Conveniently located on Pacific Highway South and not far from I-5, the UW Neighborhood Kent/Des Moines Clinic offers primary care appointments six days a week, including evenings and same-day appointments.

Board-certified providers offer a complete spectrum of primary care services including family medicine with obstetrics, pediatrics, internal medicine, behavioral health and nutrition services. For your convenience, an on-site lab and digital X-ray facilities are available to you.

The UW Neighborhood Kent/Des Moines Clinic is also a training site for the UW Pediatric Residency Training (in Spanish here) program from Seattle Children’s, creating a community-based training site for pediatric resident physicians.

The care team at the UW Neighborhood Kent/Des Moines Clinic is dedicated to providing personalized care throughout all stages of life and has been awarded recognition by the National Committee for Quality Assurance Patient-Centered Medical Home Program.

We accept most major insurance plans. Make your appointment for primary care services today.

Directions & Parking

The UW Neighborhood Kent-Des Moines Clinic is at 23213 Pacific Hwy. S., in the La Plaza Shopping Center.

From Interstate 5:

Exit at State Route 516 (South Kent-Des Moines Road). If traveling southbound, take exit 149, and turn right at the end of the off-ramp. If northbound, take exit 149B.
Follow Kent-Des Moines Road to Pacific Highway South, and turn left at that intersection.
Make a sharp right into the Burger King parking lot.
Continue through the lot, generally bearing right. The clinic is on your right.

Several bus routes of King County Metro Transit service the Kent-Des Moines Clinic. Use Metro's Trip Planner to learn which bus will be most helpful to you, or call Metro, 206.553.3000, for assistance.

Ample parking is available in the mall lot.

Care Providers

25 providers

Elizabeth J. Abernathey M.D.

Accepting new patients

Specialities:
Primary Care - Pediatrics

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Erikka J. Allhusen M.D.

Accepting new patients

Specialities:
Primary Care - Pediatrics

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Jennifer Lynn Azen M.D.

Not accepting patients

Specialities:
Primary Care - Internal Medicine

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Kathryn T. Bailey M.D.

Accepting new patients

Specialities:
Primary Care - Pediatrics

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Matthew S. Blessing M.D.

Not accepting patients

Specialities:
Preventive Medicine | Primary Care - Pediatrics

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Lacey Bliss A.R.N.P.

Not accepting patients

Specialities:
Adolescent medicine | Preventive Medicine | Primary Care - Family Medicine | Women's Health ...

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Matthew T. Burke M.D., F.A.A.F.P.

Accepting new patients

Specialities:
Preventive Medicine | Primary Care - Family Medicine

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Joel K. Carey M.D.

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Nelson M. Chiu M.D.

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Jennifer T. Duong M.D.

Accepting new patients

Specialities:
Primary Care - Pediatrics

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Kate Gagne A.R.N.P.

Accepting new patients

Specialities:
Chronic disease management | Geriatric Medicine | Primary Care - Internal Medicine

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Kari A. Gillenwater M.D., M.P.H.

Not accepting patients

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Leslie F. Graham M.S.W.

Accepting new patients

Specialities:
Behavioral Health Care | Social Work

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Carolyn C. Houk M.D., M.B.A.

Accepting new patients

Specialities:
Acute episodic care | Chronic disease management | Geriatric Medicine | Preventive Medicine | Primary Care - Internal Medicine ...

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