Table 2.
Concurrent Opioids and Other Central Nervous System-Active Medications Provider Type Prescribers: Same Provider
| Provider type prescriber | Same provider % |
|---|---|
| Opioids & Benzodiazepines (N = 23,203) | 60 |
| Family Medicine | 38 |
| Internal Medicine | 38 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 6 |
| All others | 19 |
| Opioids & Gabapentinoids (N = 27,013) | 62 |
| Family Medicine | 30 |
| Internal Medicine | 28 |
| Pain Medicine | 11 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 8 |
| Physician Assistant | 5 |
| All others | 19 |
| Opioids & Non-Benzodiazepine Hypnotics (N = 14,303) | 55 |
| Family Medicine | 38 |
| Internal Medicine | 37 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 6 |
| All others | 19 |
| Opioids & Muscle Relaxants (N = 11,119) | 68 |
| Family Medicine | 26 |
| Internal Medicine | 20 |
| Pain Medicine | 16 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 9 |
| Physician Assistant | 8 |
| All others | 20 |
| Opioids & Antipsychotics (N = 2762) | 43 |
| Family Medicine | 38 |
| Internal Medicine | 35 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 8 |
| Geriatric Medicine | 5 |
| All others | 14 |
Notes: All others includes summed total of all other provider types individually less than 5% of prescriptions.