Express Scripts Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1986

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 26,600

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A

  • Financing Rounds
  • 17

  • Investments
  • 16

Express Scripts General Information

Description

Provider of pharmacy benefit management services intended to make better health more affordable and accessible. The company's integrated pharmacy benefit management services include network-pharmacy claims processing, home delivery, specialty benefit management, benefit-design consultation, drug-utilization review, formulary management, medical and drug data analysis services, thereby enabling physicians and pharmacists to reduce their administrative process and to be more timely, efficient and effective in providing care for patients.

Contact Information

Formerly Known As
Aristotle Holding, Inc.
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
(Operating Subsidiary)
Financing Status
Corporate Backed or Acquired
Corporate Office
  • 1 Express Way
  • Saint Louis, MO 63121
  • United States
+1 (800)
Primary Industry
Other Healthcare Services
Other Industries
Practice Management (Healthcare)
Managed Care
Parent Company
Corporate Office
  • 1 Express Way
  • Saint Louis, MO 63121
  • United States
+1 (800)

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Express Scripts Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
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Post-Val Status Debt

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Express Scripts Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Provider of pharmacy benefit management services intended to make better health more affordable and accessible. The comp
Other Healthcare Services
Saint Louis, MO
26,600 As of 2017

Columbia, MD
 

Eden Prairie, MN
 
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Express Scripts Competitors (30)

One of Express Scripts’s 30 competitors is Magellan Health, a Formerly PE-Backed company based in Columbia, MD.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Magellan Health Formerly PE-Backed Columbia, MD
Optum Private Equity-Backed Eden Prairie, MN
CVS Caremark Formerly VC-backed Lee's Summit, MO
Evolent Health Formerly VC-backed Arlington, VA
Geisinger Health System Corporate Backed or Acquired Danville, PA
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Express Scripts Patents

Express Scripts Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-12204515-B1 Machine-learning-automated recognition and labelling of columnar data Active 25-Aug-2023
US-20250029711-A1 Method and system for automated relationship discovery in a pharmaceutical network Pending 19-Jul-2023
US-20250019101-A1 Literature packaging system for a high-volume pharmacy Pending 13-Jul-2023
US-20250022562-A1 Systems and methods for improving interactions of insurance providers, prescribing healthcare professionals, and members associated with a high volume pharmacy Pending 12-Jul-2023
US-20250022563-A1 Systems and methods for improving interactions of insurance providers, prescribing healthcare professionals, and members associated with a high volume pharmacy Pending 12-Jul-2023 G16H20/10
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Express Scripts Signals

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Express Scripts Investments & Acquisitions (16)

Express Scripts’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with Verity Solutions Group for . The deal was made on 02-Oct-2019.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Verity Solutions Group 02-Oct-2019 Merger/Acquisition Other Healthcare Technology Systems
MedAvail 06-Jun-2018 Later Stage VC Other Healthcare Technology Systems
EviCore Healthcare 15-Dec-2017 Merger/Acquisition Managed Care
myMatrixx 17-May-2017 Merger/Acquisition Pharmaceuticals
Mango Health (Application Software) 14-Mar-2017 Later Stage VC Application Software
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Express Scripts Exits (6)

Express Scripts’s most recent exit was on 06-Jun-2018 from MedAvail. The exit was categorized as with 6 buyers.

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
MedAvail 06-Jun-2018 Completed
  • 6 buyers
Mango Health (Application Software) 14-Mar-2017 Completed
ConnectYourCare 11-Oct-2007 Completed
MOXXI 09-Nov-2004 Completed
CuraScript Infusion Pharmacy 30-Jan-2004 Merger/Acquisition Completed
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Affiliates

Subsidiaries (5)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Inside Rx Saint Louis, MO 2017
Verity Solutions Group Kirkland, WA 2002
CuraScript SD Lake Mary, FL 1994
EviCore Healthcare Bluffton, SC 1992
Medco Health Solutions 401k Savings Plan Saint Louis, MO 1989

Express Scripts FAQs

  • When was Express Scripts founded?

    Express Scripts was founded in 1986.

  • Where is Express Scripts headquartered?

    Express Scripts is headquartered in Saint Louis, MO.

  • What is the size of Express Scripts?

    Express Scripts has 26,600 total employees.

  • What industry is Express Scripts in?

    Express Scripts’s primary industry is Other Healthcare Services.

  • Is Express Scripts a private or public company?

    Express Scripts is a Private company.

  • What is the current valuation of Express Scripts?

    The current valuation of Express Scripts is .

  • What is Express Scripts’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Express Scripts is .

  • How much funding has Express Scripts raised over time?

    Express Scripts has raised $9.3B.

  • Who are Express Scripts’s competitors?

    Magellan Health, Optum, CVS Caremark, Evolent Health, and Geisinger Health System are some of the 30 competitors of Express Scripts.

  • When was Express Scripts acquired?

    Express Scripts was acquired on 20-Dec-2018.

  • Who acquired Express Scripts?

    Express Scripts was acquired by The Cigna Group.

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