NUPLAZID 34 MG CAPSULE
FDA nonproprietary name: pimavanserin tartrate
For 30 capsules
Pharmacies pay
$5,114.88 filed
30 × $170.496 per EA
CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-03-18 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17
Medicare Part D paid
$4,967.04 filed
30 × $165.56805 per EA, Part D average
Medicare's price is not your price.
Medicare Part D · DSD_PTD_RY26_P04_V10_DY24_BGM.csv · eff. 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · as of 2026-06-25 · retrieved 2026-10-18
The spread
0.97× estimated
Medicare paid about what pharmacies pay.
Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Nuplazid” / “Pimavanserin Tartrate” into one figure, so it is not specific to this NDC.
OpenBill calculation · DSD_PTD_RY26_P04_V10_DY24_BGM.csv + nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · NADAC eff. 2026-03-18 (file of 2026-10-14, retrieved 2026-10-17) · Part D 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 (file of 2026-06-25, retrieved 2026-10-18)
Cost-plus estimate
$5,887.11 estimated
$5,114.88 + $767.23 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $5,887.11
This is a model, not a price any pharmacy quoted. Shipping is not included. How it is worked out
OpenBill calculation · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · NADAC eff. 2026-03-18 (file of 2026-10-14, retrieved 2026-10-17)
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What it is
NUPLAZID 34 MG CAPSULE is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as pimavanserin tartrate, under the trade name “NUPLAZID”.
FDA gives its dosage form as capsule and its route as oral.
The labeler, the company named on the label, is Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc.
FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Atypical Antipsychotic.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under one NDC (National Drug Code), 63090-0340-30.
NADAC classes it as a brand-name drug (rate-setting class B), and does not mark it as sold over the counter.
What pharmacies pay
Pharmacies pay $5,114.88 for 30 capsules (30 × $170.496 per EA, rounded to the cent), by the CMS NADAC file of 2026-10-14; that price took effect on 2026-03-18. That is what pharmacies pay their suppliers, not what they charge you.
NADAC’s explanation code for it: 4, carried forward from the previous file.
This NDC’s NADAC was carried forward from an earlier file (NADAC explanation code 2 or 4), not newly surveyed: it took effect on 2026-03-18. The file is new; the price is not.
What NADAC measures · Why 30 capsules · NADAC explanation codes · Carried-forward prices
The NDC
- 63090-0340-30 · Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. · $170.496 per EA · eff. 2026-03-18 filed carried forward
Compared with its class
Its NADAC price is $170.496 per EA filed.
Of the 130 other products in FDA’s Atypical Antipsychotic class priced per EA, 0 have a higher middle NADAC price and 130 a lower one. The one in the middle is OLANZAPINE-FLUOXETINE 6-25 MG, at $4.05968 per EA filed (eff. 2026-09-23).
Prices are compared per unit, whatever the strength or dose, and a class is not a list of substitutes.
CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-03-18, 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17
What Medicare paid
Medicare Part D paid $4,967.04 for 30 capsules, at an average of $165.56805 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Nuplazid” and “Pimavanserin Tartrate”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).
That average covers 143,328 Part D claims (fills, including refills) for 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31, across every maker, strength and form under the name.
Medicare's price is not your price.
What Part D spending measures · Which Medicare figure OpenBill compares · How the spread is worked out
What to ask at the counter
None of these figures is your price: what you pay depends on your pharmacy, your insurance, coupons and discounts.
- What is your cash price for 30 capsules? Is it lower than what I would pay through my insurance?
- If you have Medicare Part D: what is my plan’s copay or coinsurance for it? The Part D average on this page is not what you pay.
- These are questions about price, not medical advice. Do not change or stop a medicine without talking to your prescriber or pharmacist.
Questions
- Why is the comparison with Medicare for NUPLAZID 34 MG CAPSULE labelled estimated?
- Beyond what the card shows, the records give these reasons: The Part D figure covers 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31; the NADAC price is from the file of 2026-10-14. Part D spending basis, as the Part D record states it: Part D 2024 average spend per dosage unit for Nuplazid / Pimavanserin Tartrate: all makers, strengths, forms and routes combined, claim-weighted; gross cost incl. dispensing fees and patient pay, before rebates. Unit taken as NADAC's EA. Joined on brand name.
Related pages
Its pharmacologic class
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