MERITAS HEALTH CORPORATION
NPI 1316927148
Pediatrics in North Kansas City, MO

NPI Status: Active since January 18, 2006

Contact Information

2700 CLAY EDWARDS DR
SUITE 500
NORTH KANSAS CITY, MO
ZIP 64116
Phone: (816) 421-4115
Fax: (816) 421-4152

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Group Taxonomy
Insurance Plans Accepted
Secondary Locations
Authorized Official
CLIA Information
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Organization
Pediatrics
Accepts Insurance
CLIA Number: 26D0444015
CLIA Cert. Type: Physician Office
CLIA Exp. Date: 11-30-2027

About MERITAS HEALTH CORPORATION

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Meritas Health Corporation, a pediatrician established in North Kansas City, Missouri operating as a Pediatrics. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1316927148 assigned on January 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 208000000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated April 2026. The organization operates as a Single Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization. The provider's . The authorized official of this NPI record is Dr. Stephen L Reintjes Sr. Md (President)

NPI: 1316927148
Provider Legal Name: MERITAS HEALTH CORPORATION
Other Organization Name
Other Name Type: (6)
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 2700 CLAY EDWARDS DR SUITE 500 NORTH KANSAS CITY, MO 64116
Location Phone: (816) 421-4115
Location Fax: (816) 421-4152
Mailing Address: 2800 CLAY EDWARDS DRIVE, CENTRAL VERIFICATION OFFICE AND PAYOR ENROLLMENT NORTH KANSAS CITY, MO 64116
Mailing Phone: (816) 691-1655
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 01-18-2006
Last Update Date: 04-17-2026
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A pediatrician like Meritas Health Corporation is a physician who has completed a pediatric residency and is board-certified or board-eligible in a pediatric specialty. Pediatric care providers are trained to care for newborns, infants, children and adolescents. A pediatrician could perform physical exams, manage vaccinations, monitor development milestones, diagnose illnesses, infections, injuries or other health problems, etc.

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Secondary Locations

9151 NE 81st Terrarce Suite 240
Kansas City, MO 64158
(816) 421-4115

Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

The NPI enumerator requires providers to submit at least one taxonomy code. A taxonomy code is a unique 10-character code that describes the healthcare provider type, classification, and the area of specialization. There could be only one primary taxonomy code per NPI record. For individual NPIs the license data is associated to the taxonomy code.

Classification: Pediatrics
Taxonomy Code: 208000000X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Taxonomy Description: A pediatrician is concerned with the physical, emotional and social health of children from birth to young adulthood. Care encompasses a broad spectrum of health services ranging from preventive healthcare to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases. A pediatrician deals with biological, social and environmental influences on the developing child, and with the impact of disease and dysfunction on development.

Group Taxonomy 193400000X SINGLE SPECIALTY GROUP

This provdier is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.

Insurance Plans Accepted

According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Anthem Bronze Pathway 10150 ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - EPO
Anthem Bronze Pathway 6900 ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - EPO
Anthem Bronze Pathway 7500 Standard ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - EPO
Anthem Catastrophic Pathway (+ Incentives) - EPO
Anthem Gold Pathway 2000 Standard ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - EPO
Anthem Heart Healthy Bronze Pathway 4900 ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - EPO
Anthem Heart Healthy Silver Pathway 3100 ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - EPO
Anthem Silver Pathway 5350 ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - EPO
Anthem Silver Pathway 6000 Standard ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - EPO
Anthem Silver Pathway 7200 ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - EPO

Oscar Insurance Company

Bronze Classic 4700 - EPO
Bronze Classic Standard - EPO
Bronze Elite + PCP Saver - EPO
Bronze Elite + PCP Saver Plus - EPO
Bronze Simple Diabetes - EPO
Gold Classic Standard - EPO
Gold Simple - EPO
Silver Classic Standard - EPO
Silver Elite Saver Plus - EPO
Silver Simple Diabetes - EPO
Silver Simple PCP Saver - EPO
Silver Simple Women's Health with Menopause Benefits - EPO

Blue Cross Blue Shield

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

Medicare

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

Medicaid

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

*Please verify directly with this provider to make sure your insurance plan is currently accepted.

Authorized Official

The authorized official is the designated individual with the legal authority to make changes to the provider’s official NPI record. For organizations, the authorized official must be a general partner, chairman of the board, CEO, CFO or a direct owner holding at least a 5 percent stake in the medical organization.

Authorized Official Name: DR. STEPHEN L REINTJES SR. MD
Authorized Official Title: PRESIDENT
Authorized Official Phone: (816) 691-5287

Additional Identifiers

The NPI Enumerator encourages providers to submit additional identifiers with their NPI application although the submission of this information is optional. The additional identifier(s) section includes other numbers or codes currently or formerly used as an identifier for the provider by other public healthcare entities. The identifiers may include UPIN, NSC, OSCAR, DEA, Medicaid State or PIN identification numbers.

Identifier	Type / Code	Identifier State	Identifier Issuer
13930011	OTHER (01)	MO	BCBS OF KANSAS CITY

CLIA Information

The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 applies to facilities or sites that test human specimens for health assessment or to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease. The CLIA Program sets standards for clinical laboratory testing and issues certificates. The NPI / CLIA crosswalk information for this NPI number is:

CLIA Number: 26D0444015
Facility Type: Physician Office
Certificate Effective Date: December 01, 2025
Certificate Expiration Date: November 30, 2027
Laboratory Director: GRACE BAYSA-NG
Certificate Type: Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description: This CLIA certificate is issued to Meritas Health Corporation to perform only waived tests. CLIA defines waived tests as simple tests with a low risk for an incorrect result. Waived tests include certain tests listed in CLIA regulations, tests cleared by the FDA for home use and tests approved by the FDA for waived status and that meet CLIA waiver criteria.

NPI NPI Number Validation

How NPI Validation Works

The NPI validation process uses the ISO-standard Luhn algorithm, a mathematical "handshake", to ensure that a provider's 10-digit ID is authentic and free of common typing errors.

To verify the NPI 1316927148, we treat the final digit (8) as the Check Digit—the target answer we need to reach. The process begins by taking the first nine digits and adding a constant value of 24, which accounts for the "80840" prefix required for all U.S. health identifiers. We then double every other digit starting from the right and sum the individual digits of those results together. For this specific NPI, that total comes to 62. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 62 = 8).

Digit-by-digit view

Use the first nine digits for the calculation. Starting from the right, double every other digit. The last digit is the check digit and is not part of the calculation.

Pos 1

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 2

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 8

Check

Target digit

Regular digit Doubled digit Check digit

Step 1: Double every other digit from the right

Starting with the rightmost digit of the first nine digits, double every other value. If doubling creates a two-digit number, add those digits together.

1 → 2 1 → 2 9 → 18 → 9 7 → 14 → 5 4 → 8