The 20 Best Chronic Kidney Disease Doctors Near Me in Hobart, IN

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The 20 Best Chronic Kidney Disease Doctors near Hobart, IN

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 134 doctor with experience in Chronic Kidney Disease near Hobart, IN. Of these, 95 are Experienced, 22 are Advanced and 17 are Distinguished.

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    Venkat Vavilala
    Distinguished in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Distinguished in Chronic Kidney Disease

    Nephrology Associates Of Northeast Indiana

    90 W 86th Ave, 
    Merrillville, IN 
     (6.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Venkat Vavilala is a Nephrologist in Merrillville, Indiana. Dr. Vavilala is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. His top areas of expertise are Acute Kidney Failure, Renovascular Hypertension, Nephrosclerosis, and Necrosis.

    Thomas Golubski
    Distinguished in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Distinguished in Chronic Kidney Disease

    Nephrology Associates Of Northeast Indiana

    90 W 86th Ave, 
    Merrillville, IN 
     (6.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Thomas Golubski is a Nephrologist in Merrillville, Indiana. Dr. Golubski is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. His top areas of expertise are Renovascular Hypertension, Acute Kidney Failure, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), and Chronic Kidney Disease.

    Rafael Fletes
    Distinguished in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Distinguished in Chronic Kidney Disease

    Nephrology Associates Of Northeast Indiana

    90 W 86th Ave, 
    Merrillville, IN 
     (6.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Rafael Fletes is a Nephrologist in Merrillville, Indiana. Dr. Fletes is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. His top areas of expertise are Acute Kidney Failure, Necrosis, Renovascular Hypertension, and Chronic Kidney Disease.

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    Yves Brignol
    Distinguished in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Nephrology
    Distinguished in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Nephrology

    Nephrology Associates Of Northeast Indiana

    90 W 86th Ave, 
    Merrillville, IN 
     (6.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Yves Brignol is a Nephrologist in Merrillville, Indiana. Dr. Brignol is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. His top areas of expertise are Acute Kidney Failure, Renovascular Hypertension, Nephrosclerosis, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), and Endoscopy.

    Advanced in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
    Advanced in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine

    St Mary Medical Center Inc

    164 Bracken Pkwy, 
    Hobart, IN 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Stephanie Bryant is a primary care provider, practicing in Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine in Hobart, Indiana. Dr. Bryant has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, Hypothyroidism, Transient Familial Hyperbilirubinemia, and Congenital Hypothyroidism.

    Advanced in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Family Medicine
    Advanced in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Family Medicine

    Lake Station Health Center

    2490 Central Ave, 
    Lake Station, IN 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Fernando Rivera is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Lake Station, Indiana. Dr. Rivera is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).

    Advanced in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Advanced in Chronic Kidney Disease

    Office

    5823 US Highway 6 # 31, 
    Portage, IN 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Raied Abdullah is a Nephrologist in Portage, Indiana. Dr. Abdullah is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Kidney Disease, Acute Kidney Failure, and Low Sodium Level.

    Advanced in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Internal Medicine

    Umapathy MD PC

    4802 Broadway, 
    Gary, IN 
     (4.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kupusamy Umapathy is an Internal Medicine provider in Gary, Indiana. Dr. Umapathy is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Nephrosclerosis, and Renovascular Hypertension.

    Distinguished in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Nephrology
    Distinguished in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Nephrology

    Nephrology Specialists P.C.

    521 E 86th Ave Ste K, 
    Merrillville, IN 
     (5.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Maher Ajam is a Nephrologist in Merrillville, Indiana. Dr. Ajam is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Acute Kidney Failure, and Low Sodium Level.

    Distinguished in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Distinguished in Chronic Kidney Disease

    Nephrology Associates Of Northeast Indiana

    90 W 86th Ave, 
    Merrillville, IN 
     (6.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Marisela Varela is a Nephrologist in Merrillville, Indiana. Dr. Varela is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Renovascular Hypertension, Acute Kidney Failure, Nephrosclerosis, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Endoscopy.

