MS. Kari Cretella Nickou, RN, MSN, CS

Individual provider Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist · NPI 1255379103

MS. Kari Cretella Nickou, RN, MSN, CS is registered under Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist (Cns) in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Qualified in 2001, 25 years ago. Accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in Massachusetts.

Years since qualifying: 25
Licensed in: MA
In the registry since: 2006

What do these letters mean?

RN — Registered Nurse: A licensed nurse who completed a nursing degree and passed the NCLEX-RN examination.
MSN — Master of Science in Nursing: A graduate nursing degree, usually held alongside an advanced practice licence.

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Practice location Address checks out

21 Pleasant St
Newburyport, MA 01950-2619
Phone: (508) 843-1801

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Specialties & licences

Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist (primary)	Taxonomy 364SP0809X · Licence RN169922 (MA)

Record details

NPI number	1255379103
Entity type	Individual (Type 1)
Gender	Female
Credentials	RN , MSN , CS
Sole proprietor	No
NPI enumerated	June 3, 2006
Last updated in NPPES	October 23, 2017

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialty	CERTIFIED CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST (CNS)
Medical school	OTHER
Graduated	2001 (25 years in practice)
Accepts Medicare assignment	Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Telehealth	Offers telehealth services

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 patients	49
Services billed	460 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age	71

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.