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Blue Medicare Rx Standard (PDP)

Contract S5540, plan 002, segment 0 · offered by BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF NORTH CAROLINA · CMS PDP Region 08 (North Carolina).

Plan features

Monthly premium$83.90
Annual deductible$615.00Tier 1 exempt
Drug benefit type—
$0 premium with full LIS—
Premium with Extra Help (LIS)—
Formulary drugs3,013
Formulary exception tier—
Plan reach—
Members in North Carolinaat least 6,7417 counties suppressed by CMS (under 11 enrollees)
Members nationally6,802
Member services(888)247-4142TTY 711
Pharmacy searchmedicare.bluecrossnc.com/prescription-drug-coverage
BIN / PCN015905 / PDPNCSee BIN/PCNs for all plans

CMS star ratings

Part D summary rating
3 out of 5 stars for Part D summary rating

Published per contract, which is how CMS scores them — every plan under contract S5540 shares this rating.

Formulary tiers — preferred pharmacy, initial coverage phase

TierCost-sharingDrugs on tier
Tier 1$5.00203
Tier 2$10.00454
Tier 320%643
Tier 432%1,023
Tier 525%690

Cost-sharing by coverage phase

Tier30-day supply90-day supply
PreferredStandardMail OrderPreferredStandardMail Order
Initial deductible phase
Tier 1: Preferred Generic$5.00$15.00$5.00$15.00$45.00$15.00
Initial coverage phase
Tier 1: Preferred Generic$5.00$15.00$5.00$15.00$45.00$15.00
Tier 2: Generic$10.00$20.00$10.00$30.00$60.00$30.00
Tier 3: Preferred Brand20%20%20%20%20%20%
Tier 4: Non-Preferred Drug32%32%32%32%32%32%
Tier 5: Specialty Tier25%25%25%n/an/an/a
Catastrophic coverage phase
Tier 1: Preferred Generic$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
Tier 2: Generic$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
Tier 3: Preferred Brand$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
Tier 4: Non-Preferred Drug$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
Tier 5: Specialty Tier$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00

Plan facts come from the CMS quarterly prescription drug plan public use files.