Kidney Specialists

What Kidney Specialists does

Kidney Specialists PLLC is an independent, physician-led nephrology practice operating two clinic locations in Winchester, Virginia and Martinsburg, West Virginia, serving the Shenandoah Valley and Eastern Panhandle region. The practice is anchored by Dr. Babak Barmar, MD, a board-certified nephrologist with 20+ years of experience and UPMC fellowship training, supported by two advanced practice providers (Amanda Barton, APRN, FNP-C and Janie Owens, DNP, FNP-BC) and an office manager; no additional nephrologists are disclosed, making this a small, single-physician-led group.

The practice delivers a comprehensive nephrology service line covering chronic kidney disease, acute kidney injury, hypertension (including resistant and renovascular), diabetic kidney disease, glomerulonephritis, kidney stones, electrolyte and metabolic disorders, anemia in CKD, and cardiorenal syndrome, plus a full dialysis program (in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis including CAPD/APD, and home hemodialysis), kidney transplant evaluation, post-transplant care, and procedural services such as kidney biopsy, AV fistula care, and 24-hour urine metabolic stone evaluation. Technology consists of conventional nephrology diagnostic and treatment equipment with no proprietary IP; the practice runs on the AdvancedMD platform for patient portal, scheduling, and bill pay.

Revenue is generated via insurance-based billing for consultations, diagnostics, dialysis, and disease management, with co-pays collected at the point of service; no subscription or capitated contracts are described, although affiliations with Renal Care Organization, LLC and RCO Analytics, LLC position the practice within a population-health framework, and a visible partnership with Panoramic Health appears on the website. The practice is private, with no disclosed funding, ownership by private equity or a parent company, and a PLLC structure consistent with physician ownership; marketing and patient acquisition are driven primarily by referrals from primary care physicians and specialists, supplemented by direct patient access through the website, referral form, and patient portal.

Name

Kidney Specialists

Legal name

Kidney Specialists PLLC

Website

https://kidney-specialists.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kidney Specialists PLLC is an independent nephrology practice operating two clinics in Winchester, VA and Martinsburg, WV, delivering comprehensive kidney care (CKD, dialysis, hypertension, transplant evaluation) to adult patients across the Shenandoah Valley and Eastern Panhandle region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nephrology Healthcare Services

NAICS

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

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

General Nephrology Practice (HLAKAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Dialysis Services (Hemodialysis & Peritoneal Dialysis) (HLAKAHAC), Hypertension & Kidney-Related Blood Pressure Clinics (HLAKAHAF), Home Dialysis Support & Training Providers (HLAFAEAG)

Keywords

• Nephrology care
• Kidney disease treatment
• Dialysis services
• Hypertension management
• Transplant evaluation

Headquarters

HQ city

Martinsburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Patient Care Services: Revenue generated from nephrology consultations, diagnostic tests, dialysis treatments, and ongoing disease management services billed through insurance plans and patient payments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Kidney Specialists PLLC is a physician-led nephrology medical practice that diagnoses and treats kidney diseases, delivers dialysis care, performs kidney transplant candidacy evaluation, and manages hypertension. The practice operates two clinical locations in Winchester, VA and Martinsburg, WV, serving patients across the regional kidney care continuum.

Product overview

Kidney Specialists PLLC is a nephrology medical practice offering a unified set of kidney care services rather than a software product platform. The practice provides comprehensive nephrology care including kidney disease diagnosis and treatment, dialysis services (hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, home hemodialysis), transplant evaluation and post-transplant care, hypertension management, and specialty clinics for conditions like resistant hypertension and kidney stone prevention. Diagnostic services include kidney function testing, kidney biopsy, and 24-hour urine evaluation. The practice operates two locations (Martinsburg, WV and Winchester, VA) with board-certified nephrologists and advanced practice providers delivering coordinated, patient-centered care. A patient portal powered by AdvancedMD enables patients to access records, billing, and scheduling online.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kidney disease treatment Diagnosis and medical management of chronic and acute kidney diseases for adult patients in the Winchester, VA and Martinsburg, WV region.
• Dialysis services Dialysis care for patients with kidney failure or end-stage renal disease, delivered as part of the practice's nephrology service line.
• Kidney transplant evaluation Clinical evaluation and workup of patients being considered for kidney transplant candidacy, conducted by the practice's nephrology team.
• Hypertension management Medical management of high blood pressure, particularly in patients with kidney-related or renal-driven hypertension, as part of the nephrology practice.

