Lorazepam
Rank #335 of 500 drugs by total cost
Data: CMS Medicare Part D, 2023 (most current available) · Updated March 2026
$31.3M
Total Cost
3,237,827
Total Claims
$31.3M
Total Cost
68,066
Prescribers
$10
Cost per Claim
602,009
Beneficiaries
3,477,156
30-Day Fills
$459
Avg Cost/Provider
48
Avg Claims/Provider
Share of Medicare Part D Spending
0.01%
of total Medicare Part D spending
$31.3M of $275.65B
Top Prescribers by Cost
Top 10 prescribers of $31.3M total
🔎 Data Overview
At $10.00 per prescription, this is an affordable generic medication. Wider use of affordable generics like this could save Medicare billions annually.
Benzodiazepines carry an FDA Black Box Warning when co-prescribed with opioids due to increased overdose risk. We track providers prescribing both drug classes to identify potentially dangerous combinations.
Insights generated from CMS data analysis. Statistical patterns are not accusations — always consider clinical context.
Top Prescribers of Lorazepam
| # | Provider | Specialty | Location | Claims | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Carlisle | Family Practice | Grand Rapids, MN | 12 | $392K |
| 2 | Gerald Wahl | Neurology | Salinas, CA | 13 | $302K |
| 3 | Brandi Rand | Nurse Practitioner | Rutland, VT | 22 | $167K |
| 4 | Anthony Cardellio | Family Practice | Shelby Township, MI | 12 | $132K |
| 5 | Jahanbakhsh Nasserzare | Psychiatry | North Miami Beach, FL | 290 | $131K |
| 6 | Alan Ruttenberg | Psychiatry | Canoga Park, CA | 13 | $119K |
| 7 | Gregory Mattingly | Psychiatry | Saint Charles, MO | 12 | $107K |
| 8 | Robert Mclaughlin | Internal Medicine | Federal Way, WA | 13 | $88K |
| 9 | Pedro Rodriguez | Psychiatry | Miami, FL | 16 | $86K |
| 10 | Jeremy Talley | Family Practice | Hermann, MO | 13 | $83K |
| 11 | Lily Awad | Psychiatry | Boston, MA | 12 | $83K |
| 12 | Kenneth Graham | Psychiatry & Neurology | Stamford, CT | 12 | $82K |
| 13 | Jason Garti | Internal Medicine | Lake Forest, IL | 13 | $80K |
| 14 | David Lehman | Internal Medicine | Sacramento, CA | 13 | $79K |
| 15 | Andrew Reichert | Psychiatry | Amherst, NY | 12 | $73K |
Top prescribers ranked by total cost for this drug in 2023.
Related Drugs by Cost
| # | Drug | Total Cost | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| 332 | Voxelotor (Oxbryta) | $31.5M | 2,707 |
| 333 | Rivastigmine (Rivastigmine) | $31.4M | 118,567 |
| 334 | Zolpidem Tartrate (Zolpidem Tartrate) | $31.3M | 3,144,599 |
| 335 | Lorazepam (Lorazepam) | $31.3M | 3,237,827 |
| 336 | Diphth,pertuss(Acell),tet Vac (Boostrix Tdap) | $31.2M | 466,555 |
| 337 | Tafamidis Meglumine (Vyndaqel) | $31.0M | 1,387 |
| 338 | Midodrine Hcl (Midodrine Hcl) | $30.9M | 383,390 |
Related Analysis
Data from CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber-Drug Public Use File, 2023. Methodology