FMC Toms River
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
93/ 100
DaVita Ocean County Dialysis
Dialysis center · 635 Bay Avenue Suite 215, Toms River, NJ 08753
CMS star rating
16/ 100
Poor
Better than 16% 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
- 10 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2016-10-05 · CCN 312661
- Rank in Toms River, NJ
- #3 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in New Jersey
- #170 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 5 of 9 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 31.6 | 19.7 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 229.7 | 148.9 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 36% | 27.2% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.34 | 0.37 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.59 | 0.83 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.78 | 0.85 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 60.1% | 58.7% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 12% | 14.4% | 19% | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 19.2% | 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
Other dialysis centers in Toms River
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✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
77/ 100
Dialysis centers nearby
FKC Brick Boulevard
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FMC Lakewood
✓ In-center✓ PD
48/ 100
Meridian Fresenius Dialysis at Brick
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
98/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Ocean County Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Ocean County Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 312661) has been Medicare-certified since 2016-10-05, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Ocean County Dialysis offer?
DaVita Ocean County Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 10 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Ocean County Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Ocