Central Nephrology Clinic

What Central Nephrology Clinic does

Central Nephrology Clinic (CNC), operating as Central Nephrology Clinic, PLLC, is a physician-owned nephrology practice headquartered in Flowood, Mississippi, founded in 1978 by Dr. Alvin Brent. The practice treats patients across the full spectrum of kidney-related disease: acute and chronic kidney disease at all stages, end-stage renal disease requiring dialysis (hemodialysis — standard, nocturnal, and home modalities — and peritoneal dialysis), kidney transplant referral and post-transplant follow-up, hypertension and associated cardiovascular conditions, anemia of kidney disease, and electrolyte/acid-base/fluid disorders. CNC physicians hold active or courtesy staff privileges at four Mississippi hospitals (Mississippi Baptist, St. Dominic, Merit Health River Oaks, Select Specialty Belhaven) providing 24/7 inpatient coverage, and round at Fresenius Medical Care and DaVita dialysis units across central Mississippi covering Jackson, Brandon, Canton, Carthage, Clinton, Forest, Magee, Hazlehurst, Port Gibson, Yazoo City, and Kosciusko. A transplant nephrologist and interventional nephrologists are on staff, and the practice operates in association with the Lakeland Vascular Access Center (LVAC), an outpatient dialysis access center managed by Azura Vascular Care (a Fresenius Medical Care subsidiary) since 2008.

CNC's workforce consists of 11 board-certified nephrologists plus 2 nurse practitioners (FNP-C/AGNP-BC), supported by administrative, billing, scheduling, and medical assistant staff. Revenue is generated via standard fee-for-service billing to all major insurance networks, with recurring revenue from chronic dialysis management, hospital consults, and outpatient nephrology visits. Patient acquisition runs primarily through physician referral (with a dedicated online referral form) supplemented by self-referral via the website and new patient paperwork. The practice operates a standard electronic medical record with a MyChart/Acumen patient portal, and offers telehealth and phone visit options introduced during COVID-19 and maintained as an ongoing access channel. HIPAA compliance is documented via the practice's Notice of Privacy Practices.

Economically, CNC is a private medical practice with no disclosed venture capital or private equity ownership, no documented M&A activity, and no founding-date-to-present ownership transitions beyond physician retirements and replacements. Founding physician Dr. Alvin Brent retired in 2005; subsequent physician turnover (Raju 2006, Laney 2013, Smith 2014, Ruvinsky 2015) has been offset by ongoing recruitment, with new physicians added in 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015 (multiple), 2021 (multiple), and 2022. No financial metrics, payer mix details, revenue figures, or headcount outside physicians are publicly disclosed.

Name

Central Nephrology Clinic

Legal name

Central Nephrology Clinic, PLLC

Website

https://centralnephrology.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Central Nephrology Clinic is a physician-owned nephrology practice in Flowood, Mississippi, founded in 1978, delivering comprehensive kidney disease, dialysis, transplant, and hypertension care across central Mississippi via 11 nephrologists, two nurse practitioners, four hospital affiliations, and Fresenius/DaVita dialysis partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nephrology Services

NAICS

Kidney Dialysis Centers (621492), Other Outpatient Care Centers (62149), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

General Nephrology Practice (HLAKAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Dialysis Services (Hemodialysis & Peritoneal Dialysis) (HLAKAHAC), Interventional Nephrology (Dialysis Access Procedures) (HLAKAHAE), Hypertension & Kidney-Related Blood Pressure Clinics (HLAKAHAF), Outpatient Dialysis & Kidney Care Centers (HLAFABAE)

Keywords

• Nephrology services
• Kidney disease treatment
• Dialysis care
• Kidney transplant care
• Hypertension management

Headquarters

HQ city

Flowood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Medical services billed to patients and insurance providers for nephrology care, dialysis, and related treatments. Billing includes working with health insurers for payment collection and coordination of benefits.
2. Dialysis Services: Hemodialysis (standard, nocturnal including home modalities) and peritoneal dialysis services provided directly or through affiliated dialysis units

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Central Nephrology Clinic is a physician-owned nephrology practice delivering comprehensive care for patients with acute and chronic kidney disease, end-stage renal disease (hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis), kidney transplant referral and post-transplant follow-up, hypertension management, anemia of kidney disease, and electrolyte/fluid disorders. The clinic also provides diagnostic and interventional nephrology services for dialysis patients, operates the associated Lakeland Vascular Access Center (LVAC) for vascular access management, and offers telehealth and phone visits for remote consultations.

Product overview

Central Nephrology Clinic is a nephrology practice offering a unified set of healthcare services for patients with kidney disease. The clinic's core offerings include kidney disease treatment services, dialysis services (hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis), kidney transplant care with a transplant nephrologist, and diagnostic/interventional nephrology services. The clinic operates the Lakeland Vascular Access Center (LVAC), an affiliated outpatient center for dialysis access management. Additional services include telehealth/phone visits, hypertension management, and anemia/electrolyte disorder care. The practice partners with Fresenius Medical Care and DaVita Kidney Care for outpatient dialysis unit access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kidney Disease Treatment Services Comprehensive care for patients with acute and chronic kidney disease across all stages, including dialysis-dependent patient care.
• Dialysis Services Hemodialysis (standard, nocturnal, including home modalities) and peritoneal dialysis services delivered via partnerships at Fresenius and DaVita dialysis units across central Mississippi.
• Kidney Transplant Care Kidney transplant referral and post-kidney transplant care supported by a transplant nephrologist on staff.
• Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology Services Diagnostic and interventional nephrology procedures performed on dialysis patients by interventional nephrologists on staff.
• Lakeland Vascular Access Center (LVAC) Outpatient center specializing in dialysis access management and treatment of hemodialysis vascular access complications, operated by Azura Vascular Care (a subsidiary of Fresenius Medical Care). Board Certified Interventional Nephrologists/Radiologists perform procedures to re-establish adequate blood flow through arteriovenous fistulas or grafts, typically completed in under an hour.
• Telehealth and Phone Visit Consultations Remote nephrology consultations delivered via telemedicine platform and phone visits, providing patient access from home as an alternative to in-person visits.
• Hypertension Management Specialty care and management of hypertension and associated cardiovascular conditions.
• Anemia and Electrolyte Disorder Management Evaluation and treatment of anemia of kidney disease, electrolyte imbalances, acid/base disorders, and fluid balance disorders.

