Benjamin Scott Fontenot
Family Medicine Physician · Lake Charles, LA
Benjamin Scott Fontenot is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and NPI 1508283813, issued on Mar 25, 2014. Check the license (Louisiana 306762, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Scott Fontenot
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 306762 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 277 N Highway 171 Ste 8, Lake Charles, LA 70611
- Phone
- (337) 312-0030
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2014
- Record last updated
- Nov 28, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (337) 312-0033
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170822001448); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Scott Fontenot in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 306762Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
14,362 Medicare Part D claims for 663 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 543 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium608 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium484 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium473 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium408 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate394 claims
- Gabapentin356 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,053.56
46 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Imperial Health LLPLake Charles, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Scott Fontenot among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
Benjamin Scott Fontenot is one of 1,728 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2006 among the 1,201 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
94 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lake Charles
They are 94 of the 2,791 NPPES records with a practice address in Lake Charles, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Penny Goodwin, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706111821255852
- Stewart Greathouse, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706111740589621
- Ashley Greenman, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706111962791699
- Micah Leleux, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706111063711943
- Jason Morris, MDLake Charles, LA 706111861468068
- Ashton Adekanmbi, MDLake Charles, LA 706071548791940
- Jude Agendia, MDLake Charles, LA 706071821287806
- Johnny Biddle, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706071902010952
Common questions
What is Benjamin Scott Fontenot's NPI number?
Benjamin Scott Fontenot's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508283813, issued on Mar 25, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Scott Fontenot located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 277 N Highway 171 Ste 8, Lake Charles, LA, 70611. Phone: (337) 312-0030. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Scott Fontenot's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 306762, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Scott Fontenot prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Scott Fontenot had 14,362 Medicare Part D claims for 663 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.