DaVita Ocala Regional Kidney Centers Home Dialysis Division PD
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
70/ 100
Fresenius Kidney Care Ocala
Dialysis center · 2701 SW College Rd., #404, Ocala, FL 34474
CMS star rating
10/ 100
Poor
Better than 10% 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
- 28 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2019-06-14 · CCN 682670
- Rank in Ocala, FL
- #6 of 7 dialysis centers
- Rank in Florida
- #432 of 510 scored centers
- County
- Marion
- 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 14 reported measures, worse on 9.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25 | 23 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 182.7 | 176.7 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 29.2% | 29.1% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.78 | 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 | 1.34 | 0.83 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 50.1% | 52.4% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 23% | 21.9% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 100% | 94.3% | 97% | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 94% | 91.8% | 92% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 3% | 2.5% | 1% | Worse |
| 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: As Expected | 0.37 | 0.97 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 11.8% | 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
Approximate location (ZIP code center). Open in Google Maps
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Frequently asked questions
Is Fresenius Kidney Care Ocala Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fresenius Kidney Care Ocala (CMS Certification Number 682670) has been Medicare-certified since 2019-06-14, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fresenius Kidney Care Ocala offer?
Fresenius Kidney Care Ocala reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 28 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Fresenius Kidney Care Ocala compare to other dialysis centers?
Fresenius Kidney Care Ocala scores 10/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 10% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #432 of 510 scored centers in Florida. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fresenius Kidney Care Ocala?
Fresenius Kidney Care Ocala 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 Kidney Care Ocala or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.