Table 6 Number of prescribers who prescribed a PPI, benzodiazepine, or antipsychotic each year in each regiona,b
Region | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PPI | |||||||
 Northeast | 59,325 (25.2%) | 60,795 (25.5%) | 61,680 (25.2%) | 62,623 (25.0%) | 63,275 (24.8%) | 63,556 (24.4%) | 64,328 (24.2%) |
 Midwest | 63,686 (27.7%) | 65,767 (27.9%) | 67,596 (28.0%) | 68,715 (27.7%) | 70,017 (27.4%) | 70,679 (27.0%) | 71,882 (26.8%) |
 South | 99,871 (28.7%) | 103,081 (28.8%) | 105,643 (28.6%) | 107,149 (28.1%) | 109,733 (27.9%) | 110,784 (27.0%) | 112,586 (26.5%) |
 West | 59,878 (26.7%) | 61,714 (27.0%) | 63,529 (27.0%) | 64,371 (26.7%) | 64,741 (26.1%) | 65,071 (24.9%) | 65,841 (24.3%) |
 Other | 4277 (37.6%) | 4325 (37.8%) | 4237 (38.1%) | 4108 (37.5%) | 4022 (36.9%) | 3954 (36.0%) | 3977 (36.0%) |
Total | 287,037 (27.3%) | 295,682 (27.6%) | 302,685 (27.5%) | 306,966 (27.1%) | 311,788 (26.8%) | 314,044 (26.1%) | 318,614 (25.7%) |
Benzodiazepines | |||||||
 Northeast | 55,291 (23.5%) | 55,371 (23.2%) | 55,223 (22.6%) | 55,083 (22.0%) | 54,504 (21.4%) | 54,048 (20.8%) | 53,801 (20.3%) |
 Midwest | 55,561 (24.1%) | 56,191 (23.8%) | 56,673 (23.5%) | 56,689 (22.8%) | 56,330 (22.1%) | 55,690 (21.3%) | 55,224 (20.6%) |
 South | 87,076 (25.0%) | 88,249 (24.6%) | 88,871 (24.1%) | 88,843 (23.3%) | 90,015 (22.9%) | 89,487 (21.8%) | 89,347 (21.0%) |
 West | 55,580 (24.8%) | 56,050 (24.5%) | 56,132 (23.8%) | 55,833 (23.1%) | 55,465 (22.4%) | 54,258 (20.8%) | 52,835 (19.5%) |
 Other | 3687 (32.4%) | 3639 (31.8%) | 3490 (31.4%) | 3413 (31.2%) | 3418 (31.4%) | 3392 (30.9%) | 3276 (29.7%) |
Total | 257,195 (24.5%) | 259,500 (24.2%) | 260,389 (23.6%) | 259,861 (23.0%) | 259,732 (22.3%) | 256,875 (21.3%) | 254,483 (20.5%) |
Antipsychotics | |||||||
 Northeast | 29,495 (12.5%) | 29,931 (12.5%) | 29,847 (12.2%) | 31,116 (12.4%) | 31,536 (12.4%) | 31,780 (12.2%) | 31,807 (12.0%) |
 Midwest | 30,866 (13.4%) | 31,280 (13.3%) | 31,470 (13.0%) | 32,633 (13.1%) | 33,133 (13.0%) | 33,567 (12.8%) | 33,767 (12.6%) |
 South | 45,246 (13.0%) | 46,548 (13.0%) | 47,062 (12.7%) | 49,002 (12.9%) | 49,929 (12.7%) | 50,922 (12.4%) | 52,085 (12.3%) |
 West | 28,609 (12.8%) | 29,342 (12.8%) | 29,364 (12.5%) | 30,625 (12.7%) | 30,735 (12.4%) | 31,086 (11.9%) | 31,568 (11.7%) |
 Other | 1832 (16.1%) | 1891 (16.5%) | 1893 (17.0%) | 1869 (17.1%) | 1879 (17.3%) | 1886 (17.2%) | 1818 (16.5%) |
Total | 136,048 (13.0%) | 138,992 (13.0%) | 139,636 (12.7%) | 145,245 (12.8%) | 147,212 (12.7%) | 149,241 (12.4%) | 151,045 (12.2%) |