Roger A. Fontes, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Las Vegas, NV
Roger A. Fontes, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Las Vegas, Nevada, and NPI 1649258880, issued on Jan 6, 2006. Check the license (Nevada 10120, as entered in NPPES) on the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Roger A. Fontes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 10120 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2800 E Desert Inn RD Ste 100, Las Vegas, NV 89121
- Phone
- (702) 731-1616
- Enumerated
- Jan 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 9, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (702) 734-4900
- Medicaid IDs
- 1649258880 NV
002018543 NV - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040726000843); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Washington University School Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2800 E Desert Inn RD Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Chelsey Adams, PAPhysician Assistant1811640253
- Edmund Afrim-Antwi, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1679756688
- Ajit Amesur, DOOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1427613215
- John Baldauf, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1891773479
- Grant Beck, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1649446220
- Karla Bee, PA-CPhysician Assistant1417313875
Verify Roger A. Fontes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNevada State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 10120Check 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
369 Medicare Part D claims for 168 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 65 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Celecoxib137 claims
- Meloxicam84 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl40 claims
- Mupirocin25 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen18 claims
- Amoxicillin14 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: $278.01
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. 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 one group practice
- Desert Orthopaedic Center LtdLas Vegas, NV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Roger A. Fontes among 164 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Nevada
Roger A. Fontes, MD is one of 164 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Nevada. 73% 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 24% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 24% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 1998 among the 97 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Nevada practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Nevada
There are 164 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Nevada.
All 164 in Nevada → Every provider in Las Vegas → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Baldauf, M.D.Las Vegas, NV 891211891773479
- Mark Barry, M.D.Las Vegas, NV 891211598743080
- Patrick Brandner, M.D.Las Vegas, NV 891211992783419
- Mark Hansen, M.D.Las Vegas, NV 891211962483024
- Syed Hasan, MDLas Vegas, NV 891211235768748
- Russell Nevins, MDLas Vegas, NV 891211306845649
- Lowell Niebaum, M.D.Las Vegas, NV 891211609854975
- David Peterson, D.O., PHARM. D.Las Vegas, NV 891211225234511
Common questions
What is Roger A. Fontes, MD's NPI number?
Roger A. Fontes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649258880, issued on Jan 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Roger A. Fontes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2800 E Desert Inn RD Ste 100, Las Vegas, NV, 89121. Phone: (702) 731-1616. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Roger A. Fontes, MD's license?
NPPES lists Nevada license number 10120, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners at https://medboard.nv.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Roger A. Fontes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Roger A. Fontes, MD had 369 Medicare Part D claims for 168 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.