# Somatus

> Somatus is a privately held, McLean, Virginia-based value-based care company that contracts with health plans, employers, health systems and clinicians to manage people with kidney, cardiovascular and related metabolic conditions. Its model combines local multidisciplinary care teams, in-home support, telehealth, provider partnerships and predictive analytics, with revenue tied to managing outcomes and total medical cost rather than simply delivering more procedures.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** McLean, United States
- **Founders:** Ikenna Okezie (Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer), Anthony Welters (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** 501-1,000 employees on LinkedIn; supplied company data lists approximately 870 employees
- **Products:** Kidney Care Management, Congestive Heart Failure Solution, RenalIQ and Analytics Platform, Somatus Medical Group, Somatus Transition Concierge
- **Notable:** Reported more than 500,000 patients under management across all 50 states and Washington, D.C. in July 2025., Raised $325 million in a 2022 Series E at a valuation above $2.5 billion., Received NCQA Health Equity Accreditation in 2024 and renewed Population Health Management and Case Management accreditations through 2027.

## Products & services

- **Kidney Care Management** — Integrated, multidisciplinary support for people with or at risk of CKD and ESKD, including home assessments, education, medication reconciliation, care coordination and social-needs support.
- **Congestive Heart Failure Solution** — A health-plan program applying Somatus's in-home and analytics model to members with CHF and related conditions.
- **RenalIQ and Analytics Platform** — A proprietary data and decision-support platform that combines clinical and claims information for risk stratification, care prioritization and performance reporting.
- **Somatus Medical Group** — A safety-net telehealth service connecting patients who lack access with nephrologists and internists for episodic and transition support.
- **Somatus Transition Concierge** — Nurse and patient-advocate support for timely hospital transitions and continuity of care.
- **Outpatient and Inpatient Dialysis Services** — Dialysis care through Virginia kidney care centers and an inpatient partnership with Inova Health System, including support for home modalities and transplant navigation.

## Achievements

- Reported more than 500,000 patients under management across all 50 states and Washington, D.C. in July 2025.
- Raised $325 million in a 2022 Series E at a valuation above $2.5 billion.
- Received NCQA Health Equity Accreditation in 2024 and renewed Population Health Management and Case Management accreditations through 2027.
- Reported a 13% relative reduction in mortality in a propensity-matched study of more than 165,000 kidney patients in 2025.
- Reported 17% lower medical cost and 31% fewer hospital admissions for assessed participants in a payer-designed propensity-matched study.
- Helped a health-plan partner's kidney population move from a 2.5-Star baseline to 4-Star performance for the 2023 measurement year.
- Reported a network exceeding 1,500 nephrologists and 100 nephrology groups by the end of 2025.
- Ikenna Okezie received the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2020 Mid-Atlantic Award.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Published a health-plan brief on closing the visibility gap in identifying chronic kidney disease risk.
- **2026-02** — Marked its tenth anniversary and introduced an updated set of core values.
- **2025-10** — Published a responsible-AI framework and reported a 13% relative mortality reduction in a matched cohort study.
- **2025-07** — Announced more than 500,000 patients actively under management in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.
- **2024-10** — Reported serving more than 275,000 patients and partnerships with more than 20,000 physicians.
- **2024-08** — Received NCQA Health Equity Accreditation.
- **2024-02** — Sun Life selected Somatus for late-stage kidney disease and cardiovascular care services for eligible stop-loss members.

## Links

- Website: https://somatus.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/somatus-care
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/SomatusCare/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SomatusCare/

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Last updated: 2026-08-21