DCI - Lexington
✓ In-center✓ PD
78/ 100
FMC - Lexington North
Dialysis center · 1610 Leestown Rd., Suite 180, Lexington, KY 40511
CMS star rating
48/ 100
Average
Better than 48% 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
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 25 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2003-06-06 · CCN 182563
- Rank in Lexington, KY
- #4 of 9 dialysis centers
- Rank in Kentucky
- #56 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 7 of 14 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 20.3 | 22.8 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 139.7 | 138.1 | 148 | Better |
| 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: As Expected | 13.8 | 29.5 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.3 | 0.31 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 2.07 | 1.11 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.91 | 1.13 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 44.4% | 55.5% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 12% | 17.5% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 97.2% | 97% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 1.2% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 18% | 19.4% | 18% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.87 | 0.85 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 13.3% | 11.9% | 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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Frequently asked questions
Is FMC - Lexington North Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - Lexington North (CMS Certification Number 182563) has been Medicare-certified since 2003-06-06, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - Lexington North offer?
FMC - Lexington North reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 25 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does FMC - Lexington North compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - Lexington North scores 48/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 48% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #56 of 118 scored centers in Kentucky. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - Lexington North?
FMC - Lexington North 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 - Lexington North or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.