Karen Watson, OTR/L
Karen Watson, OTR/L is an Occupational Therapist in Farmington Hills, MI, registered under NPI 1003318874.
Getting there
Here is what surrounds this office in Farmington Hills, based on OpenStreetMap data collected Sep 3, 2026. Parking is available about 417 ft away. The nearest transit stop is 806 ft away, served by Grand River / 8 Mile (WB). A pharmacy sits 929 ft from the entrance (Walgreens), which helps if you leave with a prescription.
Getting here and what is nearby
Parking 95 ft ~1 min
Transit Grand River / Botsford (WB) 226 ft ~1 min
Parking 302 ft ~2 min
Parking 417 ft ~2 min
Restaurant Dunkin' 624 ft ~3 min
27919 Grand River Avenue, Farmington Hills 48336
04:00-23:00
Transit Grand River / 8 Mile NS (EB) 774 ft ~3 min
Transit Grand River / 8 Mile (WB) 806 ft ~4 min
Pharmacy Walgreens 929 ft ~4 min
27750 Grand River Avenue, Farmington Hills 48336
Restaurant Subway 0.24 mi ~5 min
27695 Grand River Avenue, Livonia 48152
10:00-23:00
Convenience Bjs Party Store 0.33 mi ~7 min
28728 Grand River Avenue, Farmington Hills 48336
Restaurant Wendy's 0.33 mi ~7 min
Convenience Tom's Party Store 0.40 mi ~8 min
20925 Inkster Road, Farmington Hills 48336
Gas station Valero 0.40 mi ~9 min
28806 Grand River Avenue, Farmington Hills 48336
Convenience Farmington Flexx-Mart 0.41 mi ~9 min
28806 Grand River Avenue, Farmington Hills 48336
Gas station Marathon 0.44 mi ~9 min
27353 West 8 Mile Road, Redford 48240
Gas station Sunoco 0.47 mi ~10 min
Grocery Busch's CARES Market 0.47 mi ~10 min
Distances are straight‑line estimates — walking routes may be longer. Hours and phone numbers can change; call ahead to confirm.
Credentials and Medicare
| Licence | State | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| 5201000195 | MI | Occupational Therapist primary |
This provider holds licence 5201000195 issued in MI. A licence number in NPPES reflects what was filed at registration — it does not confirm the licence is still active today.
This NPI does not appear in the PECOS Medicare enrolment file. Providers who do not bill Medicare — or who bill only through a group's enrolment — will not appear here. It is not a sign of any problem with the registration.
What Occupational Therapist covers
An occupational therapist is a person who has graduated from an entry-level occupational therapy program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) or predecessor organizations, or approved by the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT), or an equivalent international occupational therapy education program; has successfully completed a period of supervised fieldwork experience required by the occupational therapy program; has passed a nationally recognized entry-level examination for occupational therapists, and fulfills state requirements for licensure, certification, or registration. An occupational therapist provides interventions based on evaluation and which emphasize the therapeutic use of everyday life activities (i.e., occupations) with individuals or groups for the purpose of facilitating participation in roles and situations and in home, school, workplace, community and other settings. Occupational therapy services are provided for the purpose of promoting health and wellness and are provided to those who have or are at risk for developing an illness, injury, disease, disorder, condition, impairment, disability, activity limitation, or participation restriction. Occupational therapists address the physical, cognitive, psychosocial, sensory, and other aspects of occupational performance in a variety of contexts to support engagement in everyday life activities that affect health, well-being, and quality of life. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 225X00000X
The taxonomy records how the provider classifies their own practice. It does not confirm which conditions they currently treat, whether they are accepting new patients, or which insurance they take — call the office for that.
Full NPPES record
An NPI-1 identifies a single person. It stays with the clinician for life, even if they move practice or change state, which is why the address on file can lag behind where they actually work today.
| NPI | 1003318874 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Mar 7, 2018 |
| Last updated | Mar 7, 2018 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| Gender | Female |
| Credential | OTR/L |
| Practice address |
28050 GRAND RIVER AVE Farmington Hills, MI 48336 (248) 471-8604 |
| Mailing address |
6072 BRIGGS LAKE DR Brighton, MI 48116 |
| Other identifiers |
1336183367
· Medicaid (MI) |
Number check
How the check works, step by step
Every NPI carries a Luhn check digit — the same scheme used on credit cards. CMS prefixes the number with 80840 before computing it, which marks it as a US health identifier.
| Digit | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
Sum = 56 · next multiple of 10 = 60 · check digit = 4 · actual last digit = 4
A valid check digit only means the number is well-formed. It does not mean the provider is licensed, active, or in good standing — those are separate questions answered by the sections above.