James Brandon Fontenot, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Ville Platte, LA
James Brandon Fontenot, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Ville Platte, Louisiana, and NPI 1770524332, issued on Jun 8, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 025984, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Brandon Fontenot
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 025984 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 421 Jack Miller RD, Ville Platte, LA 70586
- Phone
- (337) 363-4499
- Enumerated
- Jun 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 11, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (337) 363-4990
- Medicaid ID
- 1049484 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040428001212); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 421 Jack Miller RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Amy Fontenot, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1427365105
Verify James Brandon 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 025984Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
22,924 Medicare Part D claims for 829 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 2,102 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen1,116 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium845 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate767 claims
- Furosemide503 claims
- Omeprazole485 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium484 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 10.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $616.01
44 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Clhg-Ville Platte LLCVille Platte, LA
- Fontenot Healthcare Inc.Ville Platte, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Brandon Fontenot among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
James Brandon 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 updated2010 · 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).
5 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Ville Platte
They are 5 of the 184 NPPES records with a practice address in Ville Platte, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Eduardo Alvarez, M.D.Ville Platte, LA 705861316098544
- Charles Aswell, MDVille Platte, LA 705861801842141
- Jeffery Lafleur, M.D.Ville Platte, LA 705861578559407
- Lori Vidrine-Parks, M.D.Ville Platte, LA 705861619063591
- Nicholas George, MDScott, LA 705831851898506
- Debra Durham, M.D.Parks, LA 705821386646677
- Anjum Asad, M.D.Youngsville, LA 705921225345085
- Stephen Darbonne, MDYoungsville, LA 705921588640064
Common questions
What is James Brandon Fontenot, MD's NPI number?
James Brandon Fontenot, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770524332, issued on Jun 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Brandon Fontenot, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 421 Jack Miller RD, Ville Platte, LA, 70586. Phone: (337) 363-4499. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Brandon Fontenot, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 025984, 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 James Brandon Fontenot, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Brandon Fontenot, MD had 22,924 Medicare Part D claims for 829 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Brandon Fontenot, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 10.8 of 100. 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.