DaVita Wake Forest Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
99/ 100
Fresenius Medical Care Central Raleigh
Dialysis center · 802 Semart Drive, Raleigh, NC 27604
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
47/ 100
Average
Better than 47% 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
- 19 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2011-10-19 · CCN 342684
- Rank in Raleigh, NC
- #5 of 10 dialysis centers
- Rank in North Carolina
- #124 of 244 scored centers
- County
- Wake
- 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 3 of 13 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21.5 | 22.3 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 145.6 | 130.1 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 32.2% | 25.6% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.34 | 0.4 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.54 | 0.97 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.77 | 1.15 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 63.8% | 59% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 10% | 15.8% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 98% | 97.5% | 97% | About the same |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 0.8% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 28% | 19% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.62 | 0.92 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 12.8% | 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)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 1 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 86 | 80 | 81 | Better |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 84 | 79 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 83 | 79 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 87 | 84 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 88 | 86 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 88 | 87 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 32 completed interviews (36% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is Fresenius Medical Care Central Raleigh Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fresenius Medical Care Central Raleigh (CMS Certification Number 342684) has been Medicare-certified since 2011-10-19, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fresenius Medical Care Central Raleigh offer?
Fresenius Medical Care Central Raleigh reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 19 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Fresenius Medical Care Central Raleigh compare to other dialysis centers?
Fresenius Medical Care Central Raleigh scores 47/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 47% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #124 of 244 scored centers in North Carolina. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fresenius Medical Care Central Raleigh?
Fresenius Medical Care Central Raleigh 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 Fresenius Medical Care Central Raleigh or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.