What is James Fontenot's specialty?

James Fontenot (NPI 1770524332) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Ville Platte, LA.

Where does James Fontenot practice?

James Fontenot practices in Ville Platte, LA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1770524332.

How much does Medicare pay James Fontenot?

James Fontenot (NPI 1770524332) received approximately $83K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 407 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1770524332

James FontenotMD

PRACTICECLHG-VILLE PLATTE LLCSee all providers at this practice →

Internal MedicineVille Platte, LAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

693

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,074

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$77K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,297 Internal Medicine providers in LA — above median (cohort median 534).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

22,141

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.2M

Distinct drugs

213

Brand share

24.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen1,116 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium845 claims

Amlodipine Besylate767 claims

Furosemide503 claims

Omeprazole485 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$616

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$616

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$616

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where James Fontenot's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 49 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CLHG-VILLE PLATTE LLC	723	6,710
LAFLEUR, DIANNE	334	3,776
REED, JOSEPH	311	3,387
Acadian Ambulance Service, Inc. Ambulance Service Provider · Lafayette, LA	180	1,627
John Higgins Diagnostic Radiology · Ville Platte, LA	170	1,572
Deborah Lastrapes Pathology · Opelousas, LA	167	816
Eduardo Alvarez Internal Medicine · Ville Platte, LA	119	1,158
Thomas Fontenot Family Practice · Ville Platte, LA	110	1,069
Jason Chambers Family Practice · Scott, LA	104	785
Michael Williams Emergency Medicine · Church Point, LA	87	637
Charles Monier Cardiology · Ville Platte, LA	85	502
SAVOY MEDICAL MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC.	76	587

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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