Fmcna - Pierremonte Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
90/ 100
DCI - North Shreveport
Dialysis center · 1515 N Hearne Ave, Shreveport, LA 71107
CMS star rating
6/ 100
Poor
Better than 6% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Dialysis Clinic, Inc. · Non-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✗ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 20 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2005-02-07 · CCN 192669
- Rank in Shreveport, LA
- #13 of 13 dialysis centers
- Rank in Louisiana
- #151 of 167 scored centers
- County
- Caddo
- 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 2 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 | 19.7 | 23 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 150.6 | 147.7 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.9% | 27% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.29 | 0.37 | 1 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 39.4% | 54.7% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 32% | 16% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 78% | 97.6% | 97% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 1% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 19% | 18% | 18% | About the same |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 4.5% | 15.4% | 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 DCI - North Shreveport Medicare-certified?
Yes. DCI - North Shreveport (CMS Certification Number 192669) has been Medicare-certified since 2005-02-07, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DCI - North Shreveport offer?
DCI - North Shreveport reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 20 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DCI - North Shreveport compare to other dialysis centers?
DCI - North Shreveport scores 6/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 6% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #151 of 167 scored centers in Louisiana. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DCI - North Shreveport?
DCI - North Shreveport is operated by Dialysis Clinic, Inc. and is a non-profit facility.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Dialysis Facility Compare and ICH-CAHPS (2026-09-29). Dialysis Scorecard is not affiliated with DCI - North Shreveport or Dialysis Clinic, Inc.. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.