The 20 Best Chronic Kidney Disease Doctors Near Me in Hixson, TN

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Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 103 doctor with experience in Chronic Kidney Disease near Hixson, TN. Of these, 83 are Experienced, 17 are Distinguished and 3 are Advanced.

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103 providers found
    Experienced in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Internal Medicine

    CHI Memorial Primary Care And Sports Medicine Associates - Hixson

    2051 Hamill Rd, Suite 306, 
    Hixson, TN 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Oana Andreescu is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Hixson, Tennessee. Dr. Andreescu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. She is also highly rated in 15 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Lung Metastases, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. Dr. Andreescu is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Andreescu is currently accepting new patients.

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

    CHI Memorial Primary Care And Sports Medicine Associates - Hixson

    2051 Hamill Rd, Suite 306, 
    Hixson, TN 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Richard Pigg is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Hixson, Tennessee. Dr. Pigg is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. He is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, and Gout. Dr. Pigg is currently accepting new patients.

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

    CHI Memorial Internal Medicine Associates - Hixson Pike

    3739 Hixson Pike, 
    Chattanooga, TN 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Derek Crouthers is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Crouthers is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Infant Hyperglycemia, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, and Hypertension. Dr. Crouthers is board certified in American Board Of Family Medicine.

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    Distinguished in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Distinguished in Chronic Kidney Disease

    Nephrology Associates

    979 E 3rd St Ste 1111, 
    Chattanooga, TN 
     (7.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Joseph Watlington is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Watlington is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Kidney Disease, Nephrosclerosis, Renovascular Hypertension, and Hemorrhoidectomy. Dr. Watlington is currently accepting new patients.

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

    Nephrology Associates

    251 N Lyerly St Ste 100, 
    Chattanooga, TN 
     (7.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Brant Holt is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Holt is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. He is also highly rated in 18 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Nephrosclerosis, Renovascular Hypertension, Chronic Kidney Disease, and End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). Dr. Holt is currently accepting new patients.

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

    Yium Shenouda & Miller PTRSHP

    251 N Lyerly St Ste 100, 
    Chattanooga, TN 
     (7.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Hans Yehnert is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Yehnert is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. He is also highly rated in 17 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Renovascular Hypertension, Nephrosclerosis, Chronic Kidney Disease, Acute Kidney Failure, and Ureteroscopy.

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

    Nephrology Associates

    251 N Lyerly St Ste 100, 
    Chattanooga, TN 
     (7.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Nilesh Patel is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Patel is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. He is also highly rated in 19 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Kidney Disease, Renovascular Hypertension, Nephrosclerosis, and End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). Dr. Patel is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Distinguished in Chronic Kidney Disease

    Nephrology Associates

    251 N Lyerly St Ste 100, 
    Chattanooga, TN 
     (7.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Nathan Chamberlain is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Chamberlain is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. He is also highly rated in 14 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Kidney Disease, Nephrosclerosis, Renovascular Hypertension, and End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). Dr. Chamberlain is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Distinguished in Chronic Kidney Disease

    Yium Shenouda & Miller PTRSHP

    251 N Lyerly St Ste 100, 
    Chattanooga, TN 
     (7.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Stuart Ginther is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Ginther is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. He is also highly rated in 18 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Renovascular Hypertension, Nephrosclerosis, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Acute Kidney Failure.

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

    Rohit Kumar Gupta

    251 N Lyerly St Ste 100, 
    Chattanooga, TN 
     (7.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Rohit Gupta is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Gupta is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. He is also highly rated in 16 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Kidney Disease, Nephrosclerosis, Renovascular Hypertension, and Acute Kidney Failure. Dr. Gupta is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Distinguished in Chronic Kidney Disease

    Yium Shenouda & Miller PTRSHP

    251 N Lyerly St Ste 100, 
    Chattanooga, TN 
     (7.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Mandeep Grewal is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Grewal is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. He is also highly rated in 21 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Kidney Disease, Nephrosclerosis, Renovascular Hypertension, Endoscopy, and Ureteroscopy.

    Distinguished in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Distinguished in Chronic Kidney Disease

    Nephrology Associates

    251 N Lyerly St Ste 100, 
    Chattanooga, TN 
     (7.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Lindsay Crawford is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Crawford is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Renovascular Hypertension, Chronic Kidney Disease, Nephrosclerosis, and End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). Dr. Crawford is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Distinguished in Chronic Kidney Disease

    Nephrology Associates

    251 N Lyerly St Ste 100, 
    Chattanooga, TN 
     (7.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Christopher Poole is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Poole is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. He is also highly rated in 18 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Renovascular Hypertension, Nephrosclerosis, Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), and Endoscopy. Dr. Poole is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Distinguished in Chronic Kidney Disease

    Nephrology Associates

    251 N Lyerly St Ste 100, 
    Chattanooga, TN 
     (7.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    John Mccarley is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Mccarley is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. He is also highly rated in 21 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Kidney Disease, Nephrosclerosis, Renovascular Hypertension, and Acute Kidney Failure. Dr. Mccarley is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Distinguished in Chronic Kidney Disease

    Nephrology Associates

    251 N Lyerly St Ste 100, 
    Chattanooga, TN 
     (7.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Ralph Stafford is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Stafford is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Kidney Disease, Nephrosclerosis, Renovascular Hypertension, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant. Dr. Stafford is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Internal Medicine
    Distinguished in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Internal Medicine

    Yium Shenouda & Miller PTRSHP

    251 N Lyerly St Ste 100, 
    Chattanooga, TN 
     (7.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Cameron Golightly is an Internal Medicine provider practicing medicine in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Golightly is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. He is also highly rated in 18 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Nephrosclerosis, Renovascular Hypertension, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Acute Kidney Failure.

    Distinguished in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Distinguished in Chronic Kidney Disease

    Yium Shenouda & Miller PTRSHP

    251 N Lyerly St Ste 100, 
    Chattanooga, TN 
     (7.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Christopher Meshberger is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Meshberger is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. He is also highly rated in 17 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Nephrosclerosis, Renovascular Hypertension, Acute Kidney Failure, and Chronic Kidney Disease.

    Distinguished in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Distinguished in Chronic Kidney Disease

    Yium Shenouda & Miller PTRSHP

    251 N Lyerly St Ste 100, 
    Chattanooga, TN 
     (7.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Prince Aryeetey is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Aryeetey is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. He is also highly rated in 15 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Nephrosclerosis, Renovascular Hypertension, Acute Kidney Failure, and Chronic Kidney Disease.

    Distinguished in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Distinguished in Chronic Kidney Disease

    Nephrology Associates

    251 N Lyerly St Ste 100, 
    Chattanooga, TN 
     (7.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Claude Galphin is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Galphin is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Nephrosclerosis, and Renovascular Hypertension. Dr. Galphin is currently accepting new patients.

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

    Yium Shenouda & Miller PTRSHP

    251 N Lyerly St Ste 100, 
    Chattanooga, TN 
     (7.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Adam Price is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Price is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease. He is also highly rated in 17 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Low Sodium Level, Nephrosclerosis, Renovascular Hypertension, and Acute Kidney Failure.

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    Last Updated: 04/28/2026

    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 Hixson, TN?

    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 Hixson, TN?

    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 Hixson, TN?

    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 Hixson, TN?

    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 Hixson, TN?

    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 Hixson, TN?

    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 Hixson, TN?

    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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