Fresenius Kidney Care Germantown
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
87/ 100
DaVita Middlebrook Dialysis
Dialysis center · 12401 Middlebrook Rd Ste 160, Germantown, MD 20874
CMS star rating
18/ 100
Poor
Better than 18% 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
- 19 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2002-08-09 · CCN 212625
- Rank in Germantown, MD
- #3 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in Maryland
- #141 of 166 scored centers
- County
- Montgomery
- ESRD Network
- Network 5 (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 | 15.7 | 21.2 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 119.3 | 115.3 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 29.7% | 24.2% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 69.6 | 26.5 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.86 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.23 | 0.9 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.22 | 1.01 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 61.8% | 55.1% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 22% | 19% | 19% | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 9% | 18.4% | 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
Other dialysis centers in Germantown
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Limited data (5 measures)
Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Middlebrook Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Middlebrook Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 212625) has been Medicare-certified since 2002-08-09, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Middlebrook Dialysis offer?
DaVita Middlebrook Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 19 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Middlebrook Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Middlebrook Dialysis scores 18/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 18% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #141 of 166 scored centers in Maryland. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Middlebrook Dialysis?
DaVita Middlebrook 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 Middlebrook Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.