AHHH HA...
I figured it out. (like I said this, is a completely new setup)
SO I went to the Firewall configuration page in my Meraki mgmt console / and I found under
Security appliance services: Web (local status & configuration) ANY / see screenshot
I changed it to None.. waited a minute and tested again...
BOOM! No More WAN Meraki web config page!!!
I hope this helps someone else in the future.
Thanks
Doug