Salome Ewurasi Defore, MD
NPI 1245736172ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine· Valdosta, GA
Internal Medicine (MD) with Emory Medical Care Foundation Inc and 4 other groups, practicing in Valdosta, Georgia. In 2024 Medicare paid $77,761 for 351 patients, and Part D covered 607 of their prescriptions, 87% of them generic. Stryker Corporation was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $36.69 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Doctors Hospital and 4 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1245736172 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| NPI issued | Mar 31, 2018 |
| Last updated in NPPES | May 8, 2026 |
| Certified by provider | May 8, 2026 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine Primary | 207R00000X | 88578 | GA |
| Hospitalist | 208M00000X | 88578 | GA |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | 71541 | TN |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Hospitalist (GA); Practitioner - Internal Medicine (LA); Practitioner - Internal Medicine (TN) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 351 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 998 across 8 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $77,761 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 607 · 779 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 274 |
| Total drug cost | $48,771 |
| Generic share | 87% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Hospitalist |
| Secondary specialties | Internal Medicine |
Medical groups
- Emory Medical Care Foundation IncAtlanta, GA · 1,015 clinicians
- Hospital Physician Services - Southeast Professional CorporationClyde, NC · 840 clinicians
- Emory Specialty Associates, LLCAtlanta, GA · 726 clinicians
- Cogent Healthcare of Georgia PCVidalia, GA · 249 clinicians
- Hospital Medicine Services of Ga LLCDublin, GA · 101 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Doctors HospitalAugusta, GA
- Fairview Park HospitalDublin, GA
- Grady Memorial HospitalAtlanta, GA
- St Mary's HospitalAthens, GA
- St Marys Good Samaritan HospitalGreensboro, GA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$36.69 · 2 payments from 2 companies
- 2024$22.17 · 1 payment from 1 company
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $22.48 | 1 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. | $14.21 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$36.69 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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