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Lakeland Vascular Access Center (LVAC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008CNC is associated with LVAC, an Azura Vascular Care managed entity and subsidiary of Fresenius Medical Care of North America. LVAC has delivered vascular care to the community since 2008, specializing in dialysis access management for ESRD patients in an outpatient setting. Board Certified Interventional Nephrologists/Radiologists perform procedures to re-establish adequate blood flow through arteriovenous fistulas or grafts, typically completed in under an hour.
• Fresenius Medical CarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCNC has partnered with Fresenius Medical Care, giving patients convenient access to outpatient dialysis units located in Central and Southwest Jackson, Brandon, Forest, Magee, Hazlehurst, Canton, Clinton, Port Gibson, Yazoo City, and Kosciusko. CNC physicians serve as Medical Directors in multiple Fresenius dialysis units.
• DaVita Kidney CarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCNC physicians see patients in DaVita clinics located in Jackson, Brandon, Carthage, and Canton, providing nephrology services to dialysis patients at these facilities.
• Mississippi Baptist Medical CentercoreOthersCNC physicians are on active or courtesy staff with 24/7 coverage at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center, providing inpatient nephrology consultations.
• St. Dominic HospitalcoreOthersCNC physicians maintain active or courtesy staff privileges with 24/7 coverage at St. Dominic Hospital for inpatient nephrology services.
• Merit Health River OakscoreOthersCNC physicians are credentialed with active or courtesy staff privileges at Merit Health River Oaks for inpatient nephrology consultations.
• Select Specialty Hospital BelhavencoreOthersCNC physicians maintain privileges at Select Specialty Hospital Belhaven for long-term acute care nephrology consultations.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Dialyze Direct: Dialyze Direct is a growing dialysis provider focused on in-facility (SNF-based) dialysis. While it operates a different care setting than CNC, it represents an emerging model competing for the same nephrology patient pool and could overlap with CNC's hospital-affiliated dialysis work over time.

Regional players

• Rogosin Institute: Rogosin Institute is a New York-based non-profit providing integrated kidney disease care including dialysis, transplant support, and clinical research. Its combined dialysis and nephrology research orientation makes it a comparable specialty nephrology peer, though concentrated in the Northeast.
• Northwest Kidney Centers: Northwest Kidney Centers is a regional non-profit dialysis and kidney care provider serving the Pacific Northwest. It combines outpatient dialysis, vascular access, and CKD management in a vertically integrated model structurally similar to CNC plus LVAC, though operating in a different geography.

Direct peers

• U.S. Renal Care: U.S. Renal Care is a mid-sized U.S. dialysis provider serving regional markets similar to where CNC operates. Both businesses depend on nephrologist medical director relationships and outpatient dialysis unit affiliations, and compete for the same pool of independent nephrology groups to anchor their clinics.
• Fresenius Medical Care: Fresenius Medical Care is the largest global dialysis provider and CNC's primary dialysis partner. CNC physicians serve as medical directors at multiple Fresenius dialysis units across central Mississippi and operate the LVAC JV under Azura Vascular Care (Fresenius subsidiary), making Fresenius the closest economic and operational peer to CNC's dialysis-dependent revenue streams.
• DaVita Kidney Care: DaVita is the second-largest U.S. dialysis provider and one of CNC's two core dialysis partners. CNC physicians round at DaVita clinics in Jackson, Brandon, Carthage, and Canton, giving DaVita near-identical unit-medical-director and patient-rounding economics as Fresenius and making it a directly comparable channel peer.
• Satellite Healthcare: Satellite Healthcare is a non-profit dialysis and chronic kidney care provider with integrated nephrology and vascular access services. Its combination of nephrologist engagement, outpatient dialysis units, and CKD education parallels CNC's full-stack service model.
• Innovative Renal Care (formerly American Renal Associates): Innovative Renal Care operates outpatient dialysis clinics with strong nephrologist medical director partnerships across regional U.S. markets. Its reliance on independent nephrology group relationships to staff clinics mirrors CNC's medical-director-driven dialysis economics.

Others

• National Kidney Foundation: The National Kidney Foundation is a national patient advocacy and CKD education organization. It does not compete with CNC clinically but drives patient awareness and referral flow into nephrology practices, making it an adjacent ecosystem peer that influences CNC's addressable demand.
• American Society of Nephrology: The American Society of Nephrology is the leading professional society for nephrologists. Multiple CNC physicians hold ASN affiliations, making ASN a thematically related but non-competing peer relevant for professional standards, referral patterns, and clinical guidelines shaping CNC's practice.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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