Idaho Kidney Center - Pocatello
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
81/ 100
Idaho Kidney Center - Blackfoot
Dialysis center · 245 Poplar, Blackfoot, ID 83221
CMS star rating
31/ 100
Below average
Better than 31% 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
- 13 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2006-11-20 · CCN 132515
- Rank in Idaho
- #21 of 28 scored centers
- County
- Bingham
- ESRD Network
- Network 16 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 5 of 13 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 40.2 | 22 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 88 | 106.2 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 19.8% | 19.9% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 33.1 | 19.2 | 32.5 | About the same |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.76 | 0.28 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.03 | 1.06 | 0.99 | About the same |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 3 | 1.41 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 63.2% | 60% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 18% | 21.7% | 19% | About the same |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 98% | 98.4% | 97% | About the same |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 1.2% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 14% | 18% | 18% | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 8.7% | 13.7% | 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
Dialysis centers nearby
Fresenius Kidney Care Snake River
✓ In-center
50/ 100
Idaho Kidney Center Home Program
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
65/ 100
FMC Idaho Falls
✓ In-center✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
47/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is Idaho Kidney Center - Blackfoot Medicare-certified?
Yes. Idaho Kidney Center - Blackfoot (CMS Certification Number 132515) has been Medicare-certified since 2006-11-20, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Idaho Kidney Center - Blackfoot offer?
Idaho Kidney Center - Blackfoot reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 13 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Idaho Kidney Center - Blackfoot compare to other dialysis centers?
Idaho Kidney Center - Blackfoot scores 31/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 31% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #21 of 28 scored centers in Idaho. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Idaho Kidney Center - Blackfoot?
Idaho Kidney Center - Blackfoot 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 Idaho Kidney Center - Blackfoot or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.