Fmcna - Picardy Kidney Ctr
✓ In-center✓ Evening shift
93/ 100
DaVita Essen Lane Dialysis
Dialysis center · 7703 Picardy Ave, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
CMS star rating
28/ 100
Below average
Better than 28% 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
- 21 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2015-02-05 · CCN 192716
- Rank in Baton Rouge, LA
- #8 of 13 dialysis centers
- Rank in Louisiana
- #108 of 167 scored centers
- County
- East Baton Rouge
- ESRD Network
- Network 13 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 5 of 11 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 27.6 | 23 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 158.3 | 147.7 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.7% | 27% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 78.9 | 34.4 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.59 | 0.37 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.62 | 1.18 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 1.99 | 1.29 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 71.1% | 54.7% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 7% | 16% | 19% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.33 | 1.06 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 16.5% | 15.4% | 16.5% | About the same |
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 Essen Lane Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Essen Lane Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 192716) has been Medicare-certified since 2015-02-05, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Essen Lane Dialysis offer?
DaVita Essen Lane Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 21 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Essen Lane Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Essen Lane Dialysis scores 28/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 28% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #108 of 167 scored centers in Louisiana. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Essen Lane Dialysis?
DaVita Essen Lane 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 Essen Lane Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.