Dr. Jim I Mertz, MD



Internal Medicine   -  Missouri,  Kansas City

 Overview

Dr. Jim I Mertz, MD works in Kansas City, Missouri is a specialist in Internal Medicine, Nephrology and graduated Mayo Clin in 1976. Dr. Mertz is affiliated with Saint Luke's East - Lee's Summit, Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill and practicing for 50 years

 Specialties

  • Internal Medicine
  • Nephrology

 Conditions

• Acidosis
• Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
• Arterial Aneurysm Surgery
• Arterial Line Insertion
• Avascular Necrosis
• Breast Atrophy
• Bursa Injection
• Calcaneus Fracture
• Cervical Dysplasia
• Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
  ...
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Chronic Kidney Diseases
• Dystonia Musculorum Deformans, Type 2
• Dystonia, Focal, Task-Specific (FTSD)
• Epilepsy, Benign, Familial, Infantile Epilepsy
• Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor
• Goiter
• Hereditary Neuropathy With Liability to Pressure Palsies
• Hernia Repair
• Hyperkalemic Renal Tubular Acidosis
• Hypotony of Eye
• Hypovolemia
• Lithotripsy
• Lymphoma, Large Cell, Anaplastic
• Maxillary and Malar Fractures
• Mood Disorder Due to a General Medical Condition
• Motion Sickness
• Muscular Dystrophy, Limb-Girdle - Mental Retardation
• Neck Surgery
• Neuritis With Brachial Predilection
• Neurological Rehabilitation
• Neurostimulator Implantation
• Neurovascular Surgical Services
• Non-Surgical Treatment of Hemorrhoids
• Nondependent Amphetamine or Related Acting Sympathomimetic Abuse
• NovaSure® Ablation
• Obstructive Hydrocephalus
• Osteoarthritis of Ankle
• Pacemaker Therapy for Heart Failure
• Polyneuropathy
• Pulmonary Function Tests
• Quadriceps Tendon Repair
• Radiesse® Injections
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Rupture of Ulnar Collateral Ligament of Thumb
• Skin Dimpling
• Sports Medicine Related Procedures
• Sunburn
• Telogen Effluvium
• Tumor
• Visual Field Loss
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 Procedures

• Acidosis
• Acute Glomerulonephritis
• Acute Kidney Failure
• Alkalosis
• Amyloidosis
• Arteriovenostomy for Renal Dialysis
• Calcium Metabolism Disorders
• Chronic Glomerulonephritis
• Chronic Kidney Diseases
• Congenital Cystic Kidney Disease
  ...
• Congenital Medullary Cystic Kidney Disease
• Congenital Polycystic Kidney Disease
• Congenital Renal Agenesis and Dysgenesis
• Copper Metabolism Disorders
• Cryoglobulinemia
• Diabetes With Renal Manifestations
• Diabetic Ketoacidosis
• End-Stage Renal Disease
• Goodpasture's Disease
• Gout
• Hemochromatosis
• Hemodialysis
• Hemodialysis and IV Access Surgery
• Henoch–Schönlein Purpura (HSP)
• Hepatitis B - Immune Response
• Hydronephrosis
• Hypercalcemia
• Hyperkalemia
• Hypertension
• Hypertensive Chronic Kidney Disease
• Hypertensive Heart and Chronic Kidney Disease
• Hypokalemia
• Hypotension (Excluding Maternal)
• Iron Metabolism Disorders
• Kidney Disease
• Kidney Failure
• Kidney Infection, Acute
• Kidney Stones
• Magnesium Metabolism Disorders
• Mineral Metabolism Disorders
• Nephritis and Nephropathy
• Nephrotic Syndrome
• Peritoneal Dialysis
• Phosphorus Metabolism Disorders
• Polycystic Kidney Disease
• Proteinuria
• Renal Artery Arteriosclerotic Disease
• Renal Hyperparathyroidism
• Renal Hypertension
• Renal Osteodystrophy
• Secondary Renovascular Hypertension
• Systemic Vasculitis
• Vasculitis
• Vitamin D Deficiency
• Wegener's Granulomatosis
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 Board Certifications

  • Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine

 Years Since Graduation

  • 50

 Education & Training

Residency Hospitals

Mayo Clin

Year completed: 1976

Fellowship Hospital

Mayo Clin

Year completed: 1983

Medical School

University Of Kansas School Of Medicine

Kansas City, KS, United States

Graduated: 1973

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 Office Locations


Primary location

 Arms, Dodge, Robinson, Wilber & Crouch, Inc.
4320 Wornall Road 208
Missouri (MO)
Kansas City
64111
 Phone:(816) 531-0552

Accepting New Patients

  • Yes
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 Map & Directions



Arms, Dodge, Robinson, Wilber & Crouch, Inc., 4320 Wornall Road 208, Kansas City, Missouri (MO), 64111




 Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)

  • Aetna
  • Aetna HMO
  • American Enterprise Group
  • Assurant Health
  • Bakery & Confectionary Union Plan
  • Blue Card PPO
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois PPO
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City
  • Choice Care PPO
  • Choice Plus POS
  • Choice Plus POS II
  • Cigna
  • Cigna HMO
  • Cigna PPO
  • Commercial Insurance Company
  • CoreSource
  • Coventry Health Care
  • Coventry Health Care of Kansas, Inc.
  • Coventry Health Care of Kansas, Inc. PPO
  • Coventry Health Care of Missouri
  • Coventry Health Care of Missouri PPO
  • First Health (Coventry Health Care)
  • First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
  • Golden Rule
  • Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
  • HealthPartners
  • Homestate Health Plan
  • Humana
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
  • Medicare MCR
  • Meritain Health
  • MultiPlan
  • MultiPlan PPO
  • Navigate HMO
  • Navigate POS
  • Old Surety Life Insurance CompanyMedicare
  • Old Surety Life Insurance CompanyMedicare MCR
  • Open Access Plus
  • Options PPO
  • PHCS Network PPO
  • PHP-Physicians Health Plan
  • Preferred Care Blue PPO
  • Preferred PPO
  • Thrivent Financial
  • Tricare
  • United Healthcare
  • UnitedHealthCare

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 Affiliated Hospitals


Saint Luke's East - Lee's Summit photo


Saint Luke's East - Lee's Summit

100 North East Saint Luke's Boulevard Missouri MO, Lees Summit, 64086

Saint Luke's East - Lee's Summit is a hospital located in Lees Summit, MO. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 4 of 6 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 5 of 6 procedures.



Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City photo


Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City

4401 Wornall Road Missouri MO, Kansas City, 64111

Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City is a District Authority owned hospital located in Kansas City, MO. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 5 of 14 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 8 of 14 procedures.



Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill photo


Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill

2301 Holmes Street Missouri MO, Kansas City, 64108

Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill is a hospital located in Kansas City, MO.



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