KerswillPsychiatry | Winnebago | 959 | 565 | -41.1% |
| Denise DavisPsychiatry | West Bend | 471 | 284 | -39.7% |
| Robert RuskiewiczPsychiatry | Milwaukee | 275 | 169 | -38.5% |
| Anne MillerPsychiatry | Sturgeon Bay | 554 | 344 | -37.9% |
| Anthony MarchlewskiPsychiatry | Green Bay | 53 | 33 | -37.7% |
| Selahattin KurterPsychiatry & Neurology | Milwaukee | 134 | 84 | -37.3% |
| Jennifer BleakPsychiatry | Brown Deer | 283 | 178 | -37.1% |
| Pushparanee BabusukumarPsychiatry | Kenosha | 245 | 154 | -37.1% |
| Kristen FreierPsychiatry | La Crosse | 379 | 239 | -36.9% |
| Rajesh KumarPsychiatry | West Bend | 422 | 269 | -36.3% |
| Joseph BergsPsychiatry | Racine | 604 | 388 | -35.8% |
| David ZerrienPsychiatry | Oshkosh | 934 | 607 | -35% |
| Katherine LevinePsychiatry | Milwaukee | 159 | 105 | -34% |
| Jagadeeswara MusunuruPsychiatry | Fond Du Lac | 276 | 183 | -33.7% |
| Melissa GannagePsychiatry | Madison | 283 | 190 | -32.9% |
| Michael RasterPsychiatry | Waukesha | 704 | 477 | -32.2% |
| Wess VogtPsychiatry | Mequon | 116 | 79 | -31.9% |
| Biana KotlyarPsychiatry | Milwaukee | 22 | 15 | -31.8% |
| John LambertonPsychiatry | Milwaukee | 76 | 52 | -31.6% |
| James PersingPsychiatry | Menomonie | 1,159 | 795 | -31.4% |
| Robert FactorPsychiatry | Madison | 104 | 73 | -29.8% |
| John BattagliaPsychiatry & Neurology | Madison | 667 | 471 | -29.4% |
| Edgar JacksonPsychiatry | Milwaukee | 383 | 275 | -28.2% |
| Michael O'NeillPsychiatry | Keshena | 57 | 41 | -28.1% |
| Stanley FudalaPsychiatry | Fort Atkinson | 579 | 420 | -27.5% |
| Vahag VartanianPsychiatry | Racine | 1,561 | 1,143 | -26.8% |
| Michael EisPsychiatry | Menomonee Falls | 1,028 | 760 | -26.1% |
| Carol PowellPsychiatry | La Crosse | 425 | 315 | -25.9% |
| Shelley Boehm MattiaPsychiatry | Green Bay | 599 | 447 | -25.4% |
| Michael VicentePsychiatry | Oshkosh | 1,492 | 1,122 | -24.8% |
| Koti MannemPsychiatry | Green Bay | 1,460 | 1,125 | -22.9% |
| Christina StangaPsychiatry | Eau Claire | 1,050 | 813 | -22.6% |
| John KorgerPsychiatry | Neenah | 115 | 89 | -22.6% |
| Brian EggenerPsychiatry | Wausau | 365 | 283 | -22.5% |
| Martha KarlstadPsychiatry & Neurology | Viroqua | 174 | 135 | -22.4% |
| Jane SmithPsychiatry | Monroe | 527 | 410 | -22.2% |
| Jaime RuvalcabaPsychiatry | Milwaukee | 680 | 532 | -21.8% |
| David SchulzPsychiatry | Glendale | 241 | 189 | -21.6% |
| Michael MontiePsychiatry | Milwaukee | 82 | 65 | -20.7% |
| David CrawfordPsychiatry | Madison | 853 | 680 | -20.3% |
| Thomas RowellPsychiatry | Appleton | 860 | 686 | -20.2% |
| Jeremy PeacockPsychiatry | Madison | 567 | 454 | -19.9% |
| Lauren BernPsychiatry | Madison | 56 | 45 | -19.6% |
| Denise BrachmannPsychiatry | Wauwatosa | 421 | 340 | -19.2% |
| Maritoni AbrahamPsychiatry | Waukesha | 26 | 21 | -19.2% |
| Charles HodulikPsychiatry | Madison | 884 | 717 | -18.9% |
| Stephen KrummelPsychiatry | Sheboygan | 1,638 | 1,332 | -18.7% |
| Caroline PoirierPsychiatry | Manitowoc | 156 | 127 | -18.6% |
| Ronda DavisPsychiatry | Amery | 426 | 348 | -18.3% |
| Himanshu AgrawalPsychiatry | Milwaukee | 50 | 41 | -18% |
