DaVita Avon Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
74/ 100
FMC - Indianapolis-West
Dialysis center · 6855 Shore Terrace Suite 100, Indianapolis, IN 46254
CMS star rating
27/ 100
Below average
Better than 27% 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
- 18 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1994-11-04 · CCN 152531
- Rank in Indianapolis, IN
- #14 of 25 dialysis centers
- Rank in Indiana
- #117 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 4 of 15 reported measures, worse on 7.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 18.5 | 20.4 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 141 | 136.1 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 37.2% | 25.2% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 39.4 | 29.2 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.12 | 0.36 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.99 | 0.98 | 0.99 | About the same |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.78 | 1.15 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 50.7% | 55.9% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 28% | 20.2% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 96% | 96.9% | 97% | About the same |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 97% | 94.6% | 92% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 0.9% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 20% | 16.9% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.74 | 0.83 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 13.7% | 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)
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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USRC NW Indianapolis
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50/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is FMC - Indianapolis-West Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - Indianapolis-West (CMS Certification Number 152531) has been Medicare-certified since 1994-11-04, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - Indianapolis-West offer?
FMC - Indianapolis-West reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 18 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC - Indianapolis-West compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - Indianapolis-West scores 27/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 27% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #117 of 151 scored centers in Indiana. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - Indianapolis-West?
FMC - Indianapolis-West 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-West or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.