NORTH IDAHO NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES

What NORTH IDAHO NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES does

North Idaho Nephrology Associates is a private, physician-owned nephrology medical practice founded in 2007 by Dr. Shaun Joshi and Dr. Sherwin Foster, headquartered in Hayden, Idaho with additional care locations in Sandpoint, Idaho and Newport, Washington. The practice provides specialized diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management of acute and chronic kidney disease for patients across the North Idaho and eastern Washington region, working in close coordination with primary care and referring physicians who are described as essential to the patient acquisition model. Clinical services include nephrology consultations, kidney disease management, and dialysis care delivered through affiliations with Fresenius Kidney Care and US Renal Care, with hospital admitting and consultation privileges at Kootenai Health, Deaconess Medical Center, Providence Medical Center, Rehabilitation Hospital of the Northwest, and Newport Community Hospital.

The practice operates on a fee-for-service professional services model, billing payers and patients for physician and advanced practitioner visits, procedures, and dialysis-related care. Its clinical team comprises two board-certified nephrologists and five nurse practitioners / physician assistants (Laura Burgeson, Camille Joshi, Whitney Lilly, Jacob Reedy, Janet Zierer), supported by a front office manager (Meagan Weaver). Patient acquisition is driven almost entirely by the referral network rather than direct marketing, and the practice emphasizes 24/7 availability to referring physicians and patients as a core service differentiator. The underlying technology stack is minimal: a static informational website on Webflow, with no patient portal, mobile application, API, or proprietary clinical software identified.

Operationally, the business is a small specialty medical group with stable team composition over a 17-year operating history. There is no evidence of private equity sponsorship, institutional investment, mergers, acquisitions, franchise activity, or formal expansion outside the existing three locations. The practice's commercial footprint is regional, and its competitive position rests on the scarcity of board-certified nephrologists in the North Idaho catchment, the institutional hospital privileges held by the founding physicians, and the embedded referral relationships that are difficult for new entrants to replicate quickly.

Name

NORTH IDAHO NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES

Legal name

North Idaho Nephrology Associates

Website

https://ninephrology.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

North Idaho Nephrology Associates is a private physician-owned nephrology practice founded in 2007 that provides kidney disease treatment, dialysis care, and specialist consultations to patients across North Idaho and eastern Washington through three regional clinics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nephrology Healthcare Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (62111), Kidney Dialysis Centers (621492)

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), Outpatient Dialysis & Kidney Care Centers (HLAFABAE)

Keywords

• Nephrology services
• Kidney disease treatment
• Dialysis care
• Chronic kidney disease
• Renal healthcare

Headquarters

HQ city

Hayden

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Clinical nephrology services: Fee-for-service medical practice providing nephrology consultations, dialysis care, and kidney disease treatment services to patients with acute and chronic kidney disease. Revenue is generated through patient visits, procedures, and dialysis treatments typically billed to insurance.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

North Idaho Nephrology Associates is a private physician-owned medical practice providing specialized nephrology care for patients with acute and chronic kidney disease. The practice delivers in-person consultations, ongoing disease management, and dialysis-related services across three clinic locations in North Idaho and Eastern Washington. It also partners with primary care and referring physicians to advise on optimal patient care.

Product overview

North Idaho Nephrology is a single-location nephrology medical practice offering specialized kidney disease care. The practice provides consultations, advises primary/referring physicians, and offers clinical experience and expertise for patients with acute and chronic kidney disease. The practice was established in 2007 by Dr. Shaun Joshi and Dr. Sherwin Foster.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Nephrology Services Specialized medical care for patients with acute and chronic kidney disease, provided by board-certified nephrologists Dr. Shaun Joshi and Dr. Sherwin Foster, supported by physician assistants and nurse practitioners.
• Dialysis Care Dialysis treatment services for patients with end-stage or advanced kidney disease, delivered in partnership with Fresenius Kidney Care and US Renal Care dialysis provider networks.
• Referring Physician Consultation Services Nephrology consultation and advisory services offered to primary care and referring physicians to advise on optimal patient care and provide clinical expertise for patients with kidney-related concerns.

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kootenai HealthcoreOthersMajor regional hospital where Dr. Joshi and Dr. Foster maintain privileges for inpatient care and consultations.
• Deaconess Medical CenterminorOthersHospital affiliation for patient care services.
• Providence Medical CenterminorOthersHospital affiliation for patient care services.
• Rehabilitation Hospital of the NorthwestminorOthersRehabilitation facility affiliation for post-acute patient care.
• Fresenius Kidney CarecoreOthersMajor dialysis provider network where physicians provide dialysis services. Represents significant operational partnership for patient dialysis care.
• US Renal CarecoreOthersDialysis provider network for patient dialysis services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Satellite Healthcare: Non-profit dialysis and kidney-care provider with multiple outpatient centers. Operates in the same dialysis/nephrology category and represents an alternative channel for nephrologist affiliation.
• Fresenius Medical Care (Fresenius Kidney Care): Global dialysis services leader and major dialysis provider network. North Idaho Nephrology lists Fresenius Kidney Care as a core dialysis affiliation, making it both a partner and a broader industry incumbent in the same nephrology/dialysis category.
• U.S. Renal Care: Third-largest U.S. dialysis provider with a significant outpatient network. Listed as a core dialysis affiliate of the subject practice; comparable as a national kidney-care operator competing for nephrologist relationships.
• DaVita: Largest U.S. dialysis services provider operating thousands of outpatient dialysis centers. Operates broadly in the same kidney-care category as the subject practice and competes for nephrologist affiliation and patient referrals.

Emerging players

• InterWell Health: Kidney-care company formed by Fresenius and Cricket Health focused on value-based CKD management. Comparable as an emerging platform that contracts with nephrology practices and competes for the same patient population.
• Monogram Health: In-home kidney-care provider delivering nephrology and dialysis services to patients at home. Comparable as an emerging player redefining the nephrology delivery model the subject practice competes within.
• Somatus: Value-based kidney-care company providing care coordination for CKD/ESRD patients via partnerships with nephrology groups. Comparable as an emerging platform reshaping how nephrology services are delivered and reimbursed.
• Strive Health: Value-based kidney-care company contracting with nephrologists and providers to manage CKD and ESRD populations. Comparable as a kidney-care delivery and care-management model intersecting with independent nephrology practices.
• Dialyze Direct: Provider of in-facility dialysis services to skilled nursing facilities, often partnering with nephrologists. Comparable as a specialty dialysis provider operating in adjacent nephrology care settings.

Others

• American Society of Nephrology: Professional society for nephrologists of which both founding physicians are members. Adjacent, thematically related organization shaping the nephrology practice landscape rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/north-idaho-nephrology-associates

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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