DaVita Palms Valley Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
64/ 100
DaVita Palmdale Regional Dialysis
Dialysis center · 1643 E. Palmdale Blvd., Palmdale, CA 93550
CMS star rating
5/ 100
Poor
Better than 5% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- DaVita · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✗ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 24 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2001-07-03 · CCN 052869
- Rank in Palmdale, CA
- #5 of 5 dialysis centers
- Rank in California
- #670 of 715 scored centers
- County
- Los Angeles
- ESRD Network
- Network 18 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 2 of 11 reported measures, worse on 9.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25.7 | 21.3 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 170.7 | 135.6 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 44.6% | 27.7% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 14.8 | 25.9 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.14 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.13 | 1.01 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.74 | 1.06 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 53.7% | 62.8% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 24% | 17.9% | 19% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: Worse than Expected | 0 | 0.9 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 10.8% | 24.4% | 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)
CMS has not published these measures for this center (usually because too few patients were treated in the reporting period, or the center is new).
Location
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Dialysis centers nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Palmdale Regional Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Palmdale Regional Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 052869) has been Medicare-certified since 2001-07-03, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Palmdale Regional Dialysis offer?
DaVita Palmdale Regional Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 24 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Palmdale Regional Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Palmdale Regional Dialysis scores 5/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 5% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #670 of 715 scored centers in California. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Palmdale Regional Dialysis?
DaVita Palmdale Regional Dialysis 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 Palmdale Regional Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.