SHEKAR FAMILY PRACTICE LLC
NPI 1376428375
Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care in Kirkwood, MO

NPI Status: Active since August 08, 2025

Contact Information

11040 MANCHESTER RD STE 1
KIRKWOOD, MO
ZIP 63122
Phone: (314) 822-7009
Fax: (314) 822-7009

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  • Organization
  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Primary Care
  • CLIA Number: 26D0867618
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Practitioner Other
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 08-31-2026

About SHEKAR FAMILY PRACTICE LLC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Shekar Family Practice Llc, a provider established in Kirkwood, Missouri operating as a Nurse Practitioner, focusing in primary care . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1376428375 assigned on August 2025. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 363LP2300X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated one year ago. 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 authorized official of this NPI record is Meera Shekar (Owner)

NPI
1376428375
Provider Name
SHEKAR FAMILY PRACTICE LLC
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
11040 MANCHESTER RD STE 1 KIRKWOOD, MO 63122
Location Phone
(314) 822-7009
Location Fax
(314) 822-7009
Mailing Address
11040 MANCHESTER RD STE 1 KIRKWOOD, MO 63122
Mailing Phone
(314) 822-7009
Mailing Fax
(314) 822-7009
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
08-08-2025
Last Update Date
10-01-2025
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A nurse practitioner (NP) like Shekar Family Practice Llc is an experienced registered nurse with a master’s or doctoral degree and advanced clinical training. Nurse practitioners can work in many different specialties including primary care, pediatrics, cardiology, emergency, women’s health, oncology or geriatrics. Nurse practitioners provide services like physical exams, order laboratory tests, manage diseases, write prescriptions, etc.

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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

Nurse Practitioner Primary Care

Taxonomy Code
363LP2300X
Type
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers

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

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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

MEERA SHEKAR

Authorized Official Title
OWNER
Authorized Official Phone
(314) 822-4002

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
1972060267OTHER (01)MONPI

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
26D0867618
Facility Type
Practitioner Other
Certificate Effective Date
September 01, 2024
Certificate Expiration Date
August 31, 2026
Laboratory Director
MEERA SHEKAR
Certificate Type
Certificate for Provider-Performed Microscopy Procedures (PPMP)
Certificate Type Description
This CLIA certificate is issued to Shekar Family Practice Llc in which a physician, midlevel practitioner or dentist that performs specific microscopy procedures during the course of a patient's visit. A limited list of provider-performed microscopy procedures is included under this certificate type, which are categorized as moderate complexity testing.

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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 1376428375, we treat the final digit (5) 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 65. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 65 = 5).

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
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
3
Unchanged
Pos 3
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 4
6
Unchanged
Pos 5
4
Doubled → 8
Pos 6
2
Unchanged
Pos 7
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Pos 8
3
Unchanged
Pos 9
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Check
5
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 7 → 14 → 5 4 → 8 8 → 16 → 7 7 → 14 → 5

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.

2 + 3 + 1 + 4 + 6 + 8 + 2 + 1 + 6 + 3 + 1 + 4 + 24 = 65

Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10

The next multiple of ten after 65 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 65 = 5
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 5, which matches the last digit of 1376428375.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 2 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.

Family Medicine
11040 MANCHESTER RD STE 1
KIRKWOOD, MO 63122
Nurse Practitioner (Family)
11040 MANCHESTER RD STE 1
KIRKWOOD, MO 63122

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1376428375, enumerated as an "organization" on August 08, 2025.

The provider is located at 11040 MANCHESTER RD STE 1 KIRKWOOD, MO 63122 and the phone number is (314) 822-7009.

Nurse Practitioner with taxonomy code 363LP2300X and a focus in Primary Care.

The provider might be accepting Accepts: Medicare and Medicaid. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.