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Dr. David B. Fulton, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Hand Surgery

14 Richland Medical Park Drive Suite 200
Columbia, SC 29203

(803) 296-9200

Dr. David B. Fulton, MD is an orthopedist in Columbia, SC specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and hand surgery.

Office Locations

14 Richland Medical Park Drive Suite 200
Columbia, SC 29203

(803) 296-9200

(803) 296-9697

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. David B. Fulton, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

decompression surgery

trigger finger surgery

upper extremity surgery

In 2023, Dr. David B. Fulton, MD performed more decompression surgery, trigger finger surgery, and upper extremity surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within South Carolina.

Top 10%

By Volume:

joint reconstruction

joint surgery

nerve surgery

open carpal tunnel surgery

tendon surgery

In 2023, Dr. David B. Fulton, MD performed more joint reconstruction, joint surgery, nerve surgery, open carpal tunnel surgery, and tendon surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within South Carolina.

Top 25%

By Volume:

total shoulder replacement

By Affordability:

acromial resection

acromioplasty

arthroscopic acromioplasty

arthroscopic distal clavicle excision

arthroscopic subacromial decompression

claviculectomy

decompression surgery

distal clavicle excision

nerve decompression surgery

nerve procedures

nerve surgery

partial claviculectomy

shoulder arthroplasty

shoulder reconstruction

shoulder replacement

subacromial decompression

tendon sheath incision

total joint replacement

total shoulder replacement

trigger finger surgery

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within South Carolina, Dr. David B. Fulton, MD performed more total shoulder replacement procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for acromial resection, acromioplasty, arthroscopic acromioplasty, arthroscopic distal clavicle excision, arthroscopic subacromial decompression, claviculectomy (clavicle excision), decompression surgery, distal clavicle excision (Mumford procedure), nerve decompression surgery, nerve procedures, nerve surgery, partial claviculectomy, shoulder arthroplasty, shoulder reconstruction, shoulder replacement, subacromial decompression, tendon sheath incision, total joint replacement, total shoulder replacement, and trigger finger surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David B. Fulton, MD treated as an orthopedist in Columbia, SC during 2012 were upper extremity surgery, injections, aspiration and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David B. Fulton, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	206
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	12
decompression surgery	153
doctor visit	1109
excision	26
fracture surgery	12
hip imaging	17
immobilization	14
injections	299
joint surgery	142
minimally invasive procedures	98
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	21
musculoskeletal imaging	66
nerve procedures	118
open surgery	130
reconstructive surgery	44
tendon surgery	104
transplant procedures	23
upper extremity surgery	376
X-rays	45

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David B. Fulton, MD treated as an orthopedist in Columbia, SC during 2013 were upper extremity surgery, injections, joint surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David B. Fulton, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	183
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	15
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	31
decompression surgery	176
doctor visit	1193
excision	44
hospital care	11
immobilization	22
injections	314
inpatient care	11
joint surgery	222
minimally invasive procedures	158
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	17
musculoskeletal imaging	43
nerve procedures	128
open surgery	128
reconstructive surgery	64
tendon surgery	83
transplant procedures	28
upper extremity surgery	433
X-rays	26

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Fulton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	323
Female	577

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	690
Black	184
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	435
From 75 to 84	237
85 and over	83
Less than 65	145

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Fulton, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	34
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David B. Fulton, MD treated as an orthopedist in Columbia, SC during 2014 were upper extremity surgery, injections, joint surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David B. Fulton, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	198
bone surgery	13
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	26
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	28
decompression surgery	184
doctor visit	1178
excision	57
hip imaging	15
hospital care	24
immobilization	16
injections	315
inpatient care	24
joint surgery	228
minimally invasive procedures	152
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	53
musculoskeletal imaging	88
nerve procedures	135
open surgery	135
reconstructive surgery	76
tendon surgery	124
transplant procedures	26
upper extremity surgery	500
X-rays	35

