Table 3.

Medicare Beneficiary Population and Prevalence

Population	Prevalence
Total CMS population (2010-2011)a	53,765,609
CMS population, FFS (2010-2011)b	15,526,034
Diagnosed abusers, FFS (2010-2011)	204,052
Diagnosed abuser prevalence (2010-2011)	13.1 per 1,000 (1.3%)
Diagnosed abusers with disability (2010-2011)	155,386
Proportion of diagnosed abusers with disability	76.2%
At risk for abuse population, FFS (2010-2011)	1,822,937
At risk for abuse prevalence (2010-2011)	117.4 per 1,000 (11.7%)
Control with opioid use population (2010 2011)c	7,970,354
Control without opioid use population (2010-2011)	7,528,500
Total control populationd	15,498,854
Prevalence of opioid use (2010-2011)	514.3 per 1,000 (51.4%)
Prevalence of nonopioid use (2010-2011)	485.7 per 1,000 (48.6%)

^aMedicare Beneficiary Summary File.

^bDid not include patients who received Parts A and B through a Medicare Advantage plan.

^cIncludes diagnosed abuse and at-risk abuse.

^dOpioid use population + nonopioid use population.

CMS = Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; FFS = fee for service.