| Cheryl TappGeriatric Psychiatry | Fond Du Lac | 647 | 532 | -17.8% |
| Dinshah GagratPsychiatry | Milwaukee | 531 | 437 | -17.7% |
| Joseph GoveasPsychiatry | Milwaukee | 190 | 159 | -16.3% |
| Charles MayoPsychiatry | Saint Croix Falls | 1,113 | 935 | -16% |
| Beth BlakesleePsychiatry | Janesville | 150 | 126 | -16% |
| Fabio CataoPsychiatry | Weston | 688 | 580 | -15.7% |
| Yong LiPsychiatry | Menasha | 1,210 | 1,021 | -15.6% |
| Eric KaplanPsychiatry | Milwaukee | 516 | 439 | -14.9% |
| Caroline PalmerNeuropsychiatry | Wauwatosa | 62 | 53 | -14.5% |
| Bruce SemonPsychiatry | Glendale | 721 | 619 | -14.1% |
| Christopher BermantPsychiatry | Madison | 507 | 438 | -13.6% |
| Vanessa ChangPsychiatry | Kenosha | 2,323 | 2,015 | -13.3% |
| Brian LochenAddiction Medicine | Madison | 16 | 14 | -12.5% |
| Filoreta UdreaPsychiatry | Wauwatosa | 519 | 457 | -11.9% |
| Matthew BayerPsychiatry | Menasha | 882 | 783 | -11.2% |
| Maria Maria Anleu-SmithPsychiatry | Beloit | 18 | 16 | -11.1% |
| Mathew MccarthyPsychiatry | Kenosha | 1,110 | 999 | -10% |
| Richard SchrammPsychiatry | Madison | 998 | 898 | -10% |
| David HollowayPsychiatry | Waukesha | 910 | 825 | -9.3% |
| Bababo OpaneyePsychiatry | Stevens Point | 217 | 197 | -9.2% |
| Charlotte LaddPsychiatry | Madison | 341 | 312 | -8.5% |
| David DzubinskiPsychiatry | Waukesha | 13 | 12 | -7.7% |
| Christopher NeversPsychiatry | Fitchburg | 763 | 709 | -7.1% |
| Michael PanzerPsychiatry | Appleton | 788 | 738 | -6.3% |
| Steven OrtellPsychiatry | Elkhorn | 843 | 794 | -5.8% |
| Jean BaePsychiatry | Madison | 53 | 50 | -5.7% |
| Basil SpyropoulosPsychiatry | Manitowoc | 240 | 228 | -5% |
| Stephanie Kohler-NeuwirthPsychiatry | Wauwatosa | 65 | 62 | -4.6% |
| Kenneth JohnsonPsychiatry | Milwaukee | 1,522 | 1,457 | -4.3% |
| Sangita PatelPsychiatry | Wautoma | 78 | 75 | -3.8% |
| Victoria FetterPsychiatry | Milwaukee | 227 | 223 | -1.8% |
| Jay WinstonPsychiatry | Milwaukee | 873 | 862 | -1.3% |
| Larry SprungPsychiatry | Glendale | 465 | 460 | -1.1% |
| William BucknamPsychiatry | Madison | 92 | 91 | -1.1% |
| Moon Ja KimPsychiatry | Waukesha | 611 | 607 | -0.7% |
| Linda DiraimondoPsychiatry | Madison | 798 | 795 | -0.4% |
| Mylan KohlerPsychiatry | Manitowoc | 650 | 648 | -0.3% |
| John WeanPsychiatry & Neurology | Brookfield | 39 | 39 | 0% |
| Christian De GregorioPsychiatry | Wausau | 25 | 25 | 0% |
| Shamim AnwarPsychiatry | Wausau | 11 | 11 | 0% |
| Eiman QureshiPsychiatry | Sheboygan | 164 | 165 | +0.6% |
| Mara PheisterPsychiatry | Milwaukee | 377 | 380 | +0.8% |
| Terrence NortonPsychiatry | Platteville | 1,063 | 1,081 | +1.7% |
| Andrew SchroettnerPsychiatry | Oconomowoc | 527 | 539 | +2.3% |
| Kathryn KriegPsychiatry | Milwaukee | 431 | 443 | +2.8% |
| Lance LongoPsychiatry | Wauwatosa | 388 | 404 | +4.1% |
| Robert CallaghanPsychiatry | Sturtevant | 927 | 969 | +4.5% |
| Sarah SchaettlePsychiatry | Madison | 573 | 601 | +4.9% |
| John BeldPsychiatry | Menasha | 1,091 | 1,148 | +5.2% |
| Yogesh PareekPsychiatry | Fond Du Lac | 712 | 751 | +5.5% |
| Jeffrey TaxmanPsychiatry & Neurology | Mequon | 185 | 196 | +5.9% |
