Dr. David B. Fulton, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,815
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 866
- Part D claims, 2024
- 184
- Publications
- 2
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Practice address
- 104 Saluda Pointe Dr, Lexington, SC 29072
- Practice phone
- Call (803) 227-8000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Palmetto Health-USC Orthopedic Center
Lexington, South Carolina
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Dr. David B. Fulton is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in Lexington, South Carolina
Dr. Fulton practices at Palmetto Health-USC Orthopedic Center in Lexington, South Carolina.
Dr. Fulton's NPI, 1619945540, was assigned on March 8, 2006. Dr. Fulton graduated from University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 1993. Dr. Fulton holds South Carolina license 21251.
- NPI
- 1619945540NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5698687028
- NPI enumeration date
- March 8, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (803) 227-8000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 59
- Medical school graduation
- 1993
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. David B. Fulton practices at Palmetto Health-USC Orthopedic Center in Lexington, South Carolina
Dr. Fulton's primary practice is Palmetto Health-USC Orthopedic Center, at 104 Saluda Pointe Dr, Lexington, SC 29072 in Lexington County. The practice phone is (803) 227-8000.
- Palmetto Health-USC Orthopedic Center104 Saluda Pointe Dr, Lexington, SC 29072 · Lexington CountyPhone(803) 227-8000
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. David B. Fulton is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Fulton's primary practice is Palmetto Health-USC Orthopedic Center in Lexington, South Carolina. Dr. Fulton is also affiliated with Prisma Health Richland Hospital. The medical group on file is Prisma Health Medical Group-Midlands. Dmand AI also links Dr. Fulton to 2 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. David B. Fulton's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Fulton practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Palmetto Health-USC Orthopedic Center | Available with a free account |
| +5 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. David B. Fulton is one of 47 orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in South Carolina
Hand surgery is Dr. Fulton's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207XS0106X. Dr. Fulton is licensed in South Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic hand surgery, South CarolinaPrimary
Orthopaedic hand surgery physicians near Dr. Fulton
Counts of orthopaedic hand surgery physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. David B. Fulton billed Medicare for 2,815 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,815 Medicare services from Dr. Fulton across 26 procedure codes in 2024, for 866 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $286,065 for them.
Dr. Fulton's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 9292024: 1,05313%
- Surgery
- 2023: 5222024: 65125%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 4802024: 55015%
- Imaging
- 2023: 4962024: 54610%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 15
Where Dr. Fulton's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office2,45687%
- In a facility35913%
Dr. Fulton compared with the South Carolina median for orthopaedic hand surgery physicians, 2024
- Dr. Fulton
- South Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 2,815vs 1,69966% above
- Medicare patients
- 866vs 4242.0 times
- Part D claims
- 106vs 103Close to median
Medians across 49 orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in South Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Fulton's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. David B. Fulton treated 866 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 866 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Fulton in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 453 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.05, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Fulton's median patient age at 65, with 60% women.
Dr. Fulton's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Fulton's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women57466%
- Men29234%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Fulton's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes32%
- Ischemic heart disease30%
- Anxiety29%
- Mood disorders25%
- Chronic kidney disease24%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Fulton's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 65
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women60%
- Men40%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. David B. Fulton wrote 184 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Fulton wrote 184 Medicare Part D claims for 125 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 106 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $378 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 157 claims across 6 drugs.
Dr. Fulton's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic181 claims98%
- Brand-name and other3 claims2%
Dr. Fulton's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Fulton's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids35%65 of 184 claims
- Antibiotics13%24 of 184 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1572024: 10632%
Drugs named by CMS: 5 in 2024, 6 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. David B. Fulton ranks in the 90th percentile for upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) in Medicare
Dr. Fulton accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 60 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Fulton, more than 90% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Fulton ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
- 90th percentile60 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Removal of nail tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. David B. Fulton has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Fulton, published from 2021 to 2024. Dr. Fulton has published most often in J Hand Surg Glob Online.
Recent publications by Dr. Fulton
J Hand Surg Glob Online
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. David B. Fulton received $14,175 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 71 general payments to Dr. Fulton from 11 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 41% of the total. Encore Medical, LP paid the most, $4,807.
General payments to Dr. Fulton by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Fulton by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Travel and lodging$5,86841%
- Food and beverage$3,06722%
- Honoraria$2,70019%
- Education$2,49018%
- Speaker and faculty fees$500%
Companies that paid Dr. Fulton the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. David B. Fulton graduated from University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Dr. Fulton graduated from University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 1993.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. David B. Fulton's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. David B. Fulton's NPI number?
Dr. David B. Fulton's NPI number is 1619945540. It was assigned on March 8, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. David B. Fulton?
Dr. David B. Fulton is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in Lexington, South Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207XS0106X).
Where does Dr. David B. Fulton practice?
Dr. Fulton practices at 104 Saluda Pointe Dr, Lexington, SC 29072. Dr. Fulton's primary practice is Palmetto Health-USC Orthopedic Center in Lexington, South Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Fulton to 2 hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. David B. Fulton's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Fulton is (803) 227-8000.
What is Dr. David B. Fulton's medical license number?
Dr. Fulton holds South Carolina license 21251.
Which hospitals is Dr. David B. Fulton affiliated with?
Dr. Fulton is affiliated with Prisma Health Richland Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Fulton to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. David B. Fulton part of?
Dr. Fulton is linked to Prisma Health Medical Group-Midlands. Dmand AI links Dr. Fulton to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. David B. Fulton accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Fulton billed Medicare for 2,815 services in 2024, and Dr. Fulton accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. David B. Fulton see?
CMS counts 866 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Fulton in 2024, with an average age of 74.
What services does Dr. David B. Fulton bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Fulton's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J0702), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, established patient (99213).
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Where did Dr. David B. Fulton go to medical school?
Dr. Fulton graduated from University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 1993.
What drugs does Dr. David B. Fulton prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Fulton's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone HCl, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Methylprednisolone.
Has Dr. David B. Fulton received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $14,175 in general payments to Dr. Fulton from 11 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Encore Medical, LP.
How long has Dr. David B. Fulton been practicing?
Dr. Fulton graduated from medical school in 1993, 33 years ago.
Does Dr. David B. Fulton do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Fulton, published from 2021 to 2024.
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