USRC North Tampa Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
75/ 100
Carrollwood Artificial Kidney Center
Dialysis center · 4553 Gunn Hwy, Westwood Plaza, Tampa, FL 33624
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
28/ 100
Below average
Better than 28% 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
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 21 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1995-07-20 · CCN 102681
- Rank in Tampa, FL
- #13 of 17 dialysis centers
- Rank in Florida
- #323 of 510 scored centers
- County
- Hillsborough
- 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 14 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 20.4 | 23 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 152.6 | 176.7 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 31.7% | 29.1% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.4 | 36.8 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.48 | 0.32 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.81 | 0.86 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.8 | 0.83 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 51.7% | 52.4% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 15% | 21.9% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 100% | 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) | 23% | 15.9% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.87 | 0.97 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 19.8% | 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)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 0 of 6 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 80 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 77 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 73 | 79 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 83 | 85 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 82 | 87 | 87 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 84 | 88 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 31 completed interviews (23% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Tampa
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73/ 100
DaVita West Tampa Dialysis
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Fresenius Kidney Care Town and Country
✓ In-center
55/ 100
DaVita del Rio Dialysis
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50/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is Carrollwood Artificial Kidney Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. Carrollwood Artificial Kidney Center (CMS Certification Number 102681) has been Medicare-certified since 1995-07-20, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Carrollwood Artificial Kidney Center offer?
Carrollwood Artificial Kidney Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 21 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does Carrollwood Artificial Kidney Center compare to other dialysis centers?
Carrollwood Artificial Kidney Center scores 28/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 28% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #323 of 510 scored centers in Florida. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Carrollwood Artificial Kidney Center?
Carrollwood Artificial Kidney Center 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 Carrollwood Artificial Kidney Center or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.