| Michael EwingPsychiatry | Milwaukee | 323 | 343 | +6.2% |
| Bernadette DemuriPsychiatry | Wauwatosa | 191 | 204 | +6.8% |
| Sean AckermanPsychiatry | Madison | 14 | 15 | +7.1% |
| Elaine SoremPsychiatry | Milwaukee | 206 | 221 | +7.3% |
| Nancy DebbinkPsychiatry | Milwaukee | 64 | 69 | +7.8% |
| Katherine DutraPsychiatry | Madison | 149 | 161 | +8.1% |
| Arthur WalaszekPsychiatry | Madison | 283 | 312 | +10.2% |
| Marshall BalesPsychiatry | Winnebago | 716 | 792 | +10.6% |
| Royle EenigenburgPsychiatry | Juneau | 1,301 | 1,443 | +10.9% |
| Kale ManuelPsychiatry & Neurology | La Crosse | 36 | 40 | +11.1% |
| Guy PowersPsychiatry | Marinette | 291 | 326 | +12% |
| Robert LoibenPsychiatry | Milwaukee | 548 | 616 | +12.4% |
| James LeanPsychiatry | La Crosse | 620 | 700 | +12.9% |
| Christopher ChristianPsychiatry | Milwaukee | 348 | 393 | +12.9% |
| Mary KirkwoodPsychiatry | Fond Du Lac | 797 | 902 | +13.2% |
| Harold HarschPsychiatry | Milwaukee | 380 | 431 | +13.4% |
| Amy KrohnPsychiatry | Madison | 97 | 110 | +13.4% |
| William BjerregaardPsychiatry | Racine | 1,232 | 1,398 | +13.5% |
| Emily RademacherPsychiatry | Green Bay | 722 | 823 | +14% |
| Alexandra McmurrayPsychiatry | Madison | 271 | 310 | +14.4% |
| Meredith HolbrookPsychiatry | Rhinelander | 505 | 579 | +14.7% |
| Joseph O'GradyPsychiatry | Milwaukee | 129 | 150 | +16.3% |
| Felipe AmbasPsychiatry | Winnebago | 152 | 177 | +16.4% |
| Steven SingerPsychiatry | Madison | 427 | 499 | +16.9% |
| Beth AbramsonPsychiatry | Milwaukee | 206 | 241 | +17% |
| Kory FreyPsychiatry | Madison | 159 | 187 | +17.6% |
| Nana Tabi NsiahPsychiatry | Wauwatosa | 352 | 416 | +18.2% |
| Danielle AndersonPsychiatry | Milwaukee | 146 | 174 | +19.2% |
| James WinstonPsychiatry | Milwaukee | 961 | 1,147 | +19.4% |
| Joseph BurgarinoPsychiatry | Milwaukee | 1,313 | 1,570 | +19.6% |
| Kristin BrinkPsychiatry | Monroe | 62 | 75 | +21% |
| Judith ArnoldPsychiatry | Two Rivers | 520 | 634 | +21.9% |
| Jawad PervezPsychiatry | Kenosha | 1,208 | 1,478 | +22.4% |
| Ned KalinPsychiatry | Madison | 38 | 47 | +23.7% |
| Ashokkumar ShahPsychiatry | Kenosha | 345 | 428 | +24.1% |
| Tasha FarrarPsychiatry & Neurology | Appleton | 59 | 74 | +25.4% |
| Niharika KunapuliPsychiatry | Sheboygan | 88 | 112 | +27.3% |
| Kenneth HerrmannPsychiatry | Madison | 192 | 245 | +27.6% |
| Marie FerberPsychiatry & Neurology | Brookfield | 104 | 134 | +28.8% |
| Zeba SamiPsychiatry | Wauwatosa | 76 | 98 | +28.9% |
| Laurel BesseyPsychiatry | Madison | 156 | 206 | +32.1% |
| Stuart JonesPsychiatry | Madison | 94 | 125 | +33% |
| Vani RayPsychiatry | St Francis | 29 | 39 | +34.5% |
| Rakesh ShahPsychiatry | Burlington | 171 | 234 | +36.8% |
| Milagros Cuaresma-AmbasPsychiatry | Winnebago | 523 | 718 | +37.3% |
| Sue Ann CallisonPsychiatry | Janesville | 264 | 365 | +38.3% |
| Dhanvendran RamarPsychiatry | Green Bay | 57 | 79 | +38.6% |
| Lauri LowenbraunPsychiatry | Brookfield | 270 | 375 | +38.9% |
| Carlyle ChanPsychiatry | Milwaukee | 59 | 82 | +39% |
| Kathleen HughesPsychiatry | Madison | 60 | 85 | +41.7% |
