Drug Coverage Lookup

See how a prescription drug is placed across Medicare Part D plan formularies — tier, prior authorization, step therapy, and quantity limits, counted per unique plan.

Nucynta (Tapentadol)

On Part D plan formularies — with restrictions

Found on the formularies of 79 of 5499 Medicare Part D plans in this dataset · Tiers 4–5 · prior authorization on 79 plans (100%) · quantity limits on 79 (100%), counting a plan when at least one form/strength carries the flag.

This is dataset-wide formulary placement (data current through 2026-08-31) — check your specific plan for its current coverage and restrictions.

Found on the formularies of 79 of 5499 Medicare Part D plans in this dataset, but prior authorization appears on 79 of those 79 plans (for at least one form/strength). Check your specific plan for its current rules, and learn what your prescriber needs to submit.
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PlanTierPrior AuthStep TherapyQty Limit
Alignment Health the ONE + Walgreens (HMO) (H3443-001) (AZ) Tiers 4–5 Yes No 60 per 30 days
Alignment Health the ONE + Walgreens (HMO) (H3443-002) (AZ) Tiers 4–5 Yes No 60 per 30 days
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes (HMO C-SNP) (H3443-003) (AZ) Tiers 4–5 Yes No 60 per 30 days
Alignment Health smartHMO (HMO) (H3443-005) (AZ) Tiers 4–5 Yes No 60 per 30 days
Alignment Health My Choice (HMO) (H3815-001) (CA) Tiers 4–5 Yes No 60 per 30 days
Alignment Health Platinum + Instacart (HMO) (H3815-008) (CA) Tiers 4–5 Yes No 60 per 30 days
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes (HMO C-SNP) (H3815-010) (CA) Tiers 4–5 Yes No 60 per 30 days
Alignment Health AllCare Preferred (HMO) (H3815-011) (CA) Tiers 4–5 Yes No 60 per 30 days
Alignment Health smartHMO (HMO) (H3815-013) (CA) Tiers 4–5 Yes No 60 per 30 days
Alignment Health Platinum + Instacart (HMO-POS) (H3815-016) (CA) Tiers 4–5 Yes No 60 per 30 days
Alignment Health My Choice (HMO) (H3815-028) (CA) Tiers 4–5 Yes No 60 per 30 days
Alignment Health Harmony (HMO) (H3815-031) (CA) Tiers 4–5 Yes No 60 per 30 days
Alignment Health Balance (HMO C-SNP) (H3815-033) (CA) Tiers 4–5 Yes No 60 per 30 days
Alignment Health the ONE (HMO) (H3815-034) (CA) Tiers 4–5 Yes No 60 per 30 days
Alignment Health the ONE + Walgreens (HMO) (H3815-035) (CA) Tiers 4–5 Yes No 60 per 30 days
Alignment Health smartHMO (HMO) (H3815-038) (CA) Tiers 4–5 Yes No 60 per 30 days
Alignment Health smartHMO (HMO) (H3815-040) (CA) Tiers 4–5 Yes No 60 per 30 days
Alignment Health CommUnity (HMO) (H3815-046) (CA) Tiers 4–5 Yes No 60 per 30 days
Alignment Health smartSavings (HMO) (H3815-047) (CA) Tiers 4–5 Yes No 60 per 30 days
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Care (HMO C-SNP) (H3815-048) (CA) Tiers 4–5 Yes No 60 per 30 days
Alignment Health My Choice Select (HMO) (H3815-049) (CA) Tiers 4–5 Yes No 60 per 30 days
Alignment Health My Choice CalCare (HMO) (H3815-050) (CA) Tiers 4–5 Yes No 60 per 30 days
Alignment Health Honor+ Plan (HMO) (H3815-052) (CA) Tiers 4–5 Yes No 60 per 30 days
Alignment Health ValorCare (HMO) (H3815-053) (CA) Tiers 4–5 Yes No 60 per 30 days
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Care (HMO C-SNP) (H3815-054) (CA) Tiers 4–5 Yes No 60 per 30 days

One row per plan — showing 25 of 79 plans; a Yes means the flag applies to at least one form/strength on that plan.

For benefits professionals
Plan sponsors and advisors: formulary-placement and utilization analysis across plans.
For benefits teams: plan formulary analysis →

Source: CMS Monthly Prescription Drug Plan Formulary and Pharmacy Network Information — data current through 2026-08-31 (CMS release 2026-08-26, refreshed monthly). Dataset-wide plan-year formulary placement, not a guarantee of your individual benefit — confirm with your plan or pharmacist.

Data: CMS Monthly Part D formulary files · FDA/RxNorm drug identity · CMS NADAC pricing — CMS Part D formulary data current through 2026-08-31 · source

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