DaVita Rock Creek Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD
75/ 100
BMA - Rockville
Dialysis center · 7524 Standish Pl Ste 100-B, Rockville, MD 20855
CMS star rating
38/ 100
Below average
Better than 38% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Fresenius Medical Care · Non-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 16 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1998-04-15 · CCN 212585
- Rank in Rockville, MD
- #3 of 5 dialysis centers
- Rank in Maryland
- #102 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 5 of 13 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 14.2 | 21.2 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 102.3 | 115.3 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21% | 24.2% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 39.9 | 26.5 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.95 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.97 | 0.9 | 0.99 | About the same |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.61 | 1.01 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 69.9% | 55.1% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 18% | 19% | 19% | About the same |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 94% | 94.5% | 97% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 2.2% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 28% | 15.7% | 18% | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 15.5% | 18.4% | 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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Limited data (5 measures)
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Frequently asked questions
Is BMA - Rockville Medicare-certified?
Yes. BMA - Rockville (CMS Certification Number 212585) has been Medicare-certified since 1998-04-15, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does BMA - Rockville offer?
BMA - Rockville reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 16 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does BMA - Rockville compare to other dialysis centers?
BMA - Rockville scores 38/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 38% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #102 of 166 scored centers in Maryland. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns BMA - Rockville?
BMA - Rockville is operated by Fresenius Medical Care 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 BMA - Rockville or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.