DaVita Wyandotte West Dialysis
✓ In-center
95/ 100
RAI - Parallel Parkway - Kansas City Dialysis
Dialysis center · 6401 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, KS 66102
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 3★
25/ 100
Below average
Better than 25% 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
- 17 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2007-11-28 · CCN 172547
- Rank in Kansas City, KS
- #4 of 6 dialysis centers
- Rank in Kansas
- #48 of 58 scored centers
- County
- Wyandotte
- ESRD Network
- Network 12 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 5 of 14 reported measures, worse on 7.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 17.4 | 23 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 178.9 | 127.5 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.8% | 25.1% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25.9 | 31.1 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.22 | 0.3 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.19 | 0.99 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.25 | 1.16 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 45.1% | 67% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 12% | 13.1% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 98% | 98% | 97% | About the same |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 3% | 0.8% | 1% | Worse |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 25% | 18.2% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.23 | 0.88 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 8.3% | 11.6% | 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 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 82 | 83 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 80 | 83 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 82 | 84 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 81 | 86 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 88 | 90 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 86 | 91 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 33 completed interviews (27% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is RAI - Parallel Parkway - Kansas City Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. RAI - Parallel Parkway - Kansas City Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 172547) has been Medicare-certified since 2007-11-28, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does RAI - Parallel Parkway - Kansas City Dialysis offer?
RAI - Parallel Parkway - Kansas City Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 17 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does RAI - Parallel Parkway - Kansas City Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
RAI - Parallel Parkway - Kansas City Dialysis scores 25/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 25% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #48 of 58 scored centers in Kansas. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns RAI - Parallel Parkway - Kansas City Dialysis?
RAI - Parallel Parkway - Kansas City Dialysis 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 RAI - Parallel Parkway - Kansas City Dialysis or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.