Shane Bennett Fontenot, O.D.
Optometrist · Jennings, LA
Shane Bennett Fontenot, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Jennings, Louisiana, and NPI 1164612529, issued on Jul 31, 2007. Check the license (Louisiana 1540, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shane Bennett Fontenot
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1540 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1702 Johnson St, Jennings, LA 70546
- Phone
- (337) 824-1112
- Enumerated
- Jul 31, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 7, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (337) 824-9112
- Medicaid ID
- 1020818 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070912000232); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1702 Johnson St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lindsay Dugas, O.D.Optometrist1780026195
Verify Shane Bennett Fontenot in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 1540Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
744 Medicare Part D claims for 217 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 53% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost319 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate107 claims
- Timolol Maleate60 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth41 claims
- Restasis36 claims
- Combigan21 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): 82.1 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: $6,058.99
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision Inc. 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Advanced Family Eyecare LLCJennings, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shane Bennett Fontenot among 540 optometrist records in Louisiana
Shane Bennett Fontenot, O.D. 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 2007, is newer than 42% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2010 among the 329 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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).
4 optometrist records list a practice address in Jennings
They are 4 of the 311 NPPES records with a practice address in Jennings, and 540 optometrist records in Louisiana.
All 540 in Louisiana → Every provider in Jennings → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lindsay Dugas, O.D.Jennings, LA 705461780026195
- Jillian Franklin, ODJennings, LA 705461992281406
- Michael Ziegler, O.D.Jennings, LA 705461407920341
- Milton Kidd, ODFranklin, LA 705381902996911
- Pamela Carter, O.D.Eunice, LA 705351942268727
- Sarah Fruge', O.D.Eunice, LA 705351508097627
- J D Miller, ODEunice, LA 705351457345837
- Rhonda Moser, ODEunice, LA 705351104853621
Common questions
What is Shane Bennett Fontenot, O.D.'s NPI number?
Shane Bennett Fontenot, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164612529, issued on Jul 31, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shane Bennett Fontenot, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1702 Johnson St, Jennings, LA, 70546. Phone: (337) 824-1112. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shane Bennett Fontenot, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 1540, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Shane Bennett Fontenot, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shane Bennett Fontenot, O.D. had 744 Medicare Part D claims for 217 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shane Bennett Fontenot, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.1 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.