DESONIDE .5 mg/g Ointment

Coverage in New Mexico (CMS PDP Region 26).

9 of 11 stand-alone Part D plans in New Mexico cover this drug on tier 4.

9 of 9 plans apply a prior authorization, step therapy or quantity limit.

51 Medicare Advantage plans in NM do cover it

Medicare Advantage plans carry their own formularies, separate from stand-alone Part D. A patient on an MA-PD plan may have coverage even where no PDP lists the drug. NM: 51 plans.

Every plan that covers it

Plan	Tier	30-day preferred	90-day mail	Unit cost	Est. 30-day fill	Restrictions
Wellcare Classic (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	31%	31%	$1.5330	$18.4012 units	Quantity limit 12 per 30 days
Wellcare Value Script (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	40%	40%	$1.5330	$18.4012 units	Quantity limit 12 per 30 days
Humana Basic Rx Plan (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	32%	—	$0.6063	$14.5524 units	Quantity limit 24 per 30 days
AARP Medicare Rx Saver from UHC (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	43%	—	$0.4591	$5.5112 units	Quantity limit 12 per 30 days
Humana Value Rx Plan (PDP)$69.60/mo premium · $601.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	30%	—	$0.6141	$14.7424 units	Quantity limit 24 per 30 days
Humana Premier Rx Plan (PDP)$75.60/mo premium · $0.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	50%	50%	$0.6020	$14.4524 units	Quantity limit 24 per 30 days
AARP Medicare Rx Preferred from UHC (PDP)$82.30/mo premium · $130.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	35%	—	$0.4591	$5.5112 units	Quantity limit 12 per 30 days
SilverScript Choice (PDP)$104.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	33%	33%	$0.9267	$5.566 units	Quantity limit 6 per 30 days
Blue Cross MedicareRx Value (PDP)$111.30/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	33%	33%	$0.7942	$9.5312 units	Quantity limit 12 per 30 days

Cost-sharing is the initial coverage phase at a preferred pharmacy; a percentage is coinsurance of the plan’s negotiated price, and the deductible may apply first. CMS publishes a negotiated price per unit, so the 30-day fill is shown only where the plan’s own quantity limit supplies the quantity.

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