Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Fulton G Defour, MD

Individual provider Internal Medicine Physician · NPI 1356326367

Fulton G Defour, MD is a Hospitalist in Fairhope, Alabama. Qualified in 1981, 45 years ago. Practices with Gulf Health Hospitals Inc, a 21-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Alabama.

Years since qualifying
45
Licensed in
AL
In the registry since
2005
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

750 Morphy Ave
Fairhope, AL 36532-1812
Phone: (251) 990-1922
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Specialties & licences

Hospitalist Physician (primary) Taxonomy 208M00000X · Licence 22716 (AL)
Internal Medicine Physician Taxonomy 207R00000X · Licence 22716 (AL)

Record details

NPI number1356326367
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedDecember 13, 2005
Last updated in NPPESJuly 1, 2019

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyHOSPITALIST
Also practisesINTERNAL MEDICINE
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 1981 (45 years in practice)
Group practice Gulf Health Hospitals Inc — 21 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations2 on file with Medicare

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients586
Services billed 1,497 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age77

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Food and Beverage $118 1 payment · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

  • Thomas Hospital Hospital · Fairhope, AL · listed as Gulf Health Hospitals, Inc
  • Baldwin Health Hospital · Foley, AL
  • Mobile Infirmary Medical Center Hospital · Mobile, AL

Colleagues at Gulf Health Hospitals Inc

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 21 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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