Nicholas John Cretu, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Detroit, MI
Nicholas John Cretu, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Detroit, Michigan, and NPI 1689611188, issued on Jun 1, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 4301059641, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas John Cretu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 4301059641 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4201 St Antoine Ste 5C, Detroit, MI 48201
- Phone
- (313) 745-7999
- Enumerated
- Jun 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (313) 966-6400
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060703000108); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicholas John Cretu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 4301059641Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University Physician GroupDetroit, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicholas John Cretu among 272 hospitalist physician records in Michigan
Nicholas John Cretu, MD is one of 272 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 90% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 69% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2009 among the 229 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Michigan
There are 272 hospitalist physician records in Michigan.
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The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tiffany Chang, M.D.Detroit, MI 482011083149645
- Anita Choudhary, M.D.Detroit, MI 482011518499102
- Adnan Halboni, MDDetroit, MI 482011811550262
- Heba Mahmoud, DODetroit, MI 482011659763365
- Sajith Matthews, MDDetroit, MI 482011649402157
- Mira Mitry, M.D.Detroit, MI 482011730441031
- Anita Noronha, MDDetroit, MI 482011255378733
- Syed Qadri, M.D.Detroit, MI 482011619233749
Common questions
What is Nicholas John Cretu, MD's NPI number?
Nicholas John Cretu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689611188, issued on Jun 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas John Cretu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4201 St Antoine Ste 5C, Detroit, MI, 48201. Phone: (313) 745-7999. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas John Cretu, MD's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4301059641, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.