Benjamin Scott Fontenot
NPI 1508283813ActiveIndividual· Family Medicine· Lake Charles, LA
Family Medicine with Imperial Health LLP, practicing in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $1,393,769 for 14,362 claims, against $285,293 paid for services in 2024. Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP was the largest of 10 companies reporting payments in 2025, $586.46 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Beauregard Memorial Hospital and 4 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1508283813 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Mar 25, 2014 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Nov 28, 2017 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Medicine Primary | 207Q00000X | 306762 | LA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Family Practice (LA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 396 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 33,532 across 107 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $285,293 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 14,362 · 30,006 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 663 |
| Total drug cost | $1,393,769 |
| Generic share | 87% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Family Practice |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- Imperial Health LLPLake Charles, LA · 78 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Beauregard Memorial HospitalDeridder, LA
- Christus Ochsner Lake Area HospitalLake Charles, LA
- Christus Ochsner St Patrick HospitalLake Charles, LA
- Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles, LA
- West Calcasieu Cameron HospitalSulphur, LA
Other facilities
- Amedisys Home HealthHome health agency · Lake Charles, LA
- Centerwell Home HealthHome health agency · Jennings, LA
- Christus Homecare St PatrickHome health agency · Lake Charles, LA
- Elara CaringHome health agency · Jennings, LA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$586.46 · 37 payments from 10 companies
- 2024$1,054 · 67 payments from 18 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $166.21 | 18 |
| Glaxosmithkline, LLC. | $120.97 | 5 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $80.90 | 5 |
| Antares Pharma, Inc. | $72.94 | 1 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $64.84 | 3 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$586.46 · 37 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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