FMC Edison
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
63/ 100
DaVita Metuchen
Dialysis center · 319 Lake Avenue, Metuchen, NJ 08840
CMS star rating
100/ 100
Excellent
Better than 100% 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
- 10 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2016-02-24 · CCN 312654
- Rank in New Jersey
- #2 of 185 scored centers
- County
- Middlesex
- 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 10 of 10 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 19.4 | 19.7 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 114.1 | 148.9 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 19.1% | 27.2% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 5.2 | 26.8 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.37 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.41 | 0.83 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.55 | 0.85 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 64.8% | 58.7% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 14% | 14.4% | 19% | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: Better than Expected | 54.7% | 22.2% | 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
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Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Metuchen Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Metuchen (CMS Certification Number 312654) has been Medicare-certified since 2016-02-24, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Metuchen offer?
DaVita Metuchen reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 10 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Metuchen compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Metuchen scores 100/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 100% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #2 of 185 scored centers in New Jersey. CMS gives it 5 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Metuchen?
DaVita Metuchen 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 Metuchen or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.