| Moosa KaleemullahPsychiatry | Burlington | 685 | 972 | +41.9% |
| Travis CopelandPsychiatry | Madison | 43 | 62 | +44.2% |
| Suzanne GrimmPsychiatry | Sheboygan | 481 | 730 | +51.8% |
| Ahmad KhanPsychiatry | Sturtevant | 637 | 969 | +52.1% |
| Yehia KhogaPsychiatry | Beloit | 245 | 374 | +52.7% |
| Tina KosnarPsychiatry | Janesville | 11 | 17 | +54.5% |
| Thomas HolbrookPsychiatry | Hartland | 204 | 324 | +58.8% |
| James LehmanPsychiatry & Neurology | Middleton | 69 | 111 | +60.9% |
| Parnjai JohnsonPsychiatry | La Crosse | 59 | 96 | +62.7% |
| Michelle HeatonPsychiatry | La Crosse | 414 | 684 | +65.2% |
| Zachary StowePsychiatry | Madison | 62 | 108 | +74.2% |
| Jennifer GiesigePsychiatry | Fond Du Lac | 156 | 276 | +76.9% |
| Anna NusbaumPsychiatry | Wauwatosa | 141 | 256 | +81.6% |
| Noor HusainPsychiatry & Neurology | Madison | 99 | 183 | +84.8% |
| Shmuel MandelbaumPsychiatry | Milwaukee | 348 | 656 | +88.5% |
| Asma IqbalPsychiatry | Menomonee Falls | 364 | 691 | +89.8% |
| Derek CarlsonPsychiatry | Green Bay | 64 | 122 | +90.6% |
| Randall CullenPsychiatry | Madison | 76 | 153 | +101.3% |
| Emily RaePsychiatry | La Crosse | 119 | 242 | +103.4% |
| Bhawani BallamudiPsychiatry | Madison | 55 | 115 | +109.1% |
| Jerry BloomsteinPsychiatry | Wauwatosa | 38 | 80 | +110.5% |
| Paula BankPsychiatry | La Crosse | 28 | 59 | +110.7% |
| Mitchell IllichmannPsychiatry | Madison | 64 | 146 | +128.1% |
| Jeffrey JunigPsychiatry & Neurology | Fond Du Lac | 84 | 193 | +129.8% |
| Brian VaseyPsychiatry | Madison | 86 | 202 | +134.9% |
| Marc GundersonPsychiatry | Milwaukee | 84 | 233 | +177.4% |
| Lisa WochosPsychiatry | Wauwatosa | 192 | 547 | +184.9% |
| Wagdy KhalilPsychiatry | Stevens Point | 53 | 152 | +186.8% |
| Laura DauenhauerPsychiatry | Milwaukee | 464 | 1,348 | +190.5% |
| Emily WalzPsychiatry & Neurology | Waukesha | 45 | 134 | +197.8% |
| Matthew HeraldPsychiatry | Summit | 119 | 360 | +202.5% |
| Ahadullah KhanPsychiatry | Janesville | 22 | 67 | +204.5% |
| Rebecca RaduePsychiatry | Madison | 65 | 200 | +207.7% |
| Travis KrugerPsychiatry | Madison | 54 | 177 | +227.8% |
| Katrina Hickle KoclanesPsychiatry & Neurology | Madison | 68 | 224 | +229.4% |
| Erin CurtisPsychiatry | Madison | 26 | 87 | +234.6% |
Showing the 250 largest reductions of 362 prescribers in Wisconsin.
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 Wisconsin
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 Wisconsin?
It fell 23.1% between 2013 and 2024 in Medicare Part D — a steeper fall than the country as a whole, where prescribing fell 12.9%. In 2024, Wisconsin recorded 554,889 benzodiazepine claims across 120,391 patients.
How does Wisconsin compare to other states?
Wisconsin ranks 27 of 51 for prescribing intensity, at 4.61 benzodiazepine fills per patient per year, and 15 of 51 for the size of its decline since 2013 (1 being the steepest fall).
Which benzodiazepine is prescribed most in Wisconsin?
Lorazepam, at 169,901 claims — 30.6% of the state's benzodiazepine prescribing in 2024. Next are Clonazepam (27.9%) and Alprazolam (26.9%).
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.