DaVita Southpoint Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ Evening shift
87/ 100
DaVita Bull City Dialysis
Dialysis center · 3607 Witherspoon Blvd, Durham, NC 27707
CMS star rating
54/ 100
Average
Better than 54% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- DaVita · For-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 2017-12-31 · CCN 342732
- Rank in Durham, NC
- #5 of 12 dialysis centers
- Rank in North Carolina
- #99 of 244 scored centers
- County
- Durham
- ESRD Network
- Network 6 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 5 of 11 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 13 | 22.3 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 107 | 130.1 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 18% | 25.6% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 18.5 | 30.9 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.32 | 0.4 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.14 | 0.97 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.91 | 1.15 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 45.9% | 59% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 22% | 15.8% | 19% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.73 | 0.92 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 15.1% | 16.7% | 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)
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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Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Bull City Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Bull City Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 342732) has been Medicare-certified since 2017-12-31, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Bull City Dialysis offer?
DaVita Bull City Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 16 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Bull City Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Bull City Dialysis scores 54/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 54% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #99 of 244 scored centers in North Carolina. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Bull City Dialysis?
DaVita Bull City 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 Bull City Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.