DaVita Germantown Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
83/ 100
Fresenius Kidney Care Germantown
Dialysis center · 19851 Obersavtion Drive, Suite 150, Germantown, MD 20876
CMS star rating
87/ 100
Excellent
Better than 87% 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
- 15 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2018-06-01 · CCN 212730
- Rank in Germantown, MD
- #1 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in Maryland
- #25 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 10 of 15 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 15.2 | 21.2 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 142.4 | 115.3 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.3% | 24.2% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26 | 26.5 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.33 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.71 | 0.9 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1 | 1.01 | 1.04 | About the same |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 70.4% | 55.1% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 12% | 19% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 94.5% | 97% | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 100% | 91.3% | 92% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 2% | 2.2% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 18% | 15.7% | 18% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.25 | 0.91 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 22.4% | 18.4% | 16.5% | Better |
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
Approximate location (ZIP code center). Open in Google Maps
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Limited data (5 measures)
Frequently asked questions
Is Fresenius Kidney Care Germantown Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fresenius Kidney Care Germantown (CMS Certification Number 212730) has been Medicare-certified since 2018-06-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fresenius Kidney Care Germantown offer?
Fresenius Kidney Care Germantown reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 15 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Fresenius Kidney Care Germantown compare to other dialysis centers?
Fresenius Kidney Care Germantown scores 87/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 87% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #25 of 166 scored centers in Maryland. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fresenius Kidney Care Germantown?
Fresenius Kidney Care Germantown 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 Fresenius Kidney Care Germantown or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.