Derek Fontenot
Pharmacist · Lake Charles, LA
Derek Fontenot is a pharmacist with a practice address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and NPI 1609311927, issued on Dec 21, 2016. Check the license (Louisiana PST.021842, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Derek Fontenot
- Primary taxonomy
- Pharmacist 183500000X
- License number
- PST.021842 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2011 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA 70601
- Phone
- (337) 508-3864
- Enumerated
- Dec 21, 2016
- Record last updated
- Dec 21, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2011 Ryan St
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Verify Derek 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 PST.021842Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 95% of the cost of the top drugs
73 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries, against an average of 119 among the 28,524 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 100% of claims.
Most prescribed
Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.
- Shingrix34 claims
- Arexvy25 claims
- Boostrix Tdap12 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.
Derek Fontenot among 4,623 pharmacist records in Louisiana
Derek Fontenot is one of 4,623 pharmacist records with a practice address in Louisiana. 33% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 62% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 33% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 0% of these records are
- Record last updated2016 · 78% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 183500000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
174 pharmacist records list a practice address in Lake Charles
They are 174 of the 2,791 NPPES records with a practice address in Lake Charles, and 4,623 pharmacist records in Louisiana.
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The 8 pharmacist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kerry Andrus, PHARMDLake Charles, LA 706011174839286
- Monica Baker, PHARM. D.Lake Charles, LA 706011831405232
- Tamara Breaux, PHARMDLake Charles, LA 706011922398296
- Pamela Duplechain-Cellum, DOCTOR OF PHARMACYLake Charles, LA 706011831404870
- Carrie Faulk, PHARMDLake Charles, LA 706011346555448
- Martha Hankins, R. PH.Lake Charles, LA 706011760797575
- Drucilla Hardesty, RPHLake Charles, LA 706011649585696
- Monica Harrington, PHARM DLake Charles, LA 706011336454420
Common questions
What is Derek Fontenot's NPI number?
Derek Fontenot's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609311927, issued on Dec 21, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Derek Fontenot located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2011 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA, 70601. Phone: (337) 508-3864. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Derek Fontenot's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number PST.021842, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Derek Fontenot prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Derek Fontenot had 73 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries; the average among pharmacist prescribers was 119. 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.