032541 Tempe Dialysis (Fmc)
✓ In-center✓ Evening shift
24/ 100
DaVita Tempe Dialysis Center
Dialysis center · 2149 E Warner Rd Ste 109 & Ste 110, Tempe, AZ 85284
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
10/ 100
Poor
Better than 10% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- DaVita · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✓ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 24 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2005-08-05 · CCN 032609
- Rank in Tempe, AZ
- #2 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in Arizona
- #102 of 121 scored centers
- County
- Maricopa
- ESRD Network
- Network 15 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 3 of 11 reported measures, worse on 7.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 24.4 | 22.4 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 161.3 | 142 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 23.7% | 27.5% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 57.3 | 26.9 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.25 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.78 | 0.95 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.11 | 1.04 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 57% | 64.1% | 57.1% | About the same |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 25% | 16.1% | 19% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.88 | 0.69 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 12.9% | 10.5% | 16.5% | Worse |
Rates for deaths, hospital admissions and transfusions are risk-adjusted per 100 patient-years; ratios compare the center to what CMS expects for its patients (1.00 = as expected). State figures are the average of centers in the state. 'CMS:' notes show CMS's own verdict after accounting for statistical uncertainty.
What patients say (ICH-CAHPS survey)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 0 of 6 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 81 | 78 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 71 | 79 | 81 | Worse |
| Providing information to patients | 74 | 78 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 78 | 82 | 84 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 74 | 86 | 87 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 77 | 86 | 88 | Worse |
Based on 35 completed interviews (18% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Tempe
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Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Tempe Dialysis Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Tempe Dialysis Center (CMS Certification Number 032609) has been Medicare-certified since 2005-08-05, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Tempe Dialysis Center offer?
DaVita Tempe Dialysis Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 24 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Tempe Dialysis Center compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Tempe Dialysis Center scores 10/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 10% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #102 of 121 scored centers in Arizona. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Tempe Dialysis Center?
DaVita Tempe Dialysis Center is operated by DaVita and is a for-profit facility.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Dialysis Facility Compare and ICH-CAHPS (2026-09-29). Dialysis Scorecard is not affiliated with DaVita Tempe Dialysis Center or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.