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Rytary is a brand of carbidopa / levodopa. What agents check before quoting it: how many 2027 Part D plans cover it, on which tier, with what restrictions and copays, by plan type, carrier and state.
In 2027, 246 of 5,492 Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage drug plans (4.5%) list Rytary on their formulary, across 10 of 286 formularies. The most common placement is tier 4 (142 plans, 57.7% of those covering it). 1 of the covering plans require prior authorization (0.4%), 157 step therapy and 44 a quantity limit. Generic carbidopa / levodopa is on 5,492 of 5,492 plans (100%).
42 covering plans charge a flat copay for a 30-day supply at a preferred retail pharmacy after the deductible — median $44, 13 of them $0; 204 charge coinsurance instead — median 25% of the drug's cost. Once a member's out-of-pocket drug spending reaches $2,400 in 2027, covered drugs cost $0 for the rest of the year.
2026: 787 of 5,496 plans covered it (14.3%); 2027: 246 of 5,492 (4.5%).
Of 4,367 plans offered in both years, 0 added it to the formulary and 328 dropped it.
Among plans covering it both years, 0 moved it to a higher tier and 0 to a lower one; 0 added prior authorization and 0 removed it.
| Tier | Plans |
|---|---|
| Tier 1 | 9 |
| Tier 2 | 4 |
| Tier 3 | 91 |
| Tier 4 | 142 |
| Plan type | Plans covering | Share | Prior auth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stand-alone Part D (PDP) | 2 of 323 | 0.6% | 0% |
| Medicare Advantage with drugs (MA-PD) | 204 of 3,200 | 6.4% | 0% |
| Special needs plans (SNP) | 40 of 1,969 | 2% | 2.5% |
| Carrier | Plans covering | Usual tier | Prior auth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humana | 0 of 846 | No tier listed | 0 |
| UnitedHealthcare | 0 of 830 | No tier listed | 0 |
| Devoted Health | 0 of 728 | No tier listed | 0 |
| Aetna Medicare | 0 of 631 | No tier listed | 0 |
| Wellcare | 0 of 268 | No tier listed | 0 |
| HealthSpring | 0 of 226 | No tier listed | 0 |
| Kaiser Permanente | 0 of 112 | No tier listed | 0 |
| SCAN Health Plan | 0 of 83 | No tier listed | 0 |
| Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield or Highmark Blue Shield | 80 of 80 | Tier 3 | 0 |
| Alignment Health Plan | 77 of 77 | Tier 4 | 0 |
| Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield | 0 of 74 | No tier listed | 0 |
| Wellpoint | 0 of 63 | No tier listed | 0 |
| Priority Health Medicare | 0 of 40 | No tier listed | 0 |
| CarePlus Health Plans, Inc. | 0 of 37 | No tier listed | 0 |
| Zing Health | 0 of 36 | No tier listed | 0 |
| Capital Blue Cross | 0 of 35 | No tier listed | 0 |
| Prominence Health Plan | 0 of 29 | No tier listed | 0 |
| Medica | 0 of 27 | No tier listed | 0 |
| Anthem HealthKeepers | 0 of 26 | No tier listed | 0 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan | 26 of 26 | Tier 4 | 0 |
| State | Plans covering | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 0 of 114 | 0% |
| Alaska | 0 of 9 | 0% |
| American Samoa | 0 of 1 | 0% |
| Arizona | 7 of 147 | 4.8% |
| Arkansas | 0 of 85 | 0% |
| California | 46 of 397 | 11.6% |
| Colorado | 0 of 106 | 0% |
| Connecticut | 0 of 54 | 0% |
| Delaware | 3 of 43 | 7% |
| District of Columbia | 0 of 12 | 0% |
| Florida | 4 of 545 | 0.7% |
| Georgia | 0 of 149 | 0% |
| Guam | 0 of 1 | 0% |
| Hawaii | 0 of 50 | 0% |
| Idaho | 0 of 45 | 0% |
| Illinois | 0 of 132 | 0% |
| Indiana | 0 of 138 | 0% |
| Iowa | 0 of 64 | 0% |
| Kansas | 0 of 84 | 0% |
| Kentucky | 0 of 121 | 0% |
| Louisiana | 0 of 125 | 0% |
| Maine | 0 of 52 | 0% |
| Maryland | 0 of 49 | 0% |
| Massachusetts | 6 of 89 | 6.7% |
| Michigan | 41 of 182 | 22.5% |
| Minnesota | 0 of 63 | 0% |
| Mississippi | 0 of 104 | 0% |
| Missouri | 0 of 170 | 0% |
| Montana | 0 of 27 | 0% |
| Nebraska | 0 of 51 | 0% |
| Nevada | 6 of 100 | 6% |
| New Hampshire | 0 of 25 | 0% |
| New Jersey | 0 of 73 | 0% |
| New Mexico | 0 of 68 | 0% |
| New York | 11 of 215 | 5.1% |
| North Carolina | 8 of 176 | 4.5% |
| North Dakota | 0 of 26 | 0% |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 0 of 1 | 0% |
| Ohio | 0 of 171 | 0% |
| Oklahoma | 0 of 81 | 0% |
| Oregon | 1 of 92 | 1.1% |
| Pennsylvania | 69 of 323 | 21.4% |
| Puerto Rico | 17 of 64 | 26.6% |
| Rhode Island | 0 of 29 | 0% |
| South Carolina | 0 of 89 | 0% |
| South Dakota | 0 of 30 | 0% |
| Tennessee | 0 of 156 | 0% |
| Texas | 10 of 407 | 2.5% |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 0 of 1 | 0% |
| Utah | 0 of 53 | 0% |
| Vermont | 0 of 14 | 0% |
| Virginia | 0 of 144 | 0% |
| Washington | 0 of 114 | 0% |
| West Virginia | 8 of 69 | 11.6% |
| Wisconsin | 7 of 96 | 7.3% |
| Wyoming | 2 of 13 | 15.4% |
Medicare Part D paid for 346,875 30-day fills of Rytary in 2024 for about 34,877 enrollees, at an average total cost of $773.74 per 30-day fill (CMS Part D Prescribers by Geography and Drug, national).
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Counts are over every Medicare Advantage drug plan and stand-alone Part D plan in the CMS monthly formulary files, excluding employer plans. A plan counts as covering a drug when any strength or form of it is on the plan’s formulary; the tier, prior authorization, step therapy and quantity limit shown are the most favorable version on that formulary. Copays are for a 30-day supply at a preferred retail pharmacy after the deductible. This is a reference for licensed agents, not a plan recommendation; verify with the plan’s formulary before advising a client. Source: CMS Part D formulary files (release 10/08/2026). CMS formulary data.