DaVita Pinnacle Dialysis of Boca Raton
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Evening shift
94/ 100
ARA - Boca Raton Dialysis LLC
Dialysis center · 1905 Clint Moore Rd Ste 211, Boca Raton, FL 33496
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
90/ 100
Excellent
Better than 90% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- American Renal Associates · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 21 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2000-09-22 · CCN 102774
- Rank in Boca Raton, FL
- #2 of 6 dialysis centers
- Rank in Florida
- #32 of 510 scored centers
- County
- Palm Beach
- ESRD Network
- Network 7 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 10 of 15 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 20.9 | 23 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 155.3 | 176.7 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 36.1% | 29.1% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 74.1 | 36.8 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.32 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.64 | 0.86 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.54 | 0.83 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 66% | 52.4% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 6% | 21.9% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 96% | 94.3% | 97% | About the same |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 94% | 91.8% | 92% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 2.5% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 10% | 15.9% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 2.7 | 0.97 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 21.2% | 15.3% | 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 4 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 89 | 81 | 81 | Better |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 80 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 79 | 79 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 93 | 85 | 84 | Better |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 92 | 87 | 87 | Better |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 93 | 88 | 88 | Better |
Based on 35 completed interviews (34% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is ARA - Boca Raton Dialysis LLC Medicare-certified?
Yes. ARA - Boca Raton Dialysis LLC (CMS Certification Number 102774) has been Medicare-certified since 2000-09-22, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does ARA - Boca Raton Dialysis LLC offer?
ARA - Boca Raton Dialysis LLC reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 21 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does ARA - Boca Raton Dialysis LLC compare to other dialysis centers?
ARA - Boca Raton Dialysis LLC scores 90/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 90% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #32 of 510 scored centers in Florida. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns ARA - Boca Raton Dialysis LLC?
ARA - Boca Raton Dialysis LLC is operated by American Renal Associates 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 ARA - Boca Raton Dialysis LLC or American Renal Associates. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.