NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ruth Lindsey Steward, CNM

Midwife · Belton, MO

Ruth Lindsey Steward, CNM is a midwife with a practice address in Belton, Missouri, and NPI 1497425409, issued on Sep 20, 2021. Check the license (Missouri 2021025124, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1497425409
Name
Ruth Lindsey Steward
Credential
CNM
Primary taxonomy
Midwife 176B00000X
License number
2021025124 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
17067 S Outer RD Ste 300, Belton, MO 64012
Phone
(913) 441-4544
Enumerated
Sep 20, 2021
Record last updated
Aug 15, 2024
Fax
(913) 442-8462
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240914000513); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Kansas School Of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), 2021
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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  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
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $141.84

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biogen, Inc. The 497 providers of this specialty with any payment received $177.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ruth Steward$141.84
  2. Specialty average$177.07

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Care For Women, LLCLansing, KS

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ruth Lindsey Steward among 105 midwife records in Missouri

Ruth Lindsey Steward, CNM is one of 105 midwife 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. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 53% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 53% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 10% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 8% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 176B00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Midwife providers in Missouri

There are 105 midwife records in Missouri.

The 8 midwife records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rachel Williston, CPMBlue Springs, MO 640141457430225
  2. Sarah Alley, CPMCorder, MO 640211649940297
  3. Debbra Bersano, CNMGrain Valley, MO 640291609835255
  4. Sara De Cunha, CMPGrandview, MO 640301194688374
  5. Myya Maxwell, CPMGrandview, MO 640301174311807
  6. Sarah Papabathini, CPMGrandview, MO 640301346745411
  7. Deborah Perry, CPMGrandview, MO 640301659699700
  8. Rachel Schwepler, CPMGrandview, MO 640301407246549

Common questions

What is Ruth Lindsey Steward, CNM's NPI number?

Ruth Lindsey Steward, CNM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497425409, issued on Sep 20, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ruth Lindsey Steward, CNM located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17067 S Outer RD Ste 300, Belton, MO, 64012. Phone: (913) 441-4544. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ruth Lindsey Steward, CNM's license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 2021025124, 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. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. 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.