Dr. John N. Defranco, MD
Urology (Urology Physician)
10400 Southwest Hwy
Chicago Ridge, IL 60415
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Cook County includes primary care (3% of residents) and mental health (4% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 36
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 789
Licensed in Illinois since 1996, according to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Urology Physician primary
IL license 036094573 (first issued 1996; active)
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital Winfield, IL
- Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL
- Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL
- Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL
- Osf Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen PArk, IL
Medical groups
- Uropartners LLC (138 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 789
- Services billed
- 7,848
- Patients’ average age
- 75
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Bcg live intravesical instillation, 1 mg | 1,300 | 11 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 620 | 377 |
| Ultrasound measurement of bladder capacity after voiding | 534 | 369 |
| Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated | 532 | 346 |
| Injection, ceftriaxone sodium, per 250 mg | 320 | 77 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for organism, amplified probe technique | 286 | 20 |
| Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | 212 | 29 |
| Automated urinalysis test | 155 | 132 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 80 | 80 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 70 | 66 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Tamsulosin Hcl Other prescribers in Chicago Ridge, IL | 789 |
| Finasteride Other prescribers in Chicago Ridge, IL | 276 |
| Solifenacin Succinate Other prescribers in Chicago Ridge, IL | 132 |
| Oxybutynin Chloride Er (oxybutynin chloride) Other prescribers in Chicago Ridge, IL | 110 |
| Trospium Chloride Other prescribers in Chicago Ridge, IL | 68 |
| Tolterodine Tartrate Er (tolterodine tartrate) Other prescribers in Chicago Ridge, IL | 67 |
| Dutasteride Other prescribers in Chicago Ridge, IL | 64 |
| Pentoxifylline Other prescribers in Chicago Ridge, IL | 63 |
| Sildenafil Citrate Other prescribers in Chicago Ridge, IL | 54 |
| Alfuzosin Hcl Er (alfuzosin hcl) Other prescribers in Chicago Ridge, IL | 42 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 14 companies reported 26 payments worth $589 in total to this clinician.
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | $120 |
|---|---|
| AbbVie Inc. | $96.77 |
| Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $68.26 |
| Urogen Pharma, Inc. | $46.06 |
| Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $40.10 |
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $31.19 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $28.77 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | $26.42 |
| Food and Beverage | $589 |
|---|
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.