Paul F Defrino, MD

Primary specialty

Orthopaedic Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 207X00000X

License

036095475 Issued in IL

Practice address

1435 W Webster Ave
Chicago, IL 60614-3049

Phone

(773) 356-7700

Fax

(872) 843-9070

NPI assigned

Jul 13, 2005

Last updated

Mar 12, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Electronic endpoints 3

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in IL, IN2 enrollments

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 2

Specialty

Orthopedic Surgery

Education

Other, 1993

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Advocate Health and Hospitals CorporationGroup PAC ID 7810800935, 3,081 clinicians

Parkview Orthopaedic Group S CGroup PAC ID 9335134691, 31 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Hospital, Chicago, IL, CCN 140182
• Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center Hospital, Oak Lawn, IL, CCN 140208
• Palos Community Hospital Hospital, Palos Heights, IL, CCN 140062

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

72.88 of 100Reported as group

Quality

65.59

Promoting interoperability

71

Improvement activities

40

Cost

68.17

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: paul.defrino.p1@direct.parkviewortho.nextgenshare.com
• Direct secure messaging: paul.defrino.p2@direct.parkviewortho.nextgenshare.com
• Direct secure messaging: pdefrino279355@direct.myadvocateaurora.org

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Parkview Orthopaedic Group S C

  • Specialist
  • Palos Heights, IL
  • NPI 1154350353

  IN, Orthopaedic Surgery

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation

  dba Advocate Medical Group

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Oak Brook, IL
  • NPI 1700824455
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group
• Advocate Health & Hospitals Corporation

  dba Advocate Christ Medical Group

  • Medical Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Oak Lawn, IL
  • NPI 1912936014
  NPD
• Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation

  dba Advocate Children's Hospital

  • Children's Hospital
  • Oak Lawn, IL
  • NPI 1508315516
  NPD
• Parkview Orthopaedic Group S C

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • New Lenox, IL
  • NPI 1689269839
  NPD
• Parkview Orthopaedic Group S C

  dba Parkview Orthopaedic Group RPM

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Palos Heights, IL
  • NPI 1740875012
  NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation

  dba Advocate Children's Hospital

  • Children's Hospital
  • Oak Lawn, IL
  • NPI 1508315516
  Care Compare affiliation
• Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation

  dba Advocate Christ Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Oak Lawn, IL
  • NPI 1548375082
  Care Compare affiliation
• Advocate North Side Health Network

  dba Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Chicago, IL
  • NPI 1912014564
  Care Compare affiliation
• Palos Community Hospital

  • Psychiatric Hospital Unit
  • Palos Heights, IL
  • NPI 1184699118
  Care Compare affiliation
• Palos Community Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Palos Heights, IL
  • NPI 1851386692
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Maya Vallabhaneni Defoe, M.D.
• Regina Therese Defranco
• Megan A Defrates
• Antoinette M Defrenza, PHARMD
• Grace Dianne Defrino, APRN
• Andrew Quinby Defuniak, M.D.
• Katherine Degaetano, ATC
• Katherine Daw Degayner, M.S., CCC-SLP
• Jill Degen
• Alexander Degenhard

• Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in Chicago, IL
• Providers in Chicago, IL by specialty
• Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in Illinois

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Mar 12, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.