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Gabapentinoid-naive patients 66 years or older undergoing 1 of 14 common noncataract surgical procedures performed in older adults were included. Data were analyzed from April 2022 to April 2023.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Exposure<\/jats:title>One of 14 common surgical procedures in older adults.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>Rate of postoperative prescribing of gabapentinoids and opioids, defined as a prescription filled between 7 days before the procedure and 7 days after discharge from surgery. Additionally, concomitant prescribing of gabapentinoids and opioids in the postoperative period was assessed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Results<\/jats:title>The total study cohort included 494\u202f922 patients with a mean (SD) age of 73.7 (5.9) years, 53.9% of whom were women and 86.0% of whom were White. A total of 18\u202f095 patients (3.7%) received a new gabapentinoid prescription in the postoperative period. Of those receiving a new gabapentinoid prescription, 10\u202f956 (60.5%) were women and 15 529 (85.8%) were White. After adjusting for age, sex, race and ethnicity, and procedure type in each year, the rate of new postoperative gabapentinoid prescribing increased from 2.3% (95% CI, 2.2%-2.4%) in 2014 to 5.2% (95% CI, 5.0%-5.4%) in 2018 (P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.001). While there was variation between procedure types, almost all procedures saw an increase in both gabapentinoid and opioid prescribing. In this same period, opioid prescribing increased from 56% (95% CI, 55%-56%) to 59% (95% CI, 58%-60%) (P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.001). Concomitant prescribing also increased from 1.6% (95% CI, 1.5%-1.7%) in 2014 to 4.1% (95% CI, 4.0%-4.3%) in 2018 (P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.001).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>The findings of this cross-sectional study of Medicare beneficiaries suggest that new postoperative gabapentinoid prescribing increased without a subsequent downward trend in the proportion of patients receiving postoperative opioids and a near tripling of concurrent prescribing. 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