Lora D Defreese, CNM

Primary specialty

Advanced Practice MidwifeTaxonomy code 367A00000X

License

09000316A Issued in IN

Practice address

1215 Lawn Ave Ste 100
Elkhart, IN 46514-2450

Phone

(574) 293-2893

Fax

(574) 293-1298

NPI assigned

Nov 15, 2018

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Electronic endpoints 2

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in IN

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: No
• Power mobility devices: No
• Hospice: No

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Certified Nurse Midwife

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: ldefreese@mybeacon.cernerdirect.com
• Direct secure messaging: lora.defreese.1@11397.direct.athenahealth.com

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

• Beacon Medical Group, Inc.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Mishawaka, IN
  • NPI 1033161617
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Heart City Health Center, Inc.

  • Community Health Clinic/Center
  • Elkhart, IN
  • NPI 1720033418
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Indiana University Health Care Associates, Inc

  • General Practice Physician
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • NPI 1902032832
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Iu Health Medical Group, LLC

  • General Practice Physician
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • NPI 1326893777
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Beacon Medical Group Inc

  • Anesthesiology Physician
  • Elkhart, IN
  • NPI 1437803285
  NPD
• Beacon Medical Group, Inc.

  • Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician
  • Elkhart, IN
  • NPI 1316073372

  Advanced Practice Midwife

  NPD
• Heart City Health Center, Inc.

  • Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
  • Elkhart, IN
  • NPI 1861034688
  NPD
• Beacon Medical Group, Inc.

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • South Bend, IN
  • NPI 1831149525
  NPD (past)
• Heart City Health Center Pharmacy

  • Community Health Clinic/Center
  • Elkhart, IN
  • NPI 1003802455
  NPD (past)
• University Medical Diagnostic Associates, Inc.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • NPI 1861441537
  NPD (past)

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

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    "number": "1336618644",
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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "3245 HEALTH DR STE 100",
            "city": "GRANGER",
            "state": "IN",
            "postal_code": "465301380"
        },
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            "country_code": "US",
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            "city": "ELKHART",
            "state": "IN",
            "postal_code": "465142450",
            "telephone_number": "574-293-2893",
            "fax_number": "574-293-1298"
        }
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    "practiceLocations": [
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            "address_1": "550 University Blvd",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "city": "Indianapolis",
            "state": "IN",
            "postal_code": "462025149",
            "country_code": "US",
            "telephone_number": "317-944-8231",
            "fax_number": "317-948-7300",
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        },
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            "postal_code": "465409410",
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            "fax_number": "574-524-7576",
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        {
            "address_1": "2222 Rieth Blvd Ste 104",
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            "city": "Goshen",
            "state": "IN",
            "postal_code": "465265869",
            "country_code": "US",
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            "fax_number": "574-875-3860",
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            "telephone_number": "574-524-7570",
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        },
        {
            "address_1": "1545 Cassopolis St",
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            "state": "IN",
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    "endpoints": [
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            "address_1": "550 University Blvd",
            "city": "Indianapolis",
            "state": "IN",
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            "endpoint": "ldefreese@mybeacon.cernerdirect.com",
            "affiliation": "N",
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            "city": "Middlebury",
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}

• Sara Davis, NP
• Sarah Davis, RN
• Timothy E. Davis, M.D.
• Manisha Deb Roy, M.D.
• Matthew Deere
• Lindsey Degeeter, RBT
• Sonia Del Real, CRNA
• Elisua Deleon
• Stacie Dempsey, PTA
• Denise Briggs, PC

• Advanced Practice Midwife in Elkhart, IN
• Providers in Elkhart, IN by specialty
• Advanced Practice Midwife in Indiana

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on May 12, 2025; 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.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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