Tara Benton MD
Also known as
- Formerly known asKunkler, Tara Carmen
Source: NPPES public registry.
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1609032895 is registered to Tara Benton MD, a Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician practising at 2401 Gillham Rd in Kansas City, Missouri. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy. Tara Benton MD has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2008.
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Medicare enrollment
This provider holds a Medicare enrollment on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Practitioner
- I20121018000375Critical Care (Intensivists)MO
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Tara Benton MD accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Tara Benton MD directly at (816) 234-3000.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1609032895 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (816) 234-3000.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Tara Benton MD is a Type-1 individual NPI.