BMA - Clearwater
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
79/ 100
Fresenius Medical Care Belleair Dialysis Center
Dialysis center · 617 Lakeview Road Suite B, Clearwater, FL 33756
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
3/ 100
Poor
Better than 3% 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
- 20 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2006-08-16 · CCN 102835
- Rank in Clearwater, FL
- #5 of 6 dialysis centers
- Rank in Florida
- #478 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 2 of 14 reported measures, worse on 10.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 23.6 | 23 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 197.2 | 176.7 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 28.5% | 29.1% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 79.7 | 36.8 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.15 | 0.32 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.49 | 0.86 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.66 | 0.83 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 55.1% | 52.4% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 24% | 21.9% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 97% | 94.3% | 97% | About the same |
| 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) | 20% | 15.9% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.37 | 0.97 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 5.1% | 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)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 0 of 6 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 77 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 72 | 82 | 81 | Worse |
| Providing information to patients | 80 | 79 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 82 | 85 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 80 | 87 | 87 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 77 | 88 | 88 | Worse |
Based on 34 completed interviews (26% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is Fresenius Medical Care Belleair Dialysis Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fresenius Medical Care Belleair Dialysis Center (CMS Certification Number 102835) has been Medicare-certified since 2006-08-16, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fresenius Medical Care Belleair Dialysis Center offer?
Fresenius Medical Care Belleair Dialysis Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 20 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Fresenius Medical Care Belleair Dialysis Center compare to other dialysis centers?
Fresenius Medical Care Belleair Dialysis Center scores 3/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 3% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #478 of 510 scored centers in Florida. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fresenius Medical Care Belleair Dialysis Center?
Fresenius Medical Care Belleair Dialysis Center 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 Belleair Dialysis Center or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.