Puget Sound Kidney Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
30/ 100
NKC Everett Kidney Center
Dialysis center · 1010 SE Everett Mall Way, Suite 104, Everett, WA 98208
CMS star rating
29/ 100
Below average
Better than 29% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Northwest Kidney Centers · Non-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✓ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 10 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2020-11-04 · CCN 502603
- Rank in Everett, WA
- #2 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in Washington
- #74 of 107 scored centers
- County
- Snohomish
- ESRD Network
- Network 16 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 6 of 14 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 29.4 | 21.5 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 163 | 126.6 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 39.5% | 23.6% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.99 | 0.49 | 1 | About the same |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.88 | 1.21 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.81 | 1.28 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 67.8% | 64.5% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 18% | 18.3% | 19% | About the same |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 100% | 98.1% | 97% | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 98% | 92.2% | 92% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 0.8% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 26% | 21.9% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: Worse than Expected | 0.18 | 0.75 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 20% | 11.8% | 16.5% | Better |
Rates for deaths, hospital admissions and transfusions are risk-adjusted per 100 patient-years; ratios compare the center to what CMS expects for its patients (1.00 = as expected). State figures are the average of centers in the state. 'CMS:' notes show CMS's own verdict after accounting for statistical uncertainty.
What patients say (ICH-CAHPS survey)
CMS has not published these measures for this center (usually because too few patients were treated in the reporting period, or the center is new).
Location
Other dialysis centers in Everett
DaVita Everett Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
22/ 100
Dialysis centers nearby
DaVita Lynnwood Dialysis
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DaVita Mill Creek Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
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Puget Sound KC South
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
58/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is NKC Everett Kidney Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. NKC Everett Kidney Center (CMS Certification Number 502603) has been Medicare-certified since 2020-11-04, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does NKC Everett Kidney Center offer?
NKC Everett Kidney Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 10 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does NKC Everett Kidney Center compare to other dialysis centers?
NKC Everett Kidney Center scores 29/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 29% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #74 of 107 scored centers in Washington. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns NKC Everett Kidney Center?
NKC Everett Kidney Center is operated by Northwest Kidney Centers and is a non-profit facility.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Dialysis Facility Compare and ICH-CAHPS (2026-09-29). Dialysis Scorecard is not affiliated with NKC Everett Kidney Center or Northwest Kidney Centers. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.