DaVita Shelbyville Road Dialysis
✓ In-center
96/ 100
DaVita Louisville Dialysis
Dialysis center · 8037 Dixie Highway, Louisville, KY 40258
CMS star rating
26/ 100
Below average
Better than 26% 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
- 24 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2004-09-28 · CCN 182570
- Rank in Louisville, KY
- #19 of 25 dialysis centers
- Rank in Kentucky
- #82 of 118 scored centers
- County
- Jefferson
- 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 10 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.9 | 22.8 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 192.8 | 138.1 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 39.6% | 27% | 27.2% | 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 | 1.23 | 1.11 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.53 | 1.13 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 64.9% | 55.5% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 5% | 17.5% | 19% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.35 | 0.85 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: Worse than Expected | 1% | 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 DaVita Louisville Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Louisville Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 182570) has been Medicare-certified since 2004-09-28, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Louisville Dialysis offer?
DaVita Louisville Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 24 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Louisville Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Louisville Dialysis scores 26/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 26% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #82 of 118 scored centers in Kentucky. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Louisville Dialysis?
DaVita Louisville 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 Louisville Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.