The Largest Kidney Specialist Group in the U.S.

Rafael Fletes, Jr. MD

Each patient who comes to NANI will receive the best care, as an individual. NANI nephrologists and advanced practice clinicians are trained professionals in caring for kidney disease.
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Dialysis Center Affiliations:
  • DaVita Comprehensive Renal Care-East Chicago
  • DaVita Comprehensive Renal Care-Hammond
  • DaVita Comprehensive Renal Care-Hammond
  • DaVita Comprehensive Renal Care-Munster
  • DaVita Merrillville Dialysis PD
  • DaVita Pear Tree Dialysis
  • DaVita Portage Dialysis
  • DaVita St John Dialysis
  • DaVita Whiting Dialysis
  • Fresenius Crown Point
  • Fresenius Dyer
  • Fresenius East Chicago
  • Fresenius Gary
  • Fresenius Griffith
  • Fresenius Hobart
  • Fresenius Merrillville
  • Fresenius Neomedica Munster
  • Fresenius North Hammond
  • Fresenius Portage

Background

Medical School
  • University of Chicago
Residency
  • University of California, San Diego
Fellowship
  • University of San Francisco Medical Center
Certifications
  • Excellence in Teaching Award, Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation Honorable Mention Community Service award, University of Chicago Special interests include: renal disease in pregnancy, critical care transplantation, nutritional issues in CKD/ESRD, cardiovascular disease in renal disease and reverse epidemiology.

Offices

Munster Office
  • 929 Ridge Road Unit 2, Munster, IN 46321
  • Phone: 219-836-2740
  • Fax: 219-836-2845
  • Directions / Map

Nephrology Associates of Northern Illinois and Indiana

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Your Journey, YOur Pace

We focus on our patients and have the resources to offer them the best in kidney care. It’s all a part of NANI’s scope of excellent care and services.

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state-of-the-art services

Services may be in dialysis centers, vascular access surgicenters, nursing homes, hospitals and labs located conveniently to our patients.

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Your Partners in recovery

Our doctors care for those with kidney disease, kidney injury, kidney transplant and difficult to control hypertension.