Karen L. Forester, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist · Bethesda, MD
Karen L. Forester, OTR/L is an occupational therapist with a practice address in Bethesda, Maryland, and NPI 1821176173, issued on Nov 2, 2006. Check the license (Maryland 04724, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen L. Forester
- Credential
- OTR/L
- Primary taxonomy
- Occupational Therapist 225X00000X
- License number
- 04724 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6710A Rockledge Dr Ste 130, Bethesda, MD 20817
- Phone
- (301) 515-0900
- Enumerated
- Nov 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120830000058); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6710A Rockledge Dr Ste 130
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Karen L. Forester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
Search for license 04724Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Centers For Advanced Orthopaedics LLCPotomac, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen L. Forester among 2,933 occupational therapist records in Maryland
Karen L. Forester, OTR/L is one of 2,933 occupational therapist records with a practice address in Maryland. 11% 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 under 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 95% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 11% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 12% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2015 among the 362 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 225X00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
130 occupational therapist records list a practice address in Bethesda
They are 130 of the 7,245 NPPES records with a practice address in Bethesda, and 2,933 occupational therapist records in Maryland.
All 2,933 in Maryland → Every provider in Bethesda → Occupational Therapist nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Karen L. Forester, OTR/L's NPI number?
Karen L. Forester, OTR/L's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821176173, issued on Nov 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen L. Forester, OTR/L located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6710A Rockledge Dr Ste 130, Bethesda, MD, 20817. Phone: (301) 515-0900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen L. Forester, OTR/L's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number 04724, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
What is Karen L. Forester, OTR/L's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.