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✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
99/ 100
Nephron Dialysis Center, Ltd.
Dialysis center · 5140 N. California Ave., Suite 510, Chicago, IL 60625
CMS star rating
75/ 100
Above average
Better than 75% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Independent · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 16 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2000-06-15 · CCN 142600
- Rank in Chicago, IL
- #16 of 75 dialysis centers
- Rank in Illinois
- #88 of 321 scored centers
- County
- Cook
- ESRD Network
- Network 10 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 9 of 14 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 19.3 | 19.9 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 133.3 | 153 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 44.8% | 27.3% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.6 | 24.8 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.12 | 0.27 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.78 | 0.94 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.6 | 0.98 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 69.4% | 54.8% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 23% | 22.4% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 98% | 96.5% | 97% | About the same |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 2% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 14% | 16.8% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.16 | 1.08 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 11.3% | 17.7% | 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
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Frequently asked questions
Is Nephron Dialysis Center, Ltd. Medicare-certified?
Yes. Nephron Dialysis Center, Ltd. (CMS Certification Number 142600) has been Medicare-certified since 2000-06-15, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Nephron Dialysis Center, Ltd. offer?
Nephron Dialysis Center, Ltd. reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 16 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Nephron Dialysis Center, Ltd. compare to other dialysis centers?
Nephron Dialysis Center, Ltd. scores 75/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 75% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #88 of 321 scored centers in Illinois. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Nephron Dialysis Center, Ltd.?
Nephron Dialysis Center, Ltd. is independently owned, not part of a dialysis chain 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 Nephron Dialysis Center, Ltd.. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.