Dr. Salome Ewurasi Defore, MD

Dr. Defore practices at St. Mary's Hospital in Athens, Georgia, part of Trinity Health.

Dr. Defore's NPI, 1245736172, was assigned on March 31, 2018. Dr. Defore holds Georgia license 88578.

Dr. Defore's primary practice is St. Mary's Hospital, at 1230 Baxter Street, Athens, GA 30606 in Clarke County. The practice phone is (706) 389-3000.

Dr. Defore's primary practice is St. Mary's Hospital in Athens, Georgia, part of Trinity Health. Dr. Defore is also affiliated with Grady Memorial Hospital. The medical group on file is Emory Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Defore to 5 more hospitals and 11 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Defore practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Defore's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Defore is licensed in Georgia.

Dmand AI lists acute diabetes, acute respiratory failure, anemia, electrolyte disorders, gastrointestinal bleeding, hypertension, lung disease: COPD, asthma or bronchitis and pneumonia and respiratory infection among the conditions Dr. Defore treats.

CMS data shows 993 Medicare services from Dr. Defore across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 351 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $77,370 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 351 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Defore in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 129 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 30% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.73, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Defore's median patient age at 69, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. Defore wrote 607 Medicare Part D claims for 274 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 340 of them, across 15 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $14,998 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 157 claims across 10 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Dr. Defore for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Defore accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Dr. Defore from 3 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $22.

Dr. Defore is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.