The Friends U Need

Primary specialty

Community Health WorkerTaxonomy code 172V00000X

Legal business name

THE FRIENDS U NEED

Practice address

5555 Conner St
Detroit, MI 48213-3448

Phone

(313) 586-2618

NPI assigned

Jun 15, 2026

Organization subpart

No

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Authorized official

Name

Demarco Hawkins

Title

Executive Director

Phone

(313) 586-2618

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "city": "DETROIT",
            "state": "MI",
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        "status": "A",
        "authorized_official_last_name": "HAWKINS",
        "authorized_official_first_name": "DEMARCO",
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    },
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