Christopher Stanley Para, MD

Primary specialty

Hospitalist PhysicianTaxonomy code 208M00000X

License

036.172538 Issued in IL

Practice address

4440 W 95TH St Ste 1128M
Oak Lawn, IL 60453-2600

Phone

(312) 609-0300

NPI assigned

Mar 25, 2022

Last updated

Sep 30, 2025By 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 2

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in IL

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 1

Specialty

Internal Medicine

Education

Drexel University College of Medicine, 2022

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

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

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center Hospital, Oak Lawn, IL, CCN 140208

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: cpara340320@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.

• Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation

  dba Advocate Medical Group

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

  dba Advocate Children's Hospital

  • Children's Hospital
  • Oak Lawn, IL
  • NPI 1508315516
  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

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

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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "29373 NETWORK PL",
            "city": "CHICAGO",
            "state": "IL",
            "postal_code": "606731293",
            "telephone_number": "847-390-5900"
        },
        {
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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "4440 W 95TH ST STE 1128M",
            "city": "OAK LAWN",
            "state": "IL",
            "postal_code": "604532600",
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        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [
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            "address_1": "751 N. Rutledge, Room 1100",
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            "city": "Springfield",
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            "country_name": "United States",
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        }
    ],
    "basic": {
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        "first_name": "CHRISTOPHER",
        "middle_name": "STANLEY",
        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2022-03-25",
        "last_updated": "2025-09-30",
        "certification_date": "2025-09-30",
        "status": "A"
    },
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            "code": "208M00000X",
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            "desc": "Hospitalist",
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            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [
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            "endpointType": "FHIR",
            "endpointTypeDescription": "FHIR URL",
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            "affiliation": "N",
            "address_1": "4440 W 95th St Ste 1128M",
            "city": "Oak Lawn",
            "state": "IL",
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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_type": "DOM"
        },
        {
            "endpointType": "DIRECT",
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            "endpoint": "cpara340320@direct.myadvocateaurora.org",
            "affiliation": "N",
            "use": "DIRECT",
            "useDescription": "Direct",
            "address_1": "4440 W 95th St Ste 1128M",
            "city": "Oak Lawn",
            "state": "IL",
            "country_code": "US",
            "postal_code": "604532600",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_type": "DOM"
        }
    ],
    "other_names": []
}

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• Hospitalist Physician in Oak Lawn, IL
• Providers in Oak Lawn, IL by specialty
• Hospitalist Physician in Illinois

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Sep 30, 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.
• 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.

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