Characteristics of Opioid Prescriptions by Mohs Surgeons in the Medicare Population.

Background: Prescription opioid use often precedes opioid misuse, abuse, and addiction.

Objective: To characterize the national opioid prescription practices of Mohs surgeons, with general dermatologists serving as a comparison group.

Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study using Medicare prescription data to analyze opioid prescription characteristics.