Nigel M. Fontenot, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Manchester, TN
Nigel M. Fontenot, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Manchester, Tennessee, and NPI 1295782167, issued on May 27, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 20399, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nigel M. Fontenot
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 20399 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Unity Medical Center, Manchester, TN 37355
- Phone
- (931) 450-1730
- Enumerated
- May 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 10, 2022
- Fax
- (931) 461-7086
- Medicaid IDs
- E90239 TN
3057116 TN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060327000030); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nigel M. Fontenot in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 20399Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
386 Medicare Part D claims for 229 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 62 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen30 claims
- Meloxicam27 claims
- Tramadol Hcl19 claims
- Cefdinir14 claims
- Ondansetron Odt14 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Coffee County Physician Group PCManchester, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nigel M. Fontenot among 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee
Nigel M. Fontenot, MD is one of 1,174 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 83% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2012 among the 667 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee.
All 1,174 in Tennessee → Every provider in Manchester → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Harry Bartee, MDManchester, TN 373551467433623
- Neil Christopher, M.D.Manchester, TN 373551790792141
- Marvin Eason, M.D.Jasper, TN 373471295771053
- Hal Parker, M.D.Jasper, TN 373471407090004
- Brenda Ross, M.D.Jasper, TN 373471124055801
- Joy Sanford, M.D.Jasper, TN 373471558307314
- William Stevens, D.O.Ooltewah, TN 373631578590253
- Kevin Stevens, MDJasper, TN 373471336569359
Common questions
What is Nigel M. Fontenot, MD's NPI number?
Nigel M. Fontenot, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295782167, issued on May 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nigel M. Fontenot, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Unity Medical Center, Manchester, TN, 37355. Phone: (931) 450-1730. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nigel M. Fontenot, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 20399, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nigel M. Fontenot, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nigel M. Fontenot, MD had 386 Medicare Part D claims for 229 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.