Paul Defranco
- Medicare services, 2024
- 5,649
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 561
- Part D claims, 2024
- 2,501
- MIPS score, 2024
- 83
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 499 Pine Brook Road, Lincoln Park, NJ 07035
- Practice phone
- Call (973) 696-3300
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Lincoln Park Care Center
Skilled Nursing Facility · Lincoln Park, New Jersey
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Paul Defranco is an internist in Lincoln Park, New Jersey
Paul Defranco practices at Lincoln Park Care Center in Lincoln Park, New Jersey.
Paul Defranco's NPI, 1952453839, was assigned on January 18, 2007. Paul Defranco graduated from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2000. Paul Defranco holds New Jersey license 25MB08195300.
- NPI
- 1952453839NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6002821725
- NPI enumeration date
- January 18, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (973) 696-3300
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 52
- Medical school graduation
- 2000
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Paul Defranco practices at Lincoln Park Care Center in Lincoln Park, New Jersey
Paul Defranco's primary practice is Lincoln Park Care Center, at 499 Pine Brook Road, Lincoln Park, NJ 07035 in Morris County. The practice phone is (973) 696-3300.
- Lincoln Park Care Center499 Pine Brook Road, Lincoln Park, NJ 07035 · Morris CountyPhone(973) 696-3300
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Paul Defranco is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 1 medical group
Paul Defranco's primary practice is Lincoln Park Care Center in Lincoln Park, New Jersey. Paul Defranco is also affiliated with St. Joseph's University Medical Center. The medical group on file is Allied Medical Associates. Dmand AI also links Paul Defranco to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 home health agency and 1 skilled nursing facility, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Paul Defranco's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Paul Defranco practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Lincoln Park Care Center | Available with a free account |
| +5 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Paul Defranco is one of 4,226 internists in New Jersey
Internal medicine is Paul Defranco's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Paul Defranco is licensed in New Jersey.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, New JerseyPrimary
Internists near Paul Defranco
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Paul Defranco billed Medicare for 5,649 services in 2024
CMS data shows 5,649 Medicare services from Paul Defranco across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 561 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $500,466 for them.
Paul Defranco's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4,1242024: 4,3064%
- Surgery
- 2023: 5822024: 1,15999%
- Other services
- 2023: 372024: 155319%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 392024: 2926%
Where Paul Defranco's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office92416%
- In a facility4,72584%
Paul Defranco compared with the New Jersey median for internists, 2024
- Paul Defranco
- New Jersey median
- Medicare services
- 5,649vs 7237.8 times
- Medicare patients
- 561vs 2312.4 times
- Part D claims
- 2,016vs 8302.4 times
Medians across 4,086 internists in New Jersey with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Paul Defranco's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Paul Defranco treated 561 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 79
CMS counts 561 Medicare patients who saw Paul Defranco in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 189 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 39% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.61, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Paul Defranco's median patient age at 71, with 47% women.
Paul Defranco's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Paul Defranco's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women31155%
- Men25045%
Chronic conditions among Paul Defranco's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Mood disorders68%
- Arthritis57%
- Anxiety52%
- Diabetes52%
- Depression48%
- Ischemic heart disease47%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Paul Defranco's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 71
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women47%
- Men49%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Paul Defranco wrote 2,501 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Paul Defranco wrote 2,501 Medicare Part D claims for 270 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,016 of them, across 63 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $101,464 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,010 claims across 67 drugs.
Paul Defranco's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic2,171 claims87%
- Brand-name303 claims12%
- Other27 claims1%
Paul Defranco's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Paul Defranco's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids1%13 of 2,501 claims
- Antibiotics2%54 of 2,501 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%20 of 2,501 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 2,0102024: 2,016No change
Drugs named by CMS: 63 in 2024, 67 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Paul Defranco scored 83 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 83 out of 100 for Paul Defranco for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Paul Defranco accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Paul Defranco as offering telehealth. CMS counts 790 procedures of removal of tissue by Paul Defranco, more than 98% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Paul Defranco's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 83of 100Final score
- 82of 100Quality
- 95of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 20of 100Improvement Activities
- 70of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Paul Defranco ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of tissue
- 98th percentile790 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Paul Defranco received $2,028 in industry payments from 2016 to 2022
CMS Open Payments shows 102 general payments to Paul Defranco from 33 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2022. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $189.
General payments to Paul Defranco by program year, 2016 to 2022
Companies that paid Paul Defranco the most, 2016 to 2022
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Paul Defranco graduated from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
Paul Defranco graduated from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2000.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Paul Defranco's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Paul Defranco's NPI number?
Paul Defranco's NPI number is 1952453839. It was assigned on January 18, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What does Paul Defranco specialize in?
Paul Defranco is an internist in Lincoln Park, New Jersey. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Paul Defranco practice?
Paul Defranco practices at 499 Pine Brook Road, Lincoln Park, NJ 07035. Paul Defranco's primary practice is Lincoln Park Care Center in Lincoln Park, New Jersey. Dmand AI also links Paul Defranco to 1 hospital, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 home health agency and 1 skilled nursing facility.
What is Paul Defranco's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Paul Defranco is (973) 696-3300.
What is Paul Defranco's medical license number?
Paul Defranco holds New Jersey license 25MB08195300.
Which hospitals is Paul Defranco affiliated with?
Paul Defranco is affiliated with St. Joseph's University Medical Center. Dmand AI links Paul Defranco to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Paul Defranco part of?
Paul Defranco is linked to Allied Medical Associates.
Does Paul Defranco accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Paul Defranco billed Medicare for 5,649 services in 2024, and Paul Defranco accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Paul Defranco offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Paul Defranco as offering telehealth services.
What is Paul Defranco's MIPS score?
Paul Defranco's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 83 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Paul Defranco see?
CMS counts 561 Medicare patients who saw Paul Defranco in 2024, with an average age of 79.
What services does Paul Defranco bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Paul Defranco's most billed Medicare services were nursing facility care (99309), nursing facility care (99308) and nursing facility care (99310).
Where did Paul Defranco go to medical school?
Paul Defranco graduated from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2000.
What drugs does Paul Defranco prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Paul Defranco's most prescribed drugs by claims were Mupirocin, Atorvastatin Calcium and Levothyroxine Sodium.
Has Paul Defranco received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,028 in general payments to Paul Defranco from 33 companies from 2016 to 2022. The largest total came from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.
How long has Paul Defranco been practicing?
Paul Defranco graduated from medical school in 2000, 26 years ago.
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