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Fulton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	360
Female	567

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	716
Black	176
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	472
From 75 to 84	237
85 and over	88
Less than 65	130

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Fulton, MD in 2014

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	36
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David B. Fulton, MD treated as an orthopedist in Columbia, SC during 2015 were upper extremity surgery, injections, joint surgery and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David B. Fulton, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	172
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	13
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	19
decompression surgery	174
doctor visit	1087
excision	40
hip imaging	15
hospital care	11
injections	267
inpatient care	11
joint surgery	202
minimally invasive procedures	143
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	34
musculoskeletal imaging	49
nerve procedures	127
open surgery	127
reconstructive surgery	59
tendon surgery	116
transplant procedures	16
upper extremity surgery	445
X-rays	15

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Fulton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	688
Female	1154

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1428
Black	356
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	894
From 75 to 84	470
85 and over	192
Less than 65	286

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Fulton, MD in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	35
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David B. Fulton, MD treated as an orthopedist in Columbia, SC during 2016 were upper extremity surgery, injections, decompression surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David B. Fulton, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	98
decompression surgery	160
doctor visit	969
excision	30
injections	189
joint surgery	153
minimally invasive procedures	99
musculoskeletal imaging	18
nerve procedures	121
open surgery	121
reconstructive surgery	54
spinal procedures	15
tendon surgery	82
transplant procedures	13
upper extremity surgery	356
X-rays	33

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Fulton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	314
Female	539

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	685
Black	141
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	449
From 75 to 84	228
85 and over	56
Less than 65	120

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Fulton, MD in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David B. Fulton, MD treated as an orthopedist in Columbia, SC during 2017 were upper extremity surgery, joint surgery, injections and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David B. Fulton, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	90
decompression surgery	137
doctor visit	923
excision	38
injections	157
joint surgery	170
minimally invasive procedures	120
nerve procedures	87
open surgery	87
reconstructive surgery	50
tendon surgery	88
transplant procedures	14
upper extremity surgery	345

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Fulton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	277
Female	471

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	577
Black	141
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	416
From 75 to 84	177
85 and over	64
Less than 65	91

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Fulton, MD in 2017

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	31
Dementia	4
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David B. Fulton, MD treated as an orthopedist in Columbia, SC during 2018 were upper extremity surgery, joint surgery, decompression surgery and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David B. Fulton, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	62
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	11
decompression surgery	129
doctor visit	884
excision	19
injections	117
joint surgery	134
minimally invasive procedures	75
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	20
musculoskeletal imaging	20
nerve procedures	97
open surgery	97
reconstructive surgery	59
tendon surgery	104
transplant procedures	27
upper extremity surgery	335

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Fulton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	303
Female	472

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	610
Black	143
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	424
From 75 to 84	193
85 and over	65
Less than 65	93

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Fulton, MD in 2018

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David B. Fulton, MD treated as an orthopedist in Columbia, SC during 2019 were upper extremity surgery, injections, decompression surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David B. Fulton, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	136
decompression surgery	156
doctor visit	1121
excision	12
hospital care	11
immobilization	15
injections	210
inpatient care	11
joint surgery	123
minimally invasive procedures	62
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	16
musculoskeletal imaging	16
nerve procedures	128
open surgery	128
reconstructive surgery	61
tendon surgery	122
transplant procedures	35
upper extremity surgery	373

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Fulton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	332
Female	578

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	697
Black	177
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	507
From 75 to 84	241
85 and over	63
Less than 65	99

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Fulton, MD in 2019

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David B. Fulton, MD treated as an orthopedist in Columbia, SC during 2020 were upper extremity surgery, injections, aspiration and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David B. Fulton, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	140
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	12
decompression surgery	134
doctor visit	1077
excision	26
injections	238
joint surgery	121
minimally invasive procedures	88
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	31
musculoskeletal imaging	31
nerve procedures	98
open surgery	98
reconstructive surgery	33
tendon surgery	90
transplant procedures	13
upper extremity surgery	309

