IPG Photonics Corporation

Oxford, MA ManufacturingNAICS 334200

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
2,038Participants-11% vs. prior year
$4.8MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#13 of 48Manufacturing in MABy participants

Overview

IPG Photonics Corporation sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 2,038 participants in plan year 2025, down 11% from the prior year. The plan year starts in January. Alongside medical, its benefits filing reports life insurance, dental, vision, short-term disability, and more.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
2,038 · prior year 2,291
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
IPG Photonics Corporation Welfare Benefits Plan, plan 501 (2,038 participants)
Broker compensation
$106K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityLong-term disabilityOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

Insured coverage reported on Schedule A. Self-funded medical claims aren't reported there.

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Lincoln National Life Insurance CompanyLife, Long-term disability2,038$1.5M$63K
The Lincoln National Life Insurance CompanyAccident, Critical Illness481$189K$39K
Vision Service PlanVision1,322$177K$4K
KGAEAP2,051$58K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

StreamRX estimate for a plan this size. Not based on this plan's claims.

$4.8M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 2,038 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$126K–$310K/ year

Typical savings opportunity found in independent reviews of plans this size.

Brands with a generic available$37K–$92K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$54K–$112K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$23K–$70K
PBM contract terms$12K–$36K
The DOL's PBM fee disclosure rule first applies to this plan for the plan year beginning January 2028: semiannual PBM compensation reports and an annual audit right.

Form 5500 filing details

Filing
Form 5500 with Schedule A, plan year 2025
Plan sponsor
IPG Photonics Corporation
Sponsor EIN
04-3444218
Plan number
501
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 04-3444218 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
IPG Photonics Corporation 401(k) Retirement Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
2,808

About this data

Source: IPG Photonics Corporation's Form 5500 filing for plan year 2025 and its Schedule A insurance reports, published by the U.S. Department of Labor. "Self-funded" means the filing reports benefits paid from employer assets or a trust, with no medical insurance contract or with a stop-loss contract. Pharmacy figures are StreamRX estimates based on national averages. StreamRX is not affiliated with IPG Photonics Corporation.

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