Diberville Home Program
✓ PD✓ Home HD
81/ 100
DaVita Ocean Springs Dialysis
Dialysis center · 13150 Ponce de Leon Dr, Ocean Springs, MS 39564
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
2/ 100
Poor
Better than 2% 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
- 20 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1982-11-01 · CCN 252519
- Rank in Mississippi
- #87 of 96 scored centers
- County
- Jackson
- ESRD Network
- Network 8 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 3 of 11 reported measures, worse on 8.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 28.4 | 24 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 137.5 | 132.3 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25.1% | 27.3% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 45.5 | 38.4 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.47 | 0.43 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.11 | 1.17 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.81 | 1.36 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 46.9% | 54.1% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 21% | 16.5% | 19% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.28 | 0.5 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 12.1% | 10% | 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)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 0 of 6 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 66 | 80 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 77 | 79 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 80 | 77 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 67 | 83 | 84 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 81 | 85 | 87 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 84 | 86 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 34 completed interviews (23% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Dialysis centers nearby
FMC Diberville
✓ In-center
46/ 100
DaVita Gulf Islands Ht at Home
✓ PD✓ Home HD
43/ 100
Limited data (6 measures)
FMC Biloxi
✓ In-center✓ PD
13/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Ocean Springs Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Ocean Springs Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 252519) has been Medicare-certified since 1982-11-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Ocean Springs Dialysis offer?
DaVita Ocean Springs Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 20 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Ocean Springs Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Ocean Springs Dialysis scores 2/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 2% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #87 of 96 scored centers in Mississippi. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Ocean Springs Dialysis?
DaVita Ocean Springs 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 Ocean Springs Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.