FMC - Silver Spring
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
95/ 100
DaVita Silver Spring Dialysis
Dialysis center · 8040 Georgia Ave, Ste 150, Silver Spring, MD 20910
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
63/ 100
Above average
Better than 63% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- DaVita · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 27 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1999-01-15 · CCN 212593
- Rank in Silver Spring, MD
- #3 of 5 dialysis centers
- Rank in Maryland
- #67 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 8 of 11 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21.6 | 21.2 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 132 | 115.3 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 32.4% | 24.2% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.6 | 26.5 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.3 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.91 | 0.9 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.78 | 1.01 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 62.7% | 55.1% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 15% | 19% | 19% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.91 | 0.91 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 18.6% | 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)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 0 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 83 | 80 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 79 | 79 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 78 | 76 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 88 | 83 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 88 | 85 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 90 | 86 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 35 completed interviews (22% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Silver Spring Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Silver Spring Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 212593) has been Medicare-certified since 1999-01-15, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Silver Spring Dialysis offer?
DaVita Silver Spring Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 27 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Silver Spring Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Silver Spring Dialysis scores 63/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 63% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #67 of 166 scored centers in Maryland. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Silver Spring Dialysis?
DaVita Silver Spring 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 Silver Spring Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.