BMA - Clearwater
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
79/ 100
FMC - Belleair Home Therapies
Dialysis center · 617 Lakeview Rd Suite C, Clearwater, FL 33756
Not rated CMS star rating
78/ 100
Above average
Better than 78% 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
- 2 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2006-06-05 · CCN 102833
- Rank in Clearwater, FL
- #2 of 6 dialysis centers
- Rank in Florida
- #68 of 510 scored centers
- County
- Pinellas
- 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 6 of 9 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 20.5 | 23 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 185.4 | 176.7 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 43.5% | 29.1% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.37 | 0.86 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.53 | 0.83 | 1.04 | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 98% | 91.8% | 92% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 2% | 2.5% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 6% | 15.9% | 18% | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 30.6% | 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)
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 FMC - Belleair Home Therapies Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - Belleair Home Therapies (CMS Certification Number 102833) has been Medicare-certified since 2006-06-05, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - Belleair Home Therapies offer?
FMC - Belleair Home Therapies reports offering peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 2 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC - Belleair Home Therapies compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - Belleair Home Therapies scores 78/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 78% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #68 of 510 scored centers in Florida.
Who owns FMC - Belleair Home Therapies?
FMC - Belleair Home Therapies 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 - Belleair Home Therapies or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.