Medicare Advantage insurer · Part of Lifetime Healthcare, Inc. · 2026
Excellus Health Plan, Inc
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2026 plan-year files, Excellus Health Plan, Inc markets 20 Medicare Advantage plans across 1 state; average CMS star rating 3.8★.
- 20
- Plans offered
- 3.8★
- Avg: Average
- 1
- States covered
- 0
- 5-star plans
The short answer
Excellus Health Plan, Inc ranks #24 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan inventory (20 plans) but #107 by average CMS star (3.75★).
- #24
- inventory rank
- 20
- plans offered
- #107
- avg star rank
- 3.75★
- mean CMS rating
CMS assigns star ratings at the contract level; inventory breadth and average quality move on different axes.
Product mix · this insurer
How 20 Excellus Health Plan, Inc plans split by CMS plan type
Exclusive plan-type inventory for this organization in plans_unique, orthogonal to the star-distribution chart below.
Wider MA inventory book
Excellus Health Plan, Inc in the wider-inventory third
Excellus Health Plan, Inc ranks #24 of 288 insurers by plan count (20 MA plans) - top-third inventory breadth in the CMS file. Excellus Health Plan, Inc markets 20 Medicare Advantage plans across 1 state and 39 counties - a top-third inventory book (#24 of 288 by plan count). Inside the Lifetime Healthcare, Inc. family. Product mix HMO POS, HMO, Local PPO; 0 plans at 5 stars. Enrollment is not disclosed in the public file for this plan year. According to PlainMedicare's CMS plan-year corpus ranking, Excellus Health Plan, Inc ranks #24 of 288 Medicare Advantage insurers by plan count and #107 of 212 by average CMS star rating. Figures are CMS public-use data, informational only, not counseling.
PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-WIDE · MIXED-BOOK · plans #24/288 · stars #107/212
States Covered
Where Excellus Health Plan, Inc sits on CMS quality
Average CMS star rating across the insurer's own Medicare Advantage plans, against every rated insurer in the CMS file
3.75★ Top 50% higher than 50% of 212 Medicare Advantage insurers
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Source CMS Medicare Advantage Star Ratings 2026 · 2026-09-01
Plans Offered by Excellus Health Plan, Inc
| Plan Name | Type | State | Stars | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXCELLUS HEALTH PLAN, INC. | HMO POS | NY | 4.0 | View details → |
| EXCELLUS HEALTH PLAN, INC. | HMO POS | NY | 4.0 | View details → |
| EXCELLUS HEALTH PLAN, INC. | HMO POS | NY | 4.0 | View details → |
| EXCELLUS HEALTH PLAN, INC. | HMO POS | NY | 4.0 | View details → |
| EXCELLUS HEALTH PLAN, INC. | HMO POS | NY | 4.0 | View details → |
| EXCELLUS HEALTH PLAN, INC. | HMO | NY | 4.0 | View details → |
| EXCELLUS HEALTH PLAN, INC. | HMO POS | NY | 4.0 | View details → |
| EXCELLUS HEALTH PLAN, INC. | HMO | NY | 4.0 | View details → |
| EXCELLUS HEALTH PLAN, INC. | HMO | NY | 4.0 | View details → |
| EXCELLUS HEALTH PLAN, INC. | HMO | NY | 4.0 | View details → |
| EXCELLUS HEALTH PLAN, INC. | Local PPO | NY | 3.5 | View details → |
| EXCELLUS HEALTH PLAN, INC. | Local PPO | NY | 3.5 | View details → |
| EXCELLUS HEALTH PLAN, INC. | Local PPO | NY | 3.5 | View details → |
| EXCELLUS HEALTH PLAN, INC. | Local PPO | NY | 3.5 | View details → |
| EXCELLUS HEALTH PLAN, INC. | Local PPO | NY | 3.5 | View details → |
| EXCELLUS HEALTH PLAN, INC. | Local PPO | NY | 3.5 | View details → |
| EXCELLUS HEALTH PLAN, INC. | Local PPO | NY | 3.5 | View details → |
| EXCELLUS HEALTH PLAN, INC. | Local PPO | NY | 3.5 | View details → |
| EXCELLUS HEALTH PLAN, INC. | Local PPO | NY | 3.5 | View details → |
| EXCELLUS HEALTH PLAN, INC. | Local PPO | NY | 3.5 | View details → |
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Nationwide insurers with similar Medicare Advantage scale or CMS quality
Data-derived peers across the CMS organization file: nearest MA plan inventory and nearest average CMS star rating. Not parent-org containment or same-state footprint overlap.
Similar plan inventory
- Wellcare By Health Net 20 plans
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of IL, NM, OK, TX 21 plans
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- Tufts Health Plan 19 plans
- Anthem HealthKeepers 22 plans
- BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee 18 plans
Similar average CMS star rating
- Humana 3.8★
- MVP Health Care 3.8★
- Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield 3.7★
- Cigna HealthCare 3.7★
- Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield 3.6★
- Blue Shield of California 3.9★
Read with Excellus Health Plan, Inc
ABS(plans_count) peers first, then an ABS(avg_star) quality pole and a stamp-branched guide, not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-WIDE · MIXED-BOOK.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 20 MA plans (Δ 0 wider vs Excellus Health Plan, Inc); PRE-BONUS · REGIONAL vs this page's PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-WIDE.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 21 MA plans (Δ 1 wider vs Excellus Health Plan, Inc); PRE-BONUS · MULTI-STATE vs this page's PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-WIDE.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 19 MA plans (Δ 1 tighter vs Excellus Health Plan, Inc); BONUS-TIER · REGIONAL vs this page's PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-WIDE.
ABS(plans_count) peer at 19 MA plans (Δ 1 tighter vs Excellus Health Plan, Inc); PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE vs this page's PRE-BONUS · ONE-STATE · CONTRACT-WIDE.
ABS(avg_star) pole at 3.8★ (Δ 0.0 vs Excellus Health Plan, Inc's PRE-BONUS): MEGA-BOOK · COAST-TO-COAST.
Excellus Health Plan, Inc's PRE-BONUS mean sits under the 4.0★ Quality Bonus Payment line; star measure domains matter before you weigh MIXED-BOOK networks.
Using Excellus Health Plan, Inc's plan lineup
Star rating and plan availability, not the insurer's size alone.
- Excellus Health Plan, Inc ranks 107 of 212 insurers by average CMS star rating (3.8★ average) - compare against the plans available in your own county. How star ratings work
- Weigh total cost, not just premium: compare plan details using Medicare.gov before you enroll. Medicare Plan Compare
- Check that your doctors and drugs are in-network before you enroll, and confirm the plan on Medicare.gov. Choosing a plan
Insurer-level averages combine every plan the organization files with CMS; the plan sold in your county may differ.
PlainMedicare is rendered directly from CMS Medicare Advantage and Part D public files, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a correction. Data current as of 2026-09-01.