BMA - Port Saint Lucie
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Evening shift
55/ 100
DaVita Gatlin Kidney Care
Dialysis center · 1631 SW Gatlin Blvd, Port Saint Lucie, FL 34953
CMS star rating
6/ 100
Poor
Better than 6% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- DaVita · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 11 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2022-09-20 · CCN 682742
- Rank in Port Saint Lucie, FL
- #5 of 5 dialysis centers
- Rank in Florida
- #454 of 510 scored centers
- County
- Saint Lucie
- 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 10 reported measures, worse on 7.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 34.2 | 23 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 168 | 176.7 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 40.4% | 29.1% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 42.6 | 36.8 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.32 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 3.84 | 0.86 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.06 | 0.83 | 1.04 | About the same |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 54.6% | 52.4% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 29% | 21.9% | 19% | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 19.7% | 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
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Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Gatlin Kidney Care Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Gatlin Kidney Care (CMS Certification Number 682742) has been Medicare-certified since 2022-09-20, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Gatlin Kidney Care offer?
DaVita Gatlin Kidney Care reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 11 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Gatlin Kidney Care compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Gatlin Kidney Care scores 6/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 6% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #454 of 510 scored centers in Florida. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Gatlin Kidney Care?
DaVita Gatlin Kidney Care is operated by DaVita 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 DaVita Gatlin Kidney Care or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.