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Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD

Accepting New Patients

(185 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine

University of Minnesota Medical School

1413 Hwy 33 South
Cloquet, MN 55720

(218) 337-4000

Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Cloquet, MN specializing in family medicine. He graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School. Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD is affiliated with Essentia Health.

Office Locations

1413 Hwy 33 South
Cloquet, MN 55720

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45 LADY LUCK DRIVE
HINCKLEY, MN 55037

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cloquet, MN during 2012 were lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	22
doctor visit	32
lab tests	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cloquet, MN during 2013 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	45
doctor visit	112

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	51

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	77
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	24
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD in 2013

Hypertension	40
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cloquet, MN during 2014 were blood draw, lab tests, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	158
doctor visit	244
lab tests	23
preventive care	18
thoracic (chest) imaging	23
vaccines	18
X-rays	23

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	76

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	128
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	11
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD in 2014

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cloquet, MN during 2015 were blood draw, lab tests, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	177
doctor visit	245
lab tests	25
preventive care	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	20
vaccines	13
X-rays	20

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	246
Black	38
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	28
Less than 65	154

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD in 2015

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cloquet, MN during 2016 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	69
doctor visit	118

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	73

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	104
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD in 2016

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	27
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cloquet, MN during 2017 were blood draw, lab tests, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	76
doctor visit	181
lab tests	35
thoracic (chest) imaging	20
X-rays	20

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	93

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	102
Black	23
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD in 2017

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	25
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cloquet, MN during 2018 were blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	104
doctor visit	197
lab tests	20

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	60

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	95
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD in 2018

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	29
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cloquet, MN during 2019 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	217
doctor visit	387
lab tests	165
preventive care	21
vaccines	21

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	125
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	172
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	17
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD in 2019

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cloquet, MN during 2020 were blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	185
doctor visit	301
lab tests	157

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	159
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	14
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD in 2020

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cloquet, MN during 2021 were blood draw, lab tests, breast procedures and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	162
breast procedures	11
doctor visit	209
lab tests	62
preventive care	11
women's imaging	11
X-rays	11

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	50

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	111
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD in 2021

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	29
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	24
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	14

**Age**
From 65 to 74	16
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD in 2022

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cloquet, MN were blood draw, lab tests, thoracic (chest) imaging and X-rays.

blood draw	121
breast procedures	11
doctor visit	202
lab tests	63
preventive care	15
thoracic (chest) imaging	21
vaccines	17
women's imaging	11
X-rays	18

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD.

**Gender**
Female	64
Male	74

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	8
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	108
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	2

**Age**
85 and over	6
75 to 84	15
Less than 65	52
65 to 74	50

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	45
High Cholesterol	30
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	4
Dementia	3
Cancer	4

Education & Training

Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School. He completed residency at Allina Hospitals & Clinics. He is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and has a state license in Minnesota.

Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School

Residency: Allina Hospitals & Clinics

Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine

Licensed In: Minnesota

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Essentia Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 185 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Gregory S. Defor, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Cloquet, MN.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-09-13

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Doctor Gregg D . Was excellent kind listened ask questions about me showed an interest in my concerns

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-06-28

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Everything was done very professionally and would recommend.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-11-14

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr was great and very informative! Very impressed!

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-10-26

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Very pleased with my Dr.

Biography

Dr. Gregory Defor's area of specialization is family medicine. Dr. Defor is affiliated with Essentia Health-Polinsky Medical Rehabilitation Center (Duluth). He graduated from the University of Minnesota Medical School and then he performed his residency at Allina Hospitals & Clinics. Patient reviews placed him at an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5). He welcomes new patients at his office inHinckley, MN as reported by Doctor.com.