DaVita Shepherdsville Dialysis Center
✓ In-center
67/ 100
FMC - Shepherdsville
Dialysis center · 421 Adam Shepherd Parkway, Shepherdsville, KY 40165
CMS star rating
81/ 100
Excellent
Better than 81% 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
- 12 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2010-05-12 · CCN 182605
- Rank in Kentucky
- #11 of 118 scored centers
- County
- Bullitt
- 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 13 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 15.3 | 22.8 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 127.4 | 138.1 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 31.7% | 27% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 8.5 | 29.5 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.49 | 0.31 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.96 | 1.11 | 0.99 | About the same |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.09 | 1.13 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 70.2% | 55.5% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 9% | 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) | 19% | 19.4% | 18% | About the same |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 12.1% | 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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Limited data (6 measures)
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✓ In-center
–no score
Frequently asked questions
Is FMC - Shepherdsville Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - Shepherdsville (CMS Certification Number 182605) has been Medicare-certified since 2010-05-12, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - Shepherdsville offer?
FMC - Shepherdsville reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 12 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC - Shepherdsville compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - Shepherdsville scores 81/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 81% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #11 of 118 scored centers in Kentucky. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - Shepherdsville?
FMC - Shepherdsville 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 - Shepherdsville or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.