NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alan Free, M.D.

Pediatrics Physician · Chicago, IL

Alan Free, M.D. is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1679792824, issued on Apr 25, 2007. Check the license on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679792824
Name
Alan Free
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
Practice location
1634 W Polk St, Chicago, IL 60612
Phone
(312) 829-4224
Enumerated
Apr 25, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1634 W Polk St

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional RegulationCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatrics physician in 2024

18 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 375 among the 5,609 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Alan Free18
  2. Specialty average375

Most prescribed

  1. Methylprednisolone11 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $17.92

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Phadia US Inc. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Alan Free$17.92
  2. Specialty average$842.05

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Alan Free among 3,176 pediatrics physician records in Illinois

Alan Free, M.D. is one of 3,176 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 32% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 41% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 32% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 7% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,142 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Chicago

They are 1,142 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 3,176 pediatrics physician records in Illinois.

The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rolanco Balagtas, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121417987363
  2. Edmundo Cortez, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121386675098
  3. Carrie Drazba, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121124095385
  4. Armand Gonzalzles, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121104823228
  5. Mary Lewis, MDChicago, IL 606121568492940
  6. Gina Lowell, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121487605143
  7. Clarence Parks, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121245203512
  8. Mita Patel, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121447299672

Common questions

What is Alan Free, M.D.'s NPI number?

Alan Free, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679792824, issued on Apr 25, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alan Free, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1634 W Polk St, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 829-4224. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alan Free, M.D.'s license?

Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Alan Free, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alan Free, M.D. had 18 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pediatrics physician prescribers was 375. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.