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Dr. George Arthur Applewhite, M.D.
Preventive Medicine - Public Health & General Preventive Medicine
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 1911 Read Rd, Picayune, MS 39466
Phone: 601-251-3500    Fax: 601-251-3504

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