BMA - Kendall
✓ In-center
99/ 100
FMC - Coral Gables LLC
Dialysis center · 238 Palermo Avenue, Miami, FL 33134
CMS star rating
86/ 100
Excellent
Better than 86% 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
- 8 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2015-08-27 · CCN 682593
- Rank in Miami, FL
- #8 of 39 dialysis centers
- Rank in Florida
- #40 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 8 of 12 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 19.5 | 23 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 110.3 | 176.7 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 30% | 29.1% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.63 | 0.86 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.87 | 0.83 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 57% | 52.4% | 57.1% | About the same |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 25% | 21.9% | 19% | Worse |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 99% | 91.8% | 92% | 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) | 16% | 15.9% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: Better than Expected | 4.07 | 0.97 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 25.8% | 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
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 FMC - Coral Gables LLC Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - Coral Gables LLC (CMS Certification Number 682593) has been Medicare-certified since 2015-08-27, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - Coral Gables LLC offer?
FMC - Coral Gables LLC reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 8 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC - Coral Gables LLC compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - Coral Gables LLC scores 86/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 86% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #40 of 510 scored centers in Florida. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - Coral Gables LLC?
FMC - Coral Gables LLC 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 - Coral Gables LLC or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.