Meridian Fresenius Dialysis at Brick
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
98/ 100
FKC Brick Boulevard
Dialysis center · Renal Center, 150 Brick Boulevard, Brick, NJ 08723
CMS star rating
58/ 100
Average
Better than 58% 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
- 20 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2002-08-26 · CCN 312563
- Rank in Brick, NJ
- #2 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in New Jersey
- #128 of 185 scored centers
- County
- Ocean
- ESRD Network
- Network 3 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 6 of 13 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 20.9 | 19.7 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 152.6 | 148.9 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.6% | 27.2% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 62.6 | 26.8 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.21 | 0.37 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.79 | 0.83 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.89 | 0.85 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 72.6% | 58.7% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 9% | 14.4% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 98% | 96.8% | 97% | About the same |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 2% | 2.4% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 18% | 13.9% | 18% | About the same |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 16.1% | 22.2% | 16.5% | About the same |
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 Brick
FKC Brick Township Tcu
✓ In-center✓ Home HD
–no score
Dialysis centers nearby
DaVita Ocean County Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD
16/ 100
FMC Lakewood
✓ In-center✓ PD
48/ 100
FMC Toms River
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
93/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is FKC Brick Boulevard Medicare-certified?
Yes. FKC Brick Boulevard (CMS Certification Number 312563) has been Medicare-certified since 2002-08-26, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FKC Brick Boulevard offer?
FKC Brick Boulevard reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 20 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FKC Brick Boulevard compare to other dialysis centers?
FKC Brick Boulevard scores 58/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 58% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #128 of 185 scored centers in New Jersey. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FKC Brick Boulevard?
FKC Brick Boulevard 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 FKC Brick Boulevard or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.