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Renal Care Organization, LLCcoreOthersAffiliate organization for population health care delivery, sharing health information for quality improvement, cost reduction, and patient savings purposes.
• RCO Analytics, LLCcoreOthersAffiliate organization for healthcare analytics and population health management, working to improve quality of healthcare and outcomes.
• Panoramic HealthminorOthersHealthcare partner organization whose logo appears on the practice website footer.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• InterWell Health: InterWell Health is a nephrologist-led value-based care kidney company formed from the merger of Fresenius's value-care arm, Cricket Health, and InterWell. It is highly comparable to a platform partnership model for Kidney Specialists and competes for the same VBC kidney arrangements.
• Strive Health: Strive Health is a venture-backed kidney-care platform delivering value-based CKD and ESRD care through partnerships with nephrologists, payers, and health systems. It directly overlaps with Kidney Specialists' CKD/dialysis/transplant continuum and represents the kind of platform the practice may eventually partner with or compete against in VBC contracting.
• Somatus: Somatus is a value-based kidney care company partnering with health plans and physician groups to manage CKD and ESRD populations. It overlaps with Kidney Specialists on care delivery for the same patient population and competes for the same VBC arrangements, though it is not a traditional physician practice.
• Monogram Health: Monogram Health is an in-home kidney care platform focused on CKD/ESRD management with payer partnerships. It is comparable to Kidney Specialists on chronic kidney disease management and represents an emerging care-delivery model that competes for the same referral base and VBC contracts.

Others

• American Kidney Fund: The American Kidney Fund is a national nonprofit providing financial assistance, education, and advocacy for kidney patients. It is not a clinical competitor but is a relevant ecosystem participant: it channels patients toward nephrology care and supports the same patient population that Kidney Specialists treats.

Broad incumbents

• DaVita Kidney Care: DaVita is the largest U.S. provider of kidney care and dialysis services, operating thousands of outpatient dialysis centers and a growing portfolio of integrated kidney care arrangements. Its broad footprint in hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and value-based kidney contracts overlaps materially with Kidney Specialists' dialysis and CKD offering, though at vastly greater scale and with corporate (rather than independent) ownership.
• Satellite Healthcare: Satellite Healthcare is a nonprofit provider of chronic kidney disease and dialysis services with a significant multi-state footprint and emphasis on chronic care and research. It is comparable to Kidney Specialists in dialysis and CKD focus but operates at much larger scale and as a nonprofit, not an independent physician-owned practice.
• U.S. Renal Care: U.S. Renal Care is a mid-sized national dialysis provider operating outpatient centers across multiple states with PE backing (Bain Capital). It overlaps with Kidney Specialists in dialysis delivery and increasingly in physician practice partnerships, though it does not focus on independent physician-owned nephrology clinics.
• Fresenius Kidney Care: Fresenius Kidney Care is the second major U.S. dialysis chain, operating an extensive network of outpatient dialysis centers plus renal pharmaceuticals (via Fresenius Medical Care). It competes with Kidney Specialists on dialysis access and CKD management at the national level and is a structural incumbent in the same patient population.

Direct peers

• Panoramic Health: Panoramic Health is a nephrology-focused physician practice management platform; Kidney Specialists' logo appears on its site as a partner. It is the most directly comparable operating model: independent nephrology practice with physician-led care, multiple CKD/dialysis/transplant service lines, and a partnership/affiliation structure rather than PE ownership.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kidney-specialists-pllc

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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