NKC Panther Lake Kidney Center
Medicare-certified dialysis center in Kent, Washington, independently operated. Figures below are from CMS (July 2026 release); call (253) 354-6702 to confirm availability.
At a glance
| CMS quality rating | ★★★★★ 5 / 5 Quality of Patient Care star rating · Dialysis Facility dataset · what this means |
|---|---|
| Patient survey rating | Not surveyed, or too few completed surveys to report ICH CAHPS patient survey |
| Medicare payment (ESRD QIP) | No Medicare payment reduction (PY2026) — Total Performance Score 86 vs Washington 58 / national 54 ESRD QIP Total Performance Scores dataset |
| Treatment options | In-center hemodialysis · Peritoneal dialysis · Home hemodialysis training |
| Shift starting after 5 p.m. | No |
| Dialysis stations | 11 |
| Patients in CMS survival summary | 20 a size indicator, not a current patient count |
| Ownership | Northwest Kidney Centers (Non-profit) |
| Medicare-certified since | 2023-07-12 |
| CMS Certification Number | 502614 |
How this center compares
| Measure | This center | WA avg | US avg | CMS category or WA rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital & ED | ||||
| Hospital admissions among patients treated here, risk-adjusted by CMS, per 100 patient-years. | ||||
| Hospital admissionsper 100 patient-years · Lower is better | 67.918 patients | — | 148 | As Expected |
| Vascular access | ||||
| Share of adult hemodialysis patients dialyzing through an arteriovenous fistula, risk-adjusted by CMS. Share of adult hemodialysis patients who had used a catheter (rather than a fistula or graft) for three months or longer. | ||||
| Fistula useHigher is better | 81.7%43 patients | — | 57.1% | Better than Expected |
| Long-term catheter useLower is better | 3%43 patients | 19% | 19% | Better than 100% |
| Dialysis adequacy | ||||
| Share of adult hemodialysis patients whose treatments met the Kt/V ≥ 1.2 waste-removal target. | ||||
| Hemodialysis adequacy (Kt/V ≥ 1.2)Higher is better | 100%42 patients | 98% | 97% | Better than 94% |
| Labs | ||||
| Share of adult patients whose average serum calcium was above 10.2 mg/dL. Share of adult patients whose serum phosphorus was above 7.0 mg/dL (CMS reports five phosphorus bands; this is the highest). | ||||
| High blood calciumLower is better | 0%44 patients | 1% | 1% | Better than 80% |
| Serum phosphorus above 7.0 mg/dLNot ranked | 25%45 patients | 22% | 18% | Not ranked |
| Transplant & home dialysis | ||||
| Share of patients under 75 on the kidney transplant waitlist, risk-adjusted by CMS. | ||||
| Patients on the transplant waitlistHigher is better | 10%39 patients | — | 16.5% | As Expected |
| Infection | ||||
| Bloodstream infections reported to the CDC, compared with the number expected (standardized infection ratio); 1.0 means as expected. | ||||
| Bloodstream infections (ratio)Lower is better | 0.00 | — | — | As Expected |
Values and averages are published by CMS (July 2026 release); "—" means CMS publishes no average for that measure. Where CMS assigns a risk-adjusted category ("Better than", "As" or "Worse than Expected"), that category is shown — we never rank those measures ourselves. For the other measures, "Better than X%" is computed by DialysisCompare: the share of Washington facilities with at least 25 patients in the measure that this center does better than; centers with fewer patients are not ranked. One measure never tells the whole story — how every figure is sourced and computed.
Nearest alternatives
The 8 closest Medicare-certified dialysis facilities within 30 miles, in any town (straight-line distance).
| Facility | Miles | CMS rating | Patient survey | QIP payment cut | After 5 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davita Kent Dialysis CenterKent, WA | 1.7 | ★★★★☆ | Not rated | None | Yes |
| NKC Kent Kidney CenterKent, WA | 3.7 | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★★★ | 0.5% | Yes |
| Fresenius Kidney Care Cascade PeakRenton, WA | 3.8 | Not rated | Not rated | — | No |
| NKC Renton Kidney CenterRenton, WA | 4.2 | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★★☆ | 0.5% | Yes |
| Davita Renton DialysisRenton, WA | 5 | ★★★★☆ | Not rated | None | No |
| NKC Burien Kidney CenterSeatac, WA | 7 | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★★★ | None | Yes |
| NKC Auburn Kidney CenterAuburn, WA | 7.1 | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★★ | None | Yes |
| NKC Rainier Beach Kidney CenterSeattle, WA | 8.2 | ★★★☆☆ | Not rated | 0.5% | Yes |
Location & contact
10821 SE 204th Street
Kent, WA 98031 · King County
(253) 354-6702 (click to call)
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