PDC Energy, Inc.

Denver, CO Mining & energyNAICS 211120

Self-funded health planPlan year 2024Renews January
596ParticipantsFirst year on file
$1.4MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#11 of 12Mining & energy in COBy participants

Overview

PDC Energy, Inc. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 596 participants in plan year 2024. 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
596
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
PDC Energy, Inc. Group Health Plan, plan 501 (596 participants)
Broker compensation
$82K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityLong-term disabilityDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Unum Life Insurance Company of AmericaLife, Long-term disability468$616K$82K
Mines and Associates, Inc.Employee Assistance Program518$13K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$1.4M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 596 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$37K–$91K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$11K–$27K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$16K–$33K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$7K–$20K
PBM contract terms$4K–$11K
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 2024
Plan sponsor
PDC Energy, Inc.
Sponsor EIN
95-2636730
Plan number
501
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 95-2636730 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
The PDC Energy, Inc. 401(k) & Profit Sharing Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
798

About this data

Source: PDC Energy, Inc.'s Form 5500 filing for plan year 2024 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 PDC Energy, Inc..

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