Geographic and socioeconomic disparities contribute to variation in opioid prescription patterns in the Medicare Part D population: A cross-sectional study

• Lauren N. McGrath, BA,
• Nathan Schedler, BS, BA,
• Sarah A. Martin, BS,
• Steven R. Feldman, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Lauren N. McGrath, BA

Center for Dermatology Research, Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Correspondence to: Lauren N. McGrath, BA, Center for Dermatology Research, Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, 4618 Country Club Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27104

Nathan Schedler, BS, BA

Center for Dermatology Research, Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Sarah A. Martin, BS

Center for Dermatology Research, Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Steven R. Feldman, MD, PhD

Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Department of Pathology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Department of Social Sciences & Health Policy, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina