CHILDREN'S MERCY-PEDIATRIC CARE NORTH, INC

What CHILDREN'S MERCY-PEDIATRIC CARE NORTH, INC does

Children's Mercy-Pediatric Care North, Inc. (DBA: Pediatric Care North) is a private pediatric medical practice founded in 1989 as the first pediatric practice in the Platte County area of Kansas City, Missouri. The practice serves families with children from birth through adolescence in the Kansas City Northland catchment, delivering a broad service portfolio that includes well-child visits, sick visits, immunizations, behavioral and mental health services (including ADHD management and child psychiatry), and a dedicated lactation support program — the first of its kind in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The clinical team comprises 10 board-certified pediatricians, 3 board-certified nurse practitioners, 3 certified lactation specialists, and 1 board-certified child psychiatrist, with extended weekday hours until 8pm and Saturday morning hours targeted at working parents.

The practice operates on a fee-for-service revenue model billed through insurance, accepting various insurance plans and offering payment processing through Phreesia. The technology stack is built on Office Practicum (Connexin Software) for practice management and the patient portal, which in July 2025 was redesigned to provide HIPAA-compliant appointment scheduling, secure messaging, medical record access, vaccine records, growth charts, medication refill requests, and downloadable forms. The practice is an affiliate of Children's Mercy, leveraging that affiliation for specialist referral pathways and institutional credibility while remaining independently operated. Marketing channels are primarily community-driven: patient testimonials, social media, free caregiver education classes, organic search, and Children's Mercy network referrals.

The business is physician-owned with no disclosed venture, private equity, or public ownership. Strategic posture has been incremental capability expansion rather than geographic or scale-driven growth: service-line additions (lactation, behavioral health), digital infrastructure modernization (patient portal), and community engagement (Educating and Empowering Parents series since 2023). The lack of multi-site expansion, no fundraising activity, and recent retirement announcements point to a stable, mature community practice rather than a high-growth platform.

Name

CHILDREN'S MERCY-PEDIATRIC CARE NORTH, INC

Legal name

Children's Mercy-Pediatric Care North, Inc

Website

https://pediatriccarenorth.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Children's Mercy-Pediatric Care North is a private pediatric medical practice founded in 1989 in Kansas City, Missouri, serving families with children from birth through adolescence in the Northland area with primary care, behavioral health, and lactation services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Healthcare Services

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Practices (HLAFAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pediatric Specialty Care Centers (e.g., cardiology, oncology, neurology) (HLAFAJAH), Pediatric Urgent Care & After-Hours Clinics (HLAFAJAI)

Keywords

• Pediatric medical care
• Lactation consulting services
• Well child visits
• Pediatric immunization services
• Child adolescent psychiatry

Headquarters

HQ city

Scranton, Pennsylvania

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Pediatric Medical Services: Fee-for-service pediatric healthcare including well child visits, sick child visits, behavioral and mental health services, and lactation consultations. Accepts insurance and offers billing through Phreesia platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Pediatric Care North is a private pediatric medical practice providing comprehensive healthcare for children from birth through adolescence. Core offerings include well child visits, sick child visits, immunizations, board-certified child and adolescent psychiatry, and a dedicated lactation support program delivered by IBCLC-certified lactation consultants. The practice operates from a single office in Kansas City with extended evening and Saturday hours, supporting working families.

