FMC - Merrillville Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
60/ 100
Merrillville North Dialysis Center
Dialysis center · 6059 Broadway, Merrillville, IN 46410
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
97/ 100
Excellent
Better than 97% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- American Renal Associates · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✓ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 21 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2016-09-02 · CCN 152672
- Rank in Merrillville, IN
- #1 of 6 dialysis centers
- Rank in Indiana
- #2 of 151 scored centers
- County
- Lake
- 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 9 of 13 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 10.5 | 20.4 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 70.4 | 136.1 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 11.6% | 25.2% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0 | 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 | 0.57 | 0.98 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.85 | 1.15 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 46.6% | 55.9% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 14% | 20.2% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 100% | 96.9% | 97% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 0.9% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 17% | 16.9% | 18% | About the same |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 14.8% | 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 1 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 83 | 80 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 84 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 89 | 81 | 80 | Better |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 84 | 84 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 91 | 86 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 90 | 87 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 39 completed interviews (35% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is Merrillville North Dialysis Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. Merrillville North Dialysis Center (CMS Certification Number 152672) has been Medicare-certified since 2016-09-02, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Merrillville North Dialysis Center offer?
Merrillville North Dialysis Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 21 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Merrillville North Dialysis Center compare to other dialysis centers?
Merrillville North Dialysis Center scores 97/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 97% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #2 of 151 scored centers in Indiana. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Merrillville North Dialysis Center?
Merrillville North Dialysis Center is operated by American Renal Associates 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 Merrillville North Dialysis Center or American Renal Associates. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.