Paul B. Lapoint
Optometrist · Bunkie, LA
Paul B. Lapoint is an optometrist with a practice address in Bunkie, Louisiana, and NPI 1528126059, issued on Dec 5, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 1031-013T, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul B. Lapoint
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1031-013T LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1221 NW Main St, Bunkie, LA 71322
- Phone
- (318) 346-7208
- Enumerated
- Dec 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 22, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (318) 346-7101
- Medicaid ID
- 1371378 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041109000699); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paul B. Lapoint in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 1031-013TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
865 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost239 claims
- Fluorometholone100 claims
- Combigan75 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate67 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth59 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol55 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: $17.78
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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.
Paul B. Lapoint among 540 optometrist records in Louisiana
Paul B. Lapoint is one of 540 optometrist records with a practice address in Louisiana. 78% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2010 among the 329 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 optometrist records list a practice address in Bunkie
They are 2 of the 110 NPPES records with a practice address in Bunkie, and 540 optometrist records in Louisiana.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paul Lapoint, O.D.Bunkie, LA 713221053865154
- Sherwood Gordey, ODFerriday, LA 713341629152467
- Dick Whitaker, ODFerriday, LA 713341235212457
- Brett Bennett, O.D.Alexandria, LA 713031861868853
- Alayna Brown, ODAlexandria, LA 713031972213197
- Phillip Carney, O.D.Alexandria, LA 713031306808811
- Paul Dupont, ODAlexandria, LA 713031508071507
- Silva Hamade, ODAlexandria, LA 713031952968562
Common questions
What is Paul B. Lapoint's NPI number?
Paul B. Lapoint's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528126059, issued on Dec 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul B. Lapoint located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1221 NW Main St, Bunkie, LA, 71322. Phone: (318) 346-7208. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul B. Lapoint's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 1031-013T, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Paul B. Lapoint prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul B. Lapoint had 865 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.