Fresenius Kidney Care Cocoa
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
42/ 100
Rai-S Courtenay-Merritt Island
Dialysis center · 245 S Courtenay Pkwy Bldg a, Merritt Island, FL 32952
CMS star rating
25/ 100
Below average
Better than 25% 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
- 32 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1982-02-04 · CCN 102553
- Rank in Florida
- #343 of 510 scored centers
- County
- Brevard
- 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 4 of 13 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 16.1 | 23 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 141.6 | 176.7 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 33% | 29.1% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 40.5 | 36.8 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.9 | 0.32 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.97 | 0.86 | 0.99 | About the same |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.24 | 0.83 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 47.3% | 52.4% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 33% | 21.9% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 94.3% | 97% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 2.5% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 12% | 15.9% | 18% | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 14.1% | 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)
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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70/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is Rai-S Courtenay-Merritt Island Medicare-certified?
Yes. Rai-S Courtenay-Merritt Island (CMS Certification Number 102553) has been Medicare-certified since 1982-02-04, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Rai-S Courtenay-Merritt Island offer?
Rai-S Courtenay-Merritt Island reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 32 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Rai-S Courtenay-Merritt Island compare to other dialysis centers?
Rai-S Courtenay-Merritt Island scores 25/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 25% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #343 of 510 scored centers in Florida. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Rai-S Courtenay-Merritt Island?
Rai-S Courtenay-Merritt Island 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 Rai-S Courtenay-Merritt Island or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.