Melissa Cathcart Thurlow, OTRL,CHT
Hand Occupational Therapist · Norcross, GA
Melissa Cathcart Thurlow, OTRL,CHT is a hand occupational therapist with a practice address in Norcross, Georgia, and NPI 1528003274, issued on Jun 17, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 000621, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Cathcart Thurlow
- Credential
- OTRL,CHT
- Primary taxonomy
- Hand Occupational Therapist 225XH1200X
- License number
- 000621 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5089 Bridgeport Way, Norcross, GA 30092
- Phone
- (770) 441-7722
- Enumerated
- Jun 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040526000293); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Cathcart Thurlow in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license 000621Check 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): 78.1 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
- Peachtree Orthopaedic Clinic PAAtlanta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Cathcart Thurlow among 65 hand occupational therapist records in Georgia
Melissa Cathcart Thurlow, OTRL,CHT is one of 65 hand occupational therapist records with a practice address in Georgia. 42% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 42% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 42% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 1996 among the 27 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 225XH1200X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hand Occupational Therapist providers in Georgia
There are 65 hand occupational therapist records in Georgia.
All 65 in Georgia → Every provider in Norcross → Hand Occupational Therapist nationwide →
The 8 hand occupational therapist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sherry Johnson, OTR/LDuluth, GA 300961548727506
- Robert LowerySmyrna, GA 300821538700554
- Margaret Krengel, OTRoswell, GA 300761073563771
- Julia McVicker, MS, OTR/LRoswell, GA 300761356574594
- Maria PosadaRoswell, GA 300761669915443
- Marleen Herro, OTR/L,CHT,CLT-LANAMarietta, GA 300661891972840
- Catherine Taylor, MS,OTR,CHTLithonia, GA 300581972671840
- Shardae PorteeLilburn, GA 300471386185460
Common questions
What is Melissa Cathcart Thurlow, OTRL,CHT's NPI number?
Melissa Cathcart Thurlow, OTRL,CHT's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528003274, issued on Jun 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Cathcart Thurlow, OTRL,CHT located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5089 Bridgeport Way, Norcross, GA, 30092. Phone: (770) 441-7722. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Cathcart Thurlow, OTRL,CHT's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 000621, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
What is Melissa Cathcart Thurlow, OTRL,CHT's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.1 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.