2026 NPPES data Urology Physician NPI 1629008164 MD
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JOHN DEFRANCO, MD

Urology Physician in CHICAGO RIDGE, Illinois. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.

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Prescribing volume
2K
Medicare Part D claims · 519 beneficiaries · Urology Physician avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
95%
generic claims · 5% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$949.72
45 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)

What the federal data shows

JOHN DEFRANCO, MD filed 2,320 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Urology Physician in CHICAGO RIDGE, Illinois, prescribing 95% generic.

2K
Part D claims, 2023
95%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

JOHN DEFRANCO, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber

Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023 — across all CMS prescribers nationally

2,320 Top 14% higher than 86% of 1,370,886 prescribers

0–200: 670,926 prescribers (49%). Below this entry. 200–400: 182,923 prescribers (13%). Below this entry. 400–600: 90,619 prescribers (7%). Below this entry. 600–800: 56,224 prescribers (4%). Below this entry. 800–1,000: 40,919 prescribers (3%). Below this entry. 1,000–1,200: 31,827 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,200–1,400: 26,224 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,400–1,600: 21,710 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,600–1,800: 19,072 prescribers (1%). Below this entry. 1,800–2,000: 16,451 prescribers (1%). Below this entry. 2,000–2,200: 213,991 prescribers (16%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 2K+ every Part D prescriber (claims/yr), bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023

Board certification likely (heuristic — not verified)

JOHN DEFRANCO, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation — signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about JOHN DEFRANCO, MD?

Quality data not reported

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 07/03/2006

NPI 1629008164

Primary specialty

Urology Physician

Mid-sized

13,350 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

2,320 81% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,280

Specialty distribution in Illinois

How Urology Physician compares to other specialties among Illinois providers

Illinois providers

Urology Physician share within Illinois

1. Urology Physician42%2. Internal medicine21%3. Family medicine17%4. Surgical12%5. Pediatric8%
Urology Physician share within Illinois

Specialty board-certification context

Estimated specialty board-certified rate — Urology Physician (ABMS / AOA reference)

Quality data not reported
Est. board-certified rate
78%
Urology Physician ABMS/AOA estimate

Est. board-certified rate (Urology Physician) — ABMS / AOA estimate

0%100%78%
Est. board-certified rate (Urology Physician) — ABMS / AOA estimate

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

JOHN DEFRANCO, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Urology Physician provider holding MD credentials at 10400 SOUTHWEST HWY, CHICAGO RIDGE, IL, 60415, with a listed phone of (708) 888-8287. NPI 1629008164 was issued on 07/03/2006. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what DEFRANCO most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 2,320 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 519 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $127K in drug spend, split 5% brand-name and 95% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 2.1%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.

Urology Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 13,350 enrolled providers across 54 states and an average of 1,280 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

10400 SOUTHWEST HWY
CHICAGO RIDGE, IL 60415

Provider Details

NPI 1629008164
Specialty Urology Physician
Credentials MD
Gender Male
NPI Issued 07/03/2006

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where JOHN DEFRANCO, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" — a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

UROPARTNERS LLC
WESTCHESTER, IL

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for JOHN DEFRANCO, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$950

Largest payer

Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context — Illinois IDFPR 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~42K Illinois medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to JOHN DEFRANCO, MD. To verify JOHN DEFRANCO, MD's current license status, search the IDFPR public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

106
Total board actions, Illinois 2023
Across 103 cases
2.52
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Illinois statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
38 cases

IDFPR publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Illinois disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy

JOHN DEFRANCO, MD — brand share 5.0%
Specialty average (est.)

5% brand-name claims vs 95% generic, on 2,320 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

2,320
Total Claims
$127K
Total Drug Cost
519
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
4,648
Total Day Supply
135,052
Brand vs Generic
5% brand / 95% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$55K
Generic Drug Cost
$72K
Opioid Claims
48 (2.1% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
153

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
75.9 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.62
Gender Split
12% female / 88% male
Age Distribution
<65: 38, 65-74: 189, 75-84: 200, 85+: 92

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What JOHN DEFRANCO, MD prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Tamsulosin Hcl
871
Finasteride
303
Oxybutynin Chloride Er
Oxybutynin Chloride
177
Solifenacin Succinate
112
Tolterodine Tartrate Er
Tolterodine Tartrate
82
Dutasteride
66
Myrbetriq
Mirabegron
52
Alfuzosin Hcl Er
Alfuzosin Hcl
50
Trospium Chloride
50
Cephalexin
43

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Urology Physician Overview

How JOHN DEFRANCO, MD fits within the Urology Physician landscape nationally.

13,350
Urology Physician Providers in US
54
States with Urology Physician
1,280
Avg Claims per Provider

JOHN DEFRANCO, MD's 2,320 claims are above the specialty average of 1,280.

Nearby Urology Physician Providers in Illinois

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Illinois, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as DEFRANCO.

Compare Urology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is JOHN DEFRANCO, MD's specialty?
JOHN DEFRANCO, MD specializes in Urology Physician and practices in CHICAGO RIDGE, Illinois. Credentials: MD.
How much does JOHN DEFRANCO, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, JOHN DEFRANCO, MD wrote 2,320 Medicare Part D claims totaling $127K in drug costs for 519 beneficiaries.
Where is JOHN DEFRANCO, MD located?
JOHN DEFRANCO, MD is located at 10400 SOUTHWEST HWY, CHICAGO RIDGE, IL, 60415. Phone: (708) 888-8287.
What is JOHN DEFRANCO, MD's NPI number?
JOHN DEFRANCO, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629008164, issued on 07/03/2006.
Does JOHN DEFRANCO, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
JOHN DEFRANCO, MD's prescribing is 5% brand-name and 95% generic drugs by claim count, with $55K in brand drug costs.
Does JOHN DEFRANCO, MD prescribe opioids?
Yes, JOHN DEFRANCO, MD had 48 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 2.1%.
How many Urology Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 13,350 Urology Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Urology Physician provider writes 1,280 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does JOHN DEFRANCO, MD prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, JOHN DEFRANCO, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Tamsulosin Hcl, Finasteride, Oxybutynin Chloride Er. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does JOHN DEFRANCO, MD accept Medicare?
JOHN DEFRANCO, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 2,320 Part D claims and 519 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify JOHN DEFRANCO, MD's credentials?
JOHN DEFRANCO, MD's NPI is 1629008164 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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