Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Frank Palella, MD

Individual provider Infectious Disease Physician · NPI 1952329021

Frank Palella, MD is registered under Infectious Disease in Chicago, Illinois. Graduated from University of Illinois College of Med (CHI/PEOR/ROCK/Chm-Urb) in 1987, 39 years ago. Practices with Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, a 4,394-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in Illinois.

Years since qualifying
39
Trained at
University of Illinois College of Med (CHI/PEOR/ROCK/Chm-Urb)
Licensed in
IL
In the registry since
2006
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

680 N Lake Shore Dr Ste 1000
Chicago, IL 60611-4546 Not confirmed with CMS for 19 years — call before visiting
Phone: (312) 695-9797
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Specialties & licences

Infectious Disease Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207RI0200X (IL)

Record details

NPI number1952329021
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJuly 17, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJuly 8, 2007

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyINFECTIOUS DISEASE
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF MED (CHI/PEOR/ROCK/CHM-URB)
Graduated 1987 (39 years in practice)
Group practice Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation — 4394 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services
Practice locations6 on file with Medicare

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients51
Services billed 123 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age68

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Compensation for services other than consulting , including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $111,348 36 payments
Travel and Lodging $13,050 40 payments · travel or lodging paid or reimbursed, such as to attend a conference
Consulting Fee $11,918 4 payments
Food and Beverage $4,947 59 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

Colleagues at Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 4394 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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