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Fulton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	293
Female	522

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	609
Black	168
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	448
From 75 to 84	229
85 and over	47
Less than 65	91

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Fulton, MD in 2020

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David B. Fulton, MD treated as an orthopedist in Columbia, SC during 2021 were upper extremity surgery, injections, aspiration and tendon surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David B. Fulton, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	146
decompression surgery	108
doctor visit	1047
excision	22
fracture surgery	11
injections	248
joint surgery	103
minimally invasive procedures	65
nerve procedures	82
open surgery	93
reconstructive surgery	38
tendon surgery	109
transplant procedures	17
upper extremity surgery	305

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Fulton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	305
Female	522

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	641
Black	151
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	469
From 75 to 84	237
85 and over	57
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Fulton, MD in 2021

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	29
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David B. Fulton, MD treated as an orthopedist in Columbia, SC during 2022 were upper extremity surgery, injections, aspiration and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David B. Fulton, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	128
decompression surgery	127
doctor visit	1012
excision	14
injections	201
joint surgery	102
minimally invasive procedures	49
nerve procedures	106
open surgery	106
reconstructive surgery	53
tendon surgery	91
transplant procedures	20
upper extremity surgery	299

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Fulton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	292
Female	502

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	604
Black	156
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	434
From 75 to 84	252
85 and over	56
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Fulton, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	32
Dementia	4
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David B. Fulton, MD treated as an orthopedist in Columbia, SC during 2023 were upper extremity surgery, injections, aspiration and tendon surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David B. Fulton, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	132
decompression surgery	94
doctor visit	929
excision	15
injections	226
joint surgery	106
minimally invasive procedures	46
nerve procedures	76
open surgery	76
reconstructive surgery	60
tendon surgery	114
transplant procedures	21
upper extremity surgery	296

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Fulton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	283
Female	510

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	611
Black	153
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	427
From 75 to 84	266
85 and over	60
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Fulton, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	3
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David B. Fulton, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David B. Fulton, MD treated as an orthopedist in Columbia, SC were upper extremity surgery, injections, joint surgery and decompression surgery.

aspiration	140
bone surgery	13
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	15
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	22
decompression surgery	144
doctor visit	1044
excision	28
fracture surgery	11
hip imaging	15
hospital care	14
immobilization	16
injections	231
inpatient care	14
joint surgery	150
minimally invasive procedures	96
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	27
musculoskeletal imaging	41
nerve procedures	108
open surgery	110
reconstructive surgery	54
spinal procedures	15
tendon surgery	102
transplant procedures	21
upper extremity surgery	364
X-rays	30

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Fulton, MD.

**Gender**
Female	534
Male	314

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	162
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	655
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	12

**Age**
85 and over	69
75 to 84	230
Less than 65	100
65 to 74	447

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David B. Fulton, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David B. Fulton, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in South Carolina.

Licensed In: South Carolina

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. David B. Fulton, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP	$4,807 DJO Surgical AltiVate Reverse $3,273	DJO Surgical Match Point System $1,500	DJO Surgical AltiVate Anatomic System $34
Arthrex, Inc.	$3,157 $3,157
AXOGEN	$1,855 AxoGuard Nerve Connector $1,810	AxoGuard Nerve Protector $45
Peerless Surgical Inc.	$1,837 $1,837
Wright Medical Technology, Inc.	$1,528 BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM $1,453	AEQUALIS $75
Other	$1,156 Extremities $229	AccuFill $125	ROSA $80	Segway blade or mieye camera $50	BGS-BHS Stimulators $37	Other $635

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$5,868
Food and Beverage	$3,213
Honoraria	$2,700
Education	$2,490
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$50
Other	$20

Biography

Dr. David Fulton practices hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery in Columbia, SC. He studied medicine at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.