NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Mara, OTR/L

Occupational Therapist · Chicago, IL

Melissa Mara, OTR/L is an occupational therapist with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1578982708, issued on Apr 15, 2014. Check the license (Illinois 056010544, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578982708
Name
Melissa Mara
Credential
OTR/L
Primary taxonomy
Occupational Therapist 225X00000X
License number
056010544 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
737 N Michigan Ave Ste 700, Chicago, IL 60611
Phone
(312) 337-6960
Enumerated
Apr 15, 2014
Record last updated
Oct 6, 2022
Fax
(312) 337-3601
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150723008006); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 737 N Michigan Ave Ste 700

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Andrea Bevolo, PA-CPhysician Assistant1932695251
  2. Michael Castelli, PA-CPhysician Assistant1407293756
  3. Linda LaiOccupational Therapist1326431339
  4. Antonio Macaraeg, ATCAthletic Trainer1699144121
  5. Michael Minieka, M.D.Neurology Physician1295732857
  6. Peter Ostergaard, MDOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1790134096

Verify Melissa Mara in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score82.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationChicago, IL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Melissa Mara among 5,855 occupational therapist records in Illinois

Melissa Mara, OTR/L is one of 5,855 occupational therapist records with a practice address in Illinois. 13% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 43% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 43% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 13% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 14% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2014 among the 799 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 65% 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,267 occupational therapist records list a practice address in Chicago

They are 1,267 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 5,855 occupational therapist records in Illinois.

The 8 occupational therapist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Anne Armstrong, OTRChicago, IL 606111770648669
  2. Janet Bischof-Rosario, OTRLChicago, IL 606111568510923
  3. Lori Bravi, M.S., OTR, BCPR, CLTChicago, IL 606111487772158
  4. Brenda Canning, OTR/LChicago, IL 606111033297593
  5. Katherine Fierstein, OTRChicago, IL 606111578694600
  6. Marc Fischer, OTR/LChicago, IL 606111679652432
  7. Katie Fogarty, OTRChicago, IL 606111861564155
  8. Jessica Pedersen, OTRChicago, IL 606111952448631

Common questions

What is Melissa Mara, OTR/L's NPI number?

Melissa Mara, OTR/L's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578982708, issued on Apr 15, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Mara, OTR/L located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 737 N Michigan Ave Ste 700, Chicago, IL, 60611. Phone: (312) 337-6960. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Mara, OTR/L's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 056010544, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Melissa Mara, OTR/L's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 of 100. 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.