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Eric Paul Fontenot, MD

NPI 1437228657ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine· Lafayette, LA

Internal Medicine (MD) in Lafayette, Louisiana, licensed in LA, with an NPI issued in November 2006. In 2024 Medicare paid $218,916 for 300 patients, and Part D covered 5,398 of their prescriptions, 89% of them generic. Lilly USA, LLC was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $146.06 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Lake Charles Memorial Hospital and 3 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.

Overview

NPI1437228657
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedNov 6, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJul 16, 2013

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Internal Medicine Primary207R00000X201186LA

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Internal Medicine (LA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients300
Services billed5,573 across 33 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$218,916

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)5,398 · 9,632 30-day fills
Patients338
Total drug cost$310,478
Generic share89% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year2002
Medicare specialtyInternal Medicine

Hospital affiliations

Other facilities

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$146.06 · 9 payments from 3 companies
  • 2024$127.26 · 8 payments from 6 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Lilly USA, LLC$112.807
Janssen Biotech, Inc.$18.801
Abbvie Inc.$14.461

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$146.06 · 9 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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