DaVita Carmel Mountain Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Evening shift
97/ 100
Fresenius Medical Care of la Jolla
Dialysis center · 4765 Carmel Mountain Road, Suite 100, San Diego, CA 92130
CMS star rating
30/ 100
Below average
Better than 30% 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
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 24 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2006-11-27 · CCN 552561
- Rank in San Diego, CA
- #17 of 19 dialysis centers
- Rank in California
- #561 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 5 of 12 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 19.6 | 21.3 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 145.7 | 135.6 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22% | 27.7% | 27.2% | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.48 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.93 | 1.01 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.83 | 1.06 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 52.6% | 62.8% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 22% | 17.9% | 19% | Worse |
| 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) | 2% | 3.2% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 18% | 15.9% | 18% | About the same |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 14.5% | 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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Frequently asked questions
Is Fresenius Medical Care of la Jolla Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fresenius Medical Care of la Jolla (CMS Certification Number 552561) has been Medicare-certified since 2006-11-27, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fresenius Medical Care of la Jolla offer?
Fresenius Medical Care of la Jolla reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 24 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Fresenius Medical Care of la Jolla compare to other dialysis centers?
Fresenius Medical Care of la Jolla scores 30/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 30% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #561 of 715 scored centers in California. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fresenius Medical Care of la Jolla?
Fresenius Medical Care of la Jolla 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 Fresenius Medical Care of la Jolla or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.