NKC Auburn Kidney Center in Auburn, Washington - Dialysis Center

NKC Auburn Kidney Center is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Auburn, Washington and it has 24 dialysis stations. It is located in King county at 1501 West Valley Highway N, Auburn, WA, 98001. You can reach out to the office of NKC Auburn Kidney Center at (253) 804-8323. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Northwest Kidney Centers. NKC Auburn Kidney Center has the following ownership type - Non-Profit. It was first certified by medicare in January, 1997. The medicare id for this facility is 502520 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameNKC Auburn Kidney Center
Location1501 West Valley Highway N, Auburn, Washington
No. of Dialysis Stations 24
Medicare ID502520
Managed ByNorthwest Kidney Centers
Ownership TypeNon-Profit
Late Shifts Yes

Contact Information


1501 West Valley Highway N, Auburn, Washington, 98001
(253) 804-8323

Map and Direction



NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

Dialysis Facilities may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with NKC Auburn Kidney Center from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1881789006
Organization NameNorthwest Kidney Centers Dba Auburn Kidney Center
Doing Business AsNorthwest Kidney Centers
Address1501 W Valley Hwy N Ste 104 Auburn, Washington, 98001
Phone Number(206) 720-3816

Survey of Patient's Experiences

Nephrologists Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that nephrologists always communicated and cared for them.76%67%
Patients who reported that nephrologists usually communicated and cared for them.17%15%
Patients who reported that nephrologists sometimes or never communicated and cared for them.7%18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).74%60%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).21%26%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 6 or less than 6 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).5%14%

Dialysis Center Staff Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff always communicated well, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.60%62%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff usually communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.23%20%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff sometimes or never communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free.17%18%
Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).61%62%
Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).33%26%
Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 6 or less than 6 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).6%12%

Overall Dialysis Center Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that 'YES', their nephrologists and dialysis center staff provided them the information they needed to take care of them. 83%80%
Patients who reported that 'NO', their nephrologists and dialysis center staff does not provided them the information they needed to take care of them.17%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).71%68%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).26%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 6 or less than 6 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).3%12%

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data80
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL15

Dialysis Adequacy

Adult patinets who undergo hemodialysis, their Kt/V should be atleast 1.2 and for peritoneal dialysis the Kt/V should be atleast 1.7, that means they are receiving right amount of dialysis. Pediatric patients who undergo hemodialysis, their Kt/V should be atleast 1.2 and for peritoneal dialysis the Kt/V should be 1.8.
Higher percentages should be better.

  • Hemodialysis
    Adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center153
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.21251
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center96
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center27
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.7216
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center85
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center

Mineral and Bone Disorder

An important goal of dialysis is to maintain normal levels of various minerals in the body, such as calcium. This shows the percentage of patients treated at NKC Auburn Kidney Center with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia183
Hypercalcemia patient months1514
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg1
Patients with Serumphosphor192
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL8
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL20
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL24
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL28
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL20

Vascular Access

The arteriovenous (AV) fistulae is considered long term vascular access for hemodialysis because it allows good blood flow, lasts a long time, and is less likely to get infected or cause blood clots than other types of access. Patients who don't have time to get a permanent vascular access before they start hemodialysis treatments may need to use a venous catheter as a temporary access.

Patients included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 134
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 940
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment78
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer10

Hospitalization Rate

The rate of hospitalization show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at a certain dialysis center were admitted to the hospital more often (worse than expected), less often (better than expected), or about the same (as expected), compared to similar patients treated at other centers.

Standard Hospitalization Summary Ratio(SHR) YearJanuary, 2016 - December, 2016
Patients in facility's Hospitalization Summary133
Hospitalization Rate in facility159.1 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit254.9
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit106.7

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at NKC Auburn Kidney Center were readmitted more often (worse than expected), less often (better than expected), or about the same (as expected), compared to similar patients treated at other dialysis centers.

Standard Readmission Summary Ratio(SRR) YearJanuary, 2016 - December, 2016
Readmission Rate in facility23 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit30.5
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit16.5