DaVita Carmel Mountain Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Evening shift
97/ 100
FMC Dialysis Services of Paradise
Dialysis center · 6919 Paradise Valley Road, San Diego, CA 92139
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
87/ 100
Excellent
Better than 87% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Fresenius Medical Care · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✗ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 20 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2002-07-25 · CCN 052885
- Rank in San Diego, CA
- #3 of 19 dialysis centers
- Rank in California
- #128 of 715 scored centers
- County
- San Diego
- 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 11 of 14 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 17.4 | 21.3 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 139.2 | 135.6 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25.1% | 27.7% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 4.1 | 25.9 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.3 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.57 | 1.01 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.49 | 1.06 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 53.3% | 62.8% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 6% | 17.9% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 95.1% | 97% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 3.2% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 16% | 15.9% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.33 | 0.9 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 20% | 24.4% | 16.5% | Better |
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 1 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 81 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 84 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 81 | 80 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 83 | 85 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 93 | 88 | 87 | Better |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 91 | 89 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 50 completed interviews (24% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is FMC Dialysis Services of Paradise Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC Dialysis Services of Paradise (CMS Certification Number 052885) has been Medicare-certified since 2002-07-25, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC Dialysis Services of Paradise offer?
FMC Dialysis Services of Paradise reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 20 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does FMC Dialysis Services of Paradise compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC Dialysis Services of Paradise scores 87/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 87% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #128 of 715 scored centers in California. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC Dialysis Services of Paradise?
FMC Dialysis Services of Paradise is operated by Fresenius Medical Care 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 FMC Dialysis Services of Paradise or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.