OpenBilldrug price receipt

NADAC week of 2026-10-14

NUVIGIL 250 MG TABLET

FDA nonproprietary name: armodafinil

For 30 tablets

Pharmacies pay

$1,043.15 filed

30 × $34.77173 per EA

CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17

Medicare Part D paid

$1,027.93 filed

30 × $34.26426 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

0.99× estimated

Medicare paid about what pharmacies pay.

Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Nuvigil” / “Armodafinil” 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. 2026-09-23 (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

$1,204.62 estimated

$1,043.15 + $156.47 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $1,204.62

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. 2026-09-23 (file of 2026-10-14, retrieved 2026-10-17)

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What it is

NUVIGIL 250 MG TABLET is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as armodafinil, under the trade name “Nuvigil”.

FDA gives its dosage form as tablet and its route as oral.

The labeler, the company named on the label, is Apotex Corp.

FDA lists no Established Pharmacologic Class for it.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under one NDC (National Drug Code), 60505-4850-03.

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 $1,043.15 for 30 tablets (30 × $34.77173 per EA, rounded to the cent), by the CMS NADAC file of 2026-10-14; that price took effect on 2026-09-23. That is what pharmacies pay their suppliers, not what they charge you.

NADAC’s explanation code for it: 1, calculated from the most recently completed pharmacy survey.

NADAC also lists, on the row of one brand NDC, what pharmacies pay for the generic equivalent, a different product: $0.90818 per EA filed.

CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17

The NDC

Other strengths, forms and brands

6 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name armodafinil with NUVIGIL 250 MG TABLET.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
ARMODAFINIL 50 MG TABLET
generic · tablet
$0.30558 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$1.737 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
ARMODAFINIL 150 MG TABLET
generic · tablet
$0.78762 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$1.737 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
ARMODAFINIL 200 MG TABLET
generic · tablet
$0.8028 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$1.737 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
ARMODAFINIL 250 MG TABLET
generic · tablet
$0.90818 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$1.737 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
NUVIGIL 150 MG TABLET
brand · tablet
$34.752 per EA filed
eff. 2026-01-21
$34.26426 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
NUVIGIL 200 MG TABLET
brand · tablet
$35.0624 per EA filed
eff. 2025-11-19
$34.26426 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
NUVIGIL 250 MG TABLET this page
brand · tablet
$34.77173 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$34.26426 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average

Part D is one average per brand and generic name, over every strength and form.

CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2025-11-19, 2026-01-21, 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17

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

What Medicare paid

Medicare Part D paid $1,027.93 for 30 tablets, at an average of $34.26426 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Nuvigil” and “Armodafinil”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 2,320 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 to ask at the counter

None of these figures is your price: what you pay depends on your pharmacy, your insurance, coupons and discounts.

Questions

Why is the comparison with Medicare for NUVIGIL 250 MG TABLET 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 Nuvigil / Armodafinil: 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.