Philip Fontenot, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Asheville, NC
Philip Fontenot, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1306232731, issued on Apr 13, 2015. Check the license (North Carolina 202101066, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Philip Fontenot
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 202101066 NC
60344 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 75B Livingston St, Asheville, NC 28801
- Phone
- (828) 258-8800
- Enumerated
- Apr 13, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jul 7, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 258-0434
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210715000593); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 75B Livingston St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Shannon Alejandro, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1215357025
- Robert Boykin, M.D.Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1518158633
- Stephanie BucyPhysician Assistant1629266309
- Garrett Burrell, DOSports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1558011304
- Natalie ChapinPhysical Therapist1366861403
- Michael Goebel, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1114967189
Verify Philip Fontenot in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 202101066Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
827 Medicare Part D claims for 243 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 199 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl170 claims
- Amoxicillin169 claims
- Celecoxib123 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl120 claims
- Meloxicam43 claims
- Cefadroxil39 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $201.25
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Becton, Dickinson and Company. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 3 group practices
- Comprehab, IncGastonia, NC
- Emergeortho PAAsheville, NC
- Proactive Therapy OF North Carolina IncMarion, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
Other orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina
- Samuel Abrams, M.D.Asheville, NC1982929717
- Richard Adams, M.D.Statesville, NC1699767350
- Samuel Adams, M.D.Durham, NC1639358617
- Temitope Adebayo, MDLumberton, NC1912499385
- Briggs Ahearn, MDPineville, NC1659798015
- Daniel Albright, MDRaleigh, NC1053314922
- Shannon Alejandro, M.D.Asheville, NC1215357025
- Richard Alexander, M.D.Laurinburg, NC1295875581
- Richard Alioto, M.D.Clayton, NC1780771220
- David Allen, M.D.Lumberton, NC1154310290
Common questions
What is Philip Fontenot, M.D.'s NPI number?
Philip Fontenot, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306232731, issued on Apr 13, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Philip Fontenot, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 75B Livingston St, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 258-8800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Philip Fontenot, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 202101066, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Philip Fontenot, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Philip Fontenot, M.D. had 827 Medicare Part D claims for 243 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Philip Fontenot, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.