NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Valarie Forrester

Occupational Therapist · Salina, KS

Valarie Forrester is an occupational therapist with a practice address in Salina, Kansas, and NPI 1023584190, issued on Oct 16, 2018. Check the license (Kansas 17-00091, as entered in NPPES) with the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1023584190
Name
Valarie Forrester
Primary taxonomy
Occupational Therapist 225X00000X
License number
17-00091 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
523 S Santa FE Ave, Salina, KS 67401
Phone
(785) 823-2215
Enumerated
Oct 16, 2018
Record last updated
Oct 16, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(785) 823-7459
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20181129000966); 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 523 S Santa FE Ave

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

  1. Jennifer Alexander, ARNPNurse Practitioner1790747913
  2. Rilee Carson, PTAPhysical Therapist1023667839
  3. Paige Gridley, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1457096711
  4. Eric JuskoPhysician Assistant1801310941
  5. Lane Sanders, DPTPhysical Therapist1568231306
  6. Jessie TienOccupational Therapist1093670895

Verify Valarie Forrester in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kansas board licenses this profession
    Search for license 17-00091
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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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 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.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Orthopaedic Clinic OF SalinaSalina, KS

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

Valarie Forrester among 1,200 occupational therapist records in Kansas

Valarie Forrester is one of 1,200 occupational therapist records with a practice address in Kansas. 10% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 63% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 63% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 10% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 13% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2011 among the 150 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 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 Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

21 occupational therapist records list a practice address in Salina

They are 21 of the 1,129 NPPES records with a practice address in Salina, and 1,200 occupational therapist records in Kansas.

The 8 occupational therapist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Shelly Arnold, OTRSalina, KS 674011740307867
  2. Jennifer Blackwell, OTRSalina, KS 674011639348311
  3. Mallory Boucher, OTR/LSalina, KS 674011821589920
  4. Sarah Diehl, OTD, CLTSalina, KS 674011780028100
  5. Marcy Easter, OTRSalina, KS 674011790819415
  6. Jeanene Ehrlich, OTSalina, KS 674011992270029
  7. Prachi GudadheSalina, KS 674011891018446
  8. Audra LevisSalina, KS 674011336362573

Common questions

What is Valarie Forrester's NPI number?

Valarie Forrester's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023584190, issued on Oct 16, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Valarie Forrester located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 523 S Santa FE Ave, Salina, KS, 67401. Phone: (785) 823-2215. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Valarie Forrester's license?

NPPES lists Kansas license number 17-00091, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Valarie Forrester's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.