Wakefield & Associates, LLC

Knoxville, TN Business servicesNAICS 561440

Self-funded health planPlan year 2024Renews January
570ParticipantsFirst year on file
$1.4MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#7 of 8Business services in TNBy participants

Overview

Wakefield & Associates, LLC sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 570 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
570
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Wakefield & Associates, LLC Employee Benefits Plan, plan 501 (570 participants)
Broker compensation
$65K 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
United of Omaha Life Insurance CompanyLife, Short-term disability, Long-term disability494$380K$63K
Vision Service PlanVision336$44K$2K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$1.4M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 570 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$35K–$87K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$10K–$26K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$15K–$31K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$6K–$19K
PBM contract terms$3K–$10K
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
Wakefield & Associates, LLC
Sponsor EIN
84-1023982
Plan number
501
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 84-1023982 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Wakefield and Associates, LLC Tax Favored Savings Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
678

About this data

Source: Wakefield & Associates, LLC'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 Wakefield & Associates, LLC.

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