Eric Paul Fontenot, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Lafayette, LA
Eric Paul Fontenot, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Lafayette, Louisiana, and NPI 1437228657, issued on Nov 6, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 201186, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eric Paul Fontenot
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 201186 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1219 Coolidge Blvd, Lafayette, LA 70503
- Phone
- (337) 233-4980
- Enumerated
- Nov 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 16, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (337) 233-4980
- Medicaid ID
- 1066117 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070206000451); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Eric Paul 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 201186Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,398 Medicare Part D claims for 338 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 370 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium296 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen218 claims
- Alprazolam202 claims
- Prednisone199 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate171 claims
- Losartan Potassium155 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: $127.26
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Eric Paul Fontenot among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
Eric Paul Fontenot, MD is one of 1,749 internal 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
107 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Lafayette
They are 107 of the 5,181 NPPES records with a practice address in Lafayette, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Eric Paul Fontenot, MD's NPI number?
Eric Paul Fontenot, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437228657, issued on Nov 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eric Paul Fontenot, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1219 Coolidge Blvd, Lafayette, LA, 70503. Phone: (337) 233-4980. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eric Paul Fontenot, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 201186, 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 Eric Paul Fontenot, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eric Paul Fontenot, MD had 5,398 Medicare Part D claims for 338 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.