BMA - Kendall
✓ In-center
99/ 100
Apollo Renal Center LLC
Dialysis center · 2601 Southwest 37 Ave #138, Miami, FL 33133
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
20/ 100
Below average
Better than 20% 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
- 21 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2011-06-06 · CCN 682507
- Rank in Miami, FL
- #28 of 39 dialysis centers
- Rank in Florida
- #377 of 510 scored centers
- County
- Miami-Dade
- 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 13 reported measures, worse on 7.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 31.4 | 23 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 209.7 | 176.7 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.3% | 29.1% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 68.6 | 36.8 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.42 | 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 | 56.1% | 52.4% | 57.1% | About the same |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 32% | 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) | 6% | 2.5% | 1% | Worse |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 12% | 15.9% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.19 | 0.97 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 7.2% | 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 1.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 79 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 85 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 73 | 79 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 84 | 85 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 90 | 87 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 90 | 88 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 41 completed interviews (33% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Miami
DaVita Miami East Dialysis
✓ In-center
99/ 100
West Kendall Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ Evening shift
97/ 100
FMC - the Glades
✓ In-center✓ Evening shift
92/ 100
BMA - West Dade
✓ In-center
91/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is Apollo Renal Center LLC Medicare-certified?
Yes. Apollo Renal Center LLC (CMS Certification Number 682507) has been Medicare-certified since 2011-06-06, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Apollo Renal Center LLC offer?
Apollo Renal Center LLC reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 21 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Apollo Renal Center LLC compare to other dialysis centers?
Apollo Renal Center LLC scores 20/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 20% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #377 of 510 scored centers in Florida. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Apollo Renal Center LLC?
Apollo Renal Center LLC 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 Apollo Renal Center LLC. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.