DCI - Lexington
✓ In-center✓ PD
78/ 100
DaVita Kentucky Wildcat Specialty Dialysis PD
Dialysis center · 2130 Nicholasville Road, Suite 5, Lexington, KY 40503
CMS star rating
45/ 100
Average
Better than 45% 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
- 6 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2014-04-17 · CCN 182627
- Rank in Lexington, KY
- #5 of 9 dialysis centers
- Rank in Kentucky
- #59 of 118 scored centers
- County
- Fayette
- 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 6 of 11 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.2 | 22.8 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 179.9 | 138.1 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 24.8% | 27% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 80.3 | 29.5 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.31 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.84 | 1.11 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.66 | 1.13 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 60.7% | 55.5% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 16% | 17.5% | 19% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.71 | 0.85 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 26.8% | 11.9% | 16.5% | Better |
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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Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Kentucky Wildcat Specialty Dialysis PD Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Kentucky Wildcat Specialty Dialysis PD (CMS Certification Number 182627) has been Medicare-certified since 2014-04-17, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Kentucky Wildcat Specialty Dialysis PD offer?
DaVita Kentucky Wildcat Specialty Dialysis PD reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 6 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Kentucky Wildcat Specialty Dialysis PD compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Kentucky Wildcat Specialty Dialysis PD scores 45/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 45% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #59 of 118 scored centers in Kentucky. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Kentucky Wildcat Specialty Dialysis PD?
DaVita Kentucky Wildcat Specialty Dialysis PD 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 Kentucky Wildcat Specialty Dialysis PD or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.