Christopher Paul Fontenot, MD
Specialist · Lafayette, LA
Christopher Paul Fontenot, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Lafayette, Louisiana, and NPI 1669492369, issued on Jul 19, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 10547R, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Paul Fontenot
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 10547R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Beaullieu Dr, Lafayette, LA 70508
- Phone
- (337) 232-4555
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 9, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (337) 232-0906
- Medicaid ID
- 1651249 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081002000027); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Paul Fontenot in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 10547RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average specialist in 2024
3,107 Medicare Part D claims for 620 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 106 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl536 claims
- Finasteride483 claims
- Oxybutynin Chloride Er223 claims
- Gemtesa169 claims
- Estradiol132 claims
- Myrbetriq115 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 99.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $438.71
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- Southern Urology LLCLafayette, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Paul Fontenot among 550 specialist records in Louisiana
Christopher Paul Fontenot, MD is one of 550 specialist records with a practice address in Louisiana. 36% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 36% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 23% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 1991 among the 124 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in Louisiana
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- Juan Fukuda, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705081154314904
- Gordon Gidman, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705081437286085
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Common questions
What is Christopher Paul Fontenot, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Paul Fontenot, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669492369, issued on Jul 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Paul Fontenot, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Beaullieu Dr, Lafayette, LA, 70508. Phone: (337) 232-4555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Paul Fontenot, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 10547R, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher Paul Fontenot, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Paul Fontenot, MD had 3,107 Medicare Part D claims for 620 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Paul Fontenot, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.