Product overview

Pediatric Care North is a pediatric medical practice providing comprehensive healthcare services for children from birth through adolescence. The practice operates as a unified care platform offering core pediatric medical care alongside specialized services including lactation support, behavioral and mental health services, and parent education programs. The practice leverages a patient portal for digital access to appointments, medical records, and provider communication. Founded in 1989, it is affiliated with Children's Mercy and serves as the first pediatric practice in the Platte County area, with extended evening hours to accommodate working families.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pediatric Medical Care Comprehensive pediatric healthcare services for children from birth through adolescence, including well child visits, sick child visits, and preventive care delivered by 10 board-certified physicians and three board-certified nurse practitioners with specialty training in pediatric medicine.
• Lactation Services Dedicated breastfeeding and lactation consultation services for mothers and infants, delivered by three certified lactation specialists (IBCLCs). The practice was the first in the Kansas City metropolitan area to establish this program.
• Behavioral & Mental Health Services Pediatric behavioral and mental health services including ADHD assessment and management as well as general child and adolescent psychiatry, delivered by Dr. Jill Rosbrugh, a board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist.
• Immunization Services Complete pediatric immunization program following recommended schedules from birth through adolescence, including vaccines for DTaP, Hep B, Hib, IPV, PCV, Rotavirus, MMR, Varicella, HPV, Meningococcal, and Tdap.

Quantifiable outcome

• Same-day sick appointments available
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Children's MercycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPediatric Care North is an affiliate of Children's Mercy, a leading pediatric healthcare system. This affiliation provides access to Children's Mercy's broader network, specialist referrals, and institutional support while maintaining independent practice operations.
• Office Practicum (Connexin Software, Inc.)coreTechnology or IntegrationProvides patient portal technology, practice management software, and cloud-based web services including appointment scheduling, medical records access, and secure messaging between patients and care teams.
• The Lactation NetworkminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNetwork providing lactation support and connecting mothers with IBCLC-certified lactation consultants. Practice offers lactation consults as a benefit covered through insurance plans.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• The Lactation Network: National network that connects mothers with IBCLC lactation consultants and partners with pediatric practices like Pediatric Care North to deliver in-network lactation services. Referenced as a partner and therefore directly comparable on the lactation support business.

Emerging players

• Blueberry Pediatrics: Pediatric-focused telemedicine and concierge primary care provider offering on-demand virtual pediatric visits and asynchronous care. Represents the telehealth-led emerging competitive threat to traditional brick-and-mortar pediatric practices.
• GoodRx / Hims & Hers (pediatric-adjacent telehealth): Direct-to-consumer telehealth and digital health platforms expanding into pediatric and family care. Adjacent emerging competitor for low-acuity pediatric consultations and parent triage that traditionally feed pediatric primary care practices.

Broad incumbents

• Mercy Health System: Large multi-state Catholic health system operating pediatric primary care, specialty, and hospital services across the Midwest. Competes in the broader Kansas City primary care market through affiliated primary care clinics.
• Banner Health: Large regional health system with pediatric service lines including primary care pediatrics, specialty clinics, and children's hospitals in multiple states. Comparable broad incumbent competing for pediatric primary care patients in similar metro markets.
• Akron Children's Hospital: Regional children's health system operating primary care pediatric practices, specialty clinics, and a hospital. Comparable to Children's Mercy as a regional pediatric system that anchors independent pediatric affiliates and competes for primary care pediatric volume in its catchment.
• Children's Mercy Kansas City: Major pediatric health system that Pediatric Care North is affiliated with. Operates hospitals, specialty clinics, and primary care across the Kansas City metro, providing both upstream referral pathways and direct competitive overlap in pediatric primary care.

Direct peers

• PM Pediatrics: Largest pediatric-specific urgent care chain in the U.S., offering evening and weekend sick-visit care for children. Competes directly with Pediatric Care North's after-hours/same-day sick-visit value proposition in similar metro markets.
• NightLight Pediatric Urgent Care: Pediatric urgent care chain built around evening and weekend hours for working families. Comparable to Pediatric Care North's extended-hours positioning by serving the same time-constrained parent segment with acute pediatric care.
• Pediatric Associates: One of the largest independent pediatric group practices in the U.S., operating multi-location pediatric primary care, behavioral health, and lactation services across multiple states. A directly comparable private-equity-backed multi-specialty pediatric primary care model at much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/pediatriccarenorth
• Instagraminstagram.com/pediatriccarenorth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/children's-mercy-pediatric-care-north-inc

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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