Portage Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
87/ 100
DaVita Portage Dialysis
Dialysis center · 5823 Us Hwy 6, Portage, IN 46368
CMS star rating
51/ 100
Average
Better than 51% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- DaVita · 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 2008-10-14 · CCN 152630
- Rank in Portage, IN
- #3 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in Indiana
- #72 of 151 scored centers
- County
- Porter
- 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 11 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21.3 | 20.4 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 142.7 | 136.1 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 23.1% | 25.2% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 8.6 | 29.2 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.22 | 0.36 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.32 | 0.98 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.05 | 1.15 | 1.04 | About the same |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 61.2% | 55.9% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 18% | 20.2% | 19% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.73 | 0.83 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 8.7% | 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
Other dialysis centers in Portage
FMC - Portage Dialysis Center
✓ In-center
64/ 100
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USRC Coffee Creek Dialysis
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DaVita Comprehensive Renal Care - Gary
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Evening shift
10/ 100
Merrillville North Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
97/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Portage Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Portage Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 152630) has been Medicare-certified since 2008-10-14, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Portage Dialysis offer?
DaVita Portage Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 16 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Portage Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Portage Dialysis scores 51/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 51% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #72 of 151 scored centers in Indiana. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Portage Dialysis?
DaVita Portage Dialysis is operated by DaVita 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 DaVita Portage Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.