Midwest GI Health

What Midwest GI Health does

Midwest GI Health is a privately held, physician-owned gastroenterology medical practice headquartered at 3601 NE Ralph Powell Rd in Lee's Summit, Missouri, serving the Kansas City metropolitan area. It operates as a direct-to-consumer specialty practice, delivering diagnostic and therapeutic gastrointestinal care to adult patients with conditions affecting the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, rectum, pancreas, liver, gallbladder, and biliary system. Patient access is provided via in-person visits at the Lee's Summit office and through telemedicine appointments.

The practice's clinical offering centers on an integrated suite of GI services: colonoscopy and upper endoscopy for screening and diagnosis, Bravo pH monitoring for GERD evaluation, esophageal dilation, hemorrhoid banding, and an on-site infusion center providing biologic therapy for autoimmune conditions such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Procedures are performed at the affiliated Midwest Physicians Surgery Center, an ambulatory surgery center purpose-built for endoscopy that received American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) Endoscopy Unit Recognition in 2021 for patient safety and quality. The clinical team comprises double-board certified gastroenterologists (Marc K. Taormina, MD; Joan Chandra, MD) supported by nurse practitioners and physician assistants specializing in gastroenterology.

Commercially, Midwest GI Health generates revenue through professional-services billing — patient consultations, diagnostic procedures, infusion therapy, and treatments — reimbursed primarily via health insurance. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The practice reaches patients through its website, educational blog, Facebook and LinkedIn presence, and aggregated patient reviews on Healthgrades, Vitals, Google, and Facebook, while telemedicine adds a parallel virtual access channel. Ownership and capital structure are consistent with an independent medical practice model: no parent company, private equity, or venture backing was identified, and the firm reports 1-10 employees.

Name

Midwest GI Health

Legal name

Midwest GI Health

Website

https://midwestgihealth.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Midwest GI Health is a privately held gastroenterology practice in Lee's Summit, Missouri, serving adult patients in the Kansas City metro with diagnostic and therapeutic GI care including colonoscopy, endoscopy, Bravo pH monitoring, and on-site infusion therapy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Gastroenterology Services

NAICS

Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

General Gastroenterology (HLAKAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Endoscopy & GI Procedure Centers (HLAFAIAE), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Care (HLAKAEAD), Endoscopy & GI Diagnostic Centers (HLAFAKAG)

Keywords

• Gastroenterology services
• Endoscopic procedures
• Colon cancer screening
• Infusion therapy
• Digestive health care

Headquarters

HQ city

Lees Summit

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Medical Services Revenue: Revenue generated from patient consultations, diagnostic procedures (colonoscopy, upper endoscopy), and treatments including infusion therapy and hemorrhoid banding. The practice accepts insurance and processes patient payments for covered services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Midwest GI Health is a physician-owned gastroenterology medical practice that diagnoses and treats diseases of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, rectum, pancreas, liver, gallbladder, and biliary system. The practice provides diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures (colonoscopy, upper endoscopy, Bravo pH monitoring, esophageal dilation, hemorrhoid banding), preventive colon cancer screening, and on-site infusion therapy for inflammatory bowel disease, with telemedicine consultations also available.

Product overview

Midwest GI Health is a gastroenterology practice offering a unified suite of diagnostic and therapeutic gastrointestinal services. The practice provides endoscopic procedures (colonoscopy, upper endoscopy, esophageal dilation, Bravo pH monitoring), screening services (colon cancer screening), treatment procedures (hemorrhoid banding, infusion therapy), and comprehensive care for digestive health conditions. The practice operates through its Board Certified Gastroenterologists, Physician Assistants, and Nurse Practitioners who specialize in diagnosing and treating diseases of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, rectum, pancreas, liver, gallbladder, and biliary system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Colonoscopy
• Upper Endoscopy Endoscopic examination of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum for diagnosis of upper GI conditions.
• Bravo pH Monitoring Wireless esophageal pH monitoring used to diagnose gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and acid reflux.
• Esophageal Dilation Therapeutic procedure to widen a narrowed esophagus in order to improve swallowing function.
• Hemorrhoid Banding Minimally invasive procedure to treat hemorrhoids by placing a rubber band around the hemorrhoid tissue.
• Infusion Therapy On-site IV biologic infusion therapy for patients with Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and other autoimmune gastrointestinal disorders.
• Colon Cancer Screening Preventive screening to detect colorectal cancer through early identification of polyps and abnormalities.
• Gastroenterological Conditions Treatment Comprehensive diagnostic evaluation and clinical management of digestive health conditions including colon cancer, reflux, heartburn, IBS, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and celiac disease.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Midwest Physicians Surgery CentercoreOthersAffiliated outpatient surgery center specifically designed for endoscopic procedures. Recognized by ASGE for quality and safety in endoscopy. Operates under the mission to provide first-class surgical services in a safe, comfortable environment. One of more than 600 endoscopy units granted recognition since 2009.
• American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional medical society dedicated to advancing patient care and digestive health through excellence in endoscopy. ASGE provides training standards, safety guidelines, and recognition programs that Midwest Physicians Surgery Center participates in.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• United Digestive: United Digestive is a PE-backed gastroenterology platform operating multiple clinics and endoscopy centers across the U.S. Southeast. Both deliver GI consults, endoscopy, and infusion services through a clinic-plus-ASC model, making it the most structurally comparable peer.
• Gastro Health: Gastro Health is one of the largest PE-backed gastroenterology groups in the U.S., providing consults, endoscopy, infusion, and clinical research. It competes directly with Midwest GI Health for the same patient profiles and procedure mix at a national scale.
• GI Alliance: GI Alliance is a large, PE-backed network of independent gastroenterology practices with in-office infusion and endoscopy. Its acquisition-and-partnership model is the same playbook that could apply to Midwest GI Health, making it a direct strategic comparable.
• Kansas City Gastroenterology & Hepatology Physicians: Kansas City Gastroenterology & Hepatology Physicians is a multi-physician GI group serving the same metropolitan market as Midwest GI Health, with a comparable mix of consults, endoscopy, and infusion. It is the closest head-to-head competitor in Lee's Summit and the surrounding KC suburbs.

Regional players

• Digestive Health Specialists: Digestive Health Specialists is a multi-site GI practice operating outside the Kansas City metro. It is comparable in service mix (endoscopy, infusion, IBD management) and physician-ownership model, representing how a similar practice functions in another regional market.

Others

• American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE): ASGE is the professional society that granted Midwest Physicians Surgery Center its Endoscopy Unit Recognition. It is comparable as the standards body whose recognition Midwest GI Health leverages and whose guidelines shape the practice's quality and safety positioning.

Emerging players

• CRH Healthcare (CRH O'Regan): CRH Healthcare operates office-based procedure suites focused on hemorrhoid treatment and select GI procedures through partnerships with referring physicians. It is comparable because Midwest GI Health lists hemorrhoid banding as a service, and CRH illustrates an adjacent, procedure-focused GI business model.

Broad incumbents

• HCA Midwest Health: HCA Midwest Health is the dominant hospital system in the Kansas City metro, providing gastroenterology and endoscopy services through employed physicians and hospital-based ASCs. It is comparable as the broad incumbent whose hospital-based GI capacity competes with Midwest GI Health for hospital-credentialed referrals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/MWGIHealth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/midwest-gi-health-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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