Catherine M. Creticos, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Chicago, IL
Catherine M. Creticos, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1356370233, issued on Jul 2, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036065043, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Catherine M. Creticos
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 036065043 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 836 W Wellington Ave, Chicago, IL 60657
- Phone
- (773) 296-7039
- Enumerated
- Jul 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (773) 296-7909
- Medicaid ID
- 036065043 IL
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Catherine M. Creticos in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036065043Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% more Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
1,240 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Genvoya71 claims
- Prezcobix63 claims
- Biktarvy62 claims
- Gabapentin46 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium41 claims
- Dovato35 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $76,544.47
173 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Catherine M. Creticos among 464 infectious disease physician records in Illinois
Catherine M. Creticos, MD is one of 464 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
- Record last updated2014 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Illinois
There are 464 infectious disease physician records in Illinois.
All 464 in Illinois → Every provider in Chicago → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Roberta Luskin-Hawk, MDChicago, IL 606571023004108
- James Malow, M.D.Chicago, IL 606571538205349
- Robert Odrobina, M.D.Chicago, IL 606571265677454
- Payal Shah, M.D.Chicago, IL 606571760791198
- Monica Sharma, D.O.Chicago, IL 606571477710788
- Joel Spear, MDChicago, IL 606571679569859
- James Sullivan, MDChicago, IL 606571346236379
- Mitchell Weinstein, M.D.Chicago, IL 606571447270475
Common questions
What is Catherine M. Creticos, MD's NPI number?
Catherine M. Creticos, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356370233, issued on Jul 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Catherine M. Creticos, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 836 W Wellington Ave, Chicago, IL, 60657. Phone: (773) 296-7039. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Catherine M. Creticos, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036065043, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Catherine M. Creticos, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Catherine M. Creticos, MD had 1,240 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.