DaVita Avon Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
74/ 100
FMC - Indianapolis
Dialysis center · 2480 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN 46208
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 1★
3/ 100
Poor
Better than 3% 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
- 48 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1981-10-01 · CCN 152500
- Rank in Indianapolis, IN
- #22 of 25 dialysis centers
- Rank in Indiana
- #145 of 151 scored centers
- County
- Marion
- ESRD Network
- Network 9 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 5 of 15 reported measures, worse on 8.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 17.5 | 20.4 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 169.8 | 136.1 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 24.5% | 25.2% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.5 | 29.2 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.36 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.23 | 0.98 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.26 | 1.15 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 47.4% | 55.9% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 31% | 20.2% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 97% | 96.9% | 97% | About the same |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 95% | 94.6% | 92% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 2% | 0.9% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 24% | 16.9% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: Worse than Expected | 0.18 | 0.83 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 7.2% | 13.8% | 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)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 0 of 6 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 73 | 80 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 65 | 81 | 81 | Worse |
| Providing information to patients | 70 | 81 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 74 | 84 | 84 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 64 | 86 | 87 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 65 | 87 | 88 | Worse |
Based on 49 completed interviews (25% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is FMC - Indianapolis Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - Indianapolis (CMS Certification Number 152500) has been Medicare-certified since 1981-10-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - Indianapolis offer?
FMC - Indianapolis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 48 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC - Indianapolis compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - Indianapolis scores 3/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 3% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #145 of 151 scored centers in Indiana. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - Indianapolis?
FMC - Indianapolis 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 FMC - Indianapolis or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.