Dr. Joseph W. Franses, MD

Dr. Franses practices at Comer Children's Hospital - Hyde Park in Chicago, Illinois.

Dr. Franses' NPI, 1861830416, was assigned on June 5, 2013. Dr. Franses graduated from Harvard Medical School in 2013. Dr. Franses holds Illinois license 036166524.

Dr. Franses' primary practice is Comer Children's Hospital - Hyde Park, at 5721 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 in Cook County. The practice phone is (773) 702-1530.

Dr. Franses' primary practice is Comer Children's Hospital - Hyde Park in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Franses is also affiliated with University of Chicago Medical Center. The medical group on file is Massachusetts General Physicians Organization (MGPO). Dmand AI also links Dr. Franses to 1 more hospital and 3 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Franses practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Hematology and oncology is Dr. Franses' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RH0003X. Dr. Franses is licensed in Illinois.

CMS data shows 91 Medicare services from Dr. Franses across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 49 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $8,954 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 49 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Franses in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 30 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 22% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.15, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Franses' median patient age at 71, with 42% women.

In 2024, Dr. Franses wrote 52 Medicare Part D claims for 17 patients. 71% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 24 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $357 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 28 claims across 2 drugs.

Dr. Franses accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Franses as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 34 papers to Dr. Franses, published from 2011 to 2025. 2023 was the busiest year, with 6. The most frequent topics are Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Liver Neoplasms and Endothelial Cells. Dr. Franses has published most often in Gastroenterology. Dr. Franses' most frequent co-authors are David Tsai Ting, MD, Irun Bhan, MD and Lipika Goyal, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Franses to 1 clinical trial. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Carcinoma, Hepatocellular and Liver Neoplasms.

CMS Open Payments shows 77 general payments to Dr. Franses from 7 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 89% of the total. Foundation Medicine, Inc. paid the most, $179,681.

Dr. Franses graduated from Harvard Medical School in 2013.