DaVita Pinnacle Dialysis of Boca Raton
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Evening shift
94/ 100
Dialyze Direct Fl
Dialysis center · 1601 Clint Moore Ave #160, Boca Raton, FL 33487
Not rated CMS star rating
4/ 100
Poor
Better than 4% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Independent · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✗ In-center hemodialysis✗ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✓ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 1 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2015-09-09 · CCN 682588
- Rank in Boca Raton, FL
- #6 of 6 dialysis centers
- Rank in Florida
- #472 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 3 of 11 reported measures, worse on 8.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 36.7 | 23 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 170.6 | 176.7 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 30.3% | 29.1% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 80.7 | 36.8 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.76 | 0.86 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.83 | 0.83 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 41.1% | 52.4% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 36% | 21.9% | 19% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 6% | 2.5% | 1% | Worse |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 7% | 15.9% | 18% | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 3.3% | 15.3% | 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 Dialyze Direct Fl Medicare-certified?
Yes. Dialyze Direct Fl (CMS Certification Number 682588) has been Medicare-certified since 2015-09-09, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Dialyze Direct Fl offer?
Dialyze Direct Fl reports offering home hemodialysis training with 1 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Dialyze Direct Fl compare to other dialysis centers?
Dialyze Direct Fl scores 4/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 4% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #472 of 510 scored centers in Florida.
Who owns Dialyze Direct Fl?
Dialyze Direct Fl is independently owned, not part of a dialysis chain 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 Dialyze Direct Fl. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.