    Distinguished in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Distinguished in Chronic Kidney Disease

    Nephrology Associates Of Northeast Indiana

    90 W 86th Ave, 
    Merrillville, IN 
     (6.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Gaurav Alreja is a Nephrologist in Merrillville, Indiana. Dr. Alreja is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. His top areas of expertise are Acute Kidney Failure, Renovascular Hypertension, Chronic Kidney Disease, Ureteroscopy, and Pacemaker Implantation.

    Distinguished in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Distinguished in Chronic Kidney Disease

    Nephrology Associates Of Northeast Indiana

    90 W 86th Ave, 
    Merrillville, IN 
     (6.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Katrina Wright is a Nephrologist in Merrillville, Indiana. Dr. Wright is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Kidney Failure, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Renovascular Hypertension, Endoscopy, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

    Experienced in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Family Medicine

    Heart Clinics P.C.

    1400 S Lake Park Ave Ste 500, 
    Hobart, IN 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ibrahim Zabaneh is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Hobart, Indiana. Dr. Zabaneh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Cough, Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

    Experienced in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Internal Medicine

    Milton S Gasparis MD

    1352 S Lake Park Ave, 
    Hobart, IN 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Milton Gasparis is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Hobart, Indiana. Dr. Gasparis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. His top areas of expertise are Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Renovascular Hypertension, Necrosis, Endoscopy, and Ureteroscopy.

    Experienced in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Family Medicine

    Lauren W. Harting MD

    1356 S Lake Park Ave, 
    Hobart, IN 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Donald Phillips is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Hobart, Indiana. Dr. Phillips is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. His top areas of expertise are Renovascular Hypertension, Lung Metastases, Hypertension, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

    Experienced in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Internal Medicine

    Hobart Clinic LLC

    1441 S Lake Park Ave, 
    Hobart, IN 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    John Dolatowski is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Hobart, Indiana. Dr. Dolatowski is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. His top areas of expertise are Neuroendocrine Tumor, Colorectal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, and Breast Cancer.

    Experienced in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Internal Medicine

    St Mary Medical Center Inc

    1500 S Lake Park Ave, 
    Hobart, IN 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jyothi Achankunju is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Hobart, Indiana. Dr. Achankunju is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Kidney Failure, Colitis, Hypertensive Heart Disease, Endoscopy, and Ureteroscopy.

    Experienced in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Family Medicine

    St Mary Medical Center Inc

    164 Bracken Pkwy, 
    Hobart, IN 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    John Carter is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Hobart, Indiana. Dr. Carter is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. His top areas of expertise are Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Enlarged Liver, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

    Experienced in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Family Medicine

    Casa Of Hobart

    4410 W 49th Ave, 
    Hobart, IN 
     (2.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Melissa Bray is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Hobart, Indiana. Dr. Bray is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Peptic Ulcer, Necrosis, Cellulitis, and Erosive Pustular Dermatosis of the Scalp.

    Experienced in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Family Medicine

    Primary Care PC

    3125 Willowcreek Rd, 
    Portage, IN 
     (4.3 miles away)
    Experience:
    44+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Leonard Ostrowski is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Portage, Indiana. Dr. Ostrowski has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Colonoscopy.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Chronic Kidney Disease?

    Chronic kidney disease (CKD) usually causes the slow loss of kidney function over time. The main job of the kidneys is to remove wastes and excess water from the body.

    When should I see a Chronic Kidney Disease doctor near Hobart, IN?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing a Chronic Kidney Disease doctor near Hobart, IN?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Chronic Kidney Disease doctors near Hobart, IN?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Chronic Kidney Disease doctors near Hobart, IN?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with a Chronic Kidney Disease doctor near Hobart, IN?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Chronic Kidney Disease doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Chronic Kidney Disease doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with a Chronic Kidney Disease doctor near Hobart, IN?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Chronic Kidney Disease doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Chronic Kidney Disease doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Chronic Kidney Disease doctors near Hobart, IN?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Chronic Kidney Disease doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find a Chronic Kidney Disease doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Chronic Kidney Disease doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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