NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cowartiz Merkerson

Professional Counselor · Kansas City, MO

Cowartiz Merkerson is a professional counselor with a practice address in Kansas City, Missouri, and NPI 1003460007, issued on Jul 29, 2019. Check the license (Missouri 2017014930, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1003460007
Name
Cowartiz Merkerson
Primary taxonomy
Professional Counselor 101YP2500X
License number
2017014930 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8150 Wornall RD, Kansas City, MO 64114
Phone
(816) 508-3500
Enumerated
Jul 29, 2019
Record last updated
Jul 29, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(816) 508-3535
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20260508000828); may accept 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 8150 Wornall RD

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  2. Ryan Ardrey, LMSWSocial Worker1346747847
  3. Connie Baker, MSWClinical Social Worker1154466118
  4. Elizabeth BaldiMarriage & Family Therapist1972318509
  5. Sara Barnes, LMSWClinical Social Worker1417141011
  6. Alicia BeattyMental Health Counselor1689821811

Verify Cowartiz Merkerson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this profession
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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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Cowartiz Merkerson among 5,799 professional counselor records in Missouri

Cowartiz Merkerson is one of 5,799 professional counselor records with a practice address in Missouri. 10% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 62% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 62% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 10% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 16% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2015 among the 906 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 101YP2500X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

492 professional counselor records list a practice address in Kansas City

They are 492 of the 13,759 NPPES records with a practice address in Kansas City, and 5,799 professional counselor records in Missouri. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 professional counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christine Austin-VolmerKansas City, MO 641141578520748
  2. Rex Blevins, MA, LPCKansas City, MO 641141295882462
  3. Leta Bond, M.A. LPCKansas City, MO 641141285770677
  4. Karen Harrison, LCPC, LCMFTKansas City, MO 641141679641187
  5. Lucinda HastertKansas City, MO 641141083839112
  6. Diane Keith, LPCKansas City, MO 641141720120942
  7. Jeff Miner, LPCKansas City, MO 641141730215617
  8. Barbara Postlewait, MS LPCKansas City, MO 641141265585020

Common questions

What is Cowartiz Merkerson's NPI number?

Cowartiz Merkerson's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003460007, issued on Jul 29, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cowartiz Merkerson located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8150 Wornall RD, Kansas City, MO, 64114. Phone: (816) 508-3500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cowartiz Merkerson's license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 2017014930, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. 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.