DaVita Central Avenue Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
54/ 100
FMC - Blaine Dialysis
Dialysis center · 12555 Central Ave NE, Blaine, MN 55434
CMS star rating
94/ 100
Excellent
Better than 94% 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
- 13 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2013-02-04 · CCN 242583
- Rank in Blaine, MN
- #1 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in Minnesota
- #13 of 110 scored centers
- County
- Anoka
- ESRD Network
- Network 11 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 10 of 13 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 18.3 | 19.5 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 139.7 | 134 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21% | 26% | 27.2% | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.44 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.33 | 1.28 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.57 | 1.22 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 68% | 59.7% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 13% | 21.2% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 98.3% | 97% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 1.3% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 15% | 16.8% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.75 | 1.15 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 20.4% | 18.7% | 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
Other dialysis centers in Blaine
Dialysis centers nearby
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Fresenius Medical Care - Champlin
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Frequently asked questions
Is FMC - Blaine Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - Blaine Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 242583) has been Medicare-certified since 2013-02-04, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - Blaine Dialysis offer?
FMC - Blaine Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 13 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC - Blaine Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - Blaine Dialysis scores 94/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 94% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #13 of 110 scored centers in Minnesota. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - Blaine Dialysis?
FMC - Blaine Dialysis 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 FMC - Blaine Dialysis or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.