John N. Defranco, MD
Urology Physician · Chicago Ridge, IL
John N. Defranco, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Chicago Ridge, Illinois, and NPI 1629008164, issued on Jul 3, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036094573, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John N. Defranco
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- 036094573 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10400 Southwest Hwy, Chicago Ridge, IL 60415
- Phone
- (708) 888-8287
- Enumerated
- Jul 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 16, 2025
- Fax
- (708) 423-8659
- Medicaid ID
- 036094573 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040331001470); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest urology physician records → All 629 in Illinois → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 10400 Southwest Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Aaron Berger, M.D.Urology Physician1720122005
- Karen Brann, APNFamily Nurse Practitioner1043676448
- Brett Cox, M.D.Radiation Oncology Physician1811192099
- Kermit Hoyme, MDUrology Physician1609812759
- Lily MalasPhysician Assistant1093563447
- Steven Pierpaoli, MDUrology Physician1891751566
Verify John N. Defranco in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036094573Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% more Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
2,149 Medicare Part D claims for 525 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 34 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl789 claims
- Finasteride276 claims
- Solifenacin Succinate132 claims
- Oxybutynin Chloride Er110 claims
- Trospium Chloride68 claims
- Tolterodine Tartrate Er67 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: $949.72
45 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Uropartners LLCWestchester, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John N. Defranco among 629 urology physician records in Illinois
John N. Defranco, MD is one of 629 urology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2002 among the 341 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 urology physician records list a practice address in Chicago Ridge
They are 7 of the 195 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago Ridge, and 629 urology physician records in Illinois.
All 629 in Illinois → Every provider in Chicago Ridge → Urology Physician nationwide →
The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Aaron Berger, M.D.Chicago Ridge, IL 604151720122005
- Kermit Hoyme, MDChicago Ridge, IL 604151609812759
- Ikechukwu Oguejiofor, M.D.Chicago Ridge, IL 604151144372194
- Steven Pierpaoli, MDChicago Ridge, IL 604151891751566
- Charles Turk, M.D.Chicago Ridge, IL 604151487628228
- Herbert User, MDChicago Ridge, IL 604151578592770
- Joseph Kucera, MDBerwyn, IL 604021699708552
- Peter Misurec, M.D.Berwyn, IL 604021114087962
Common questions
What is John N. Defranco, MD's NPI number?
John N. Defranco, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629008164, issued on Jul 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John N. Defranco, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10400 Southwest Hwy, Chicago Ridge, IL, 60415. Phone: (708) 888-8287. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John N. Defranco, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036094573, as entered by the provider. 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 John N. Defranco, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John N. Defranco, MD had 2,149 Medicare Part D claims for 525 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. 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.