Heather Wendell, COTA/L
Heather Wendell, COTA/L is an Occupational Therapy Assistant in Athens, GA, registered under NPI 1003382649.
Getting there
Here is what surrounds this office in Athens, based on OpenStreetMap data collected Sep 22, 2026. Parking is available about 0.21 mi away at Visitor Parking. There is EV charging 493 ft from the office — useful if you are driving in from out of town. The nearest transit stop is 0.26 mi away, served by Prince Avenue and Sunset Drive Inbound. A pharmacy sits 0.33 mi from the entrance (CVS Pharmacy), which helps if you leave with a prescription.
Getting here and what is nearby
EV charging 493 ft ~2 min
Parking 805 ft ~4 min
Parking 1,028 ft ~4 min
Parking Visitor Parking 0.21 mi ~5 min
Transit 0.22 mi ~5 min
Restaurant JR Crickets 0.24 mi ~5 min
Transit 0.25 mi ~6 min
Transit Prince Avenue and Sunset Drive Inbound 0.26 mi ~6 min
Pharmacy Hawthorne Pharmacy 0.29 mi ~6 min
Restaurant Em's Kitchen 0.29 mi ~6 min
Grocery Bells Supermarket 0.32 mi ~7 min
Pharmacy CVS Pharmacy 0.33 mi ~7 min
Restaurant Burger King 0.33 mi ~7 min
999 Hawthorne Avenue, Athens 30606
Mo-We 07:00-21:00; Th 07:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 07:00-21:00; Su 07:00-22:00
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 |
|---|---|---|
| OTA002456 | GA | Occupational Therapy Assistant primary |
This provider holds licence OTA002456 issued in GA. 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 Therapy Assistant covers
An occupational therapy assistant is a person who has graduated from an occupational therapy assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) or predecessor organizations, has successfully completed a period of supervised fieldwork experience required by the accredited occupational therapy assistant program, has passed a nationally recognized entry-level examination for occupational therapy assistants, and fulfills state requirements for licensure, certification, or registration. An occupational therapy assistant provides interventions under the supervision of an occupational therapist 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 therapy assistants 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 224Z00000X
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 | 1003382649 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Oct 22, 2018 |
| Last updated | Oct 22, 2018 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| Gender | Female |
| Credential | COTA/L |
| Practice address |
775 SUNSET DR Athens, GA 30606 (706) 425-1500 |
| Mailing address |
30 CROOKED CREEK WAY Covington, GA 30016 |
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 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
Sum = 61 · next multiple of 10 = 70 · check digit = 9 · actual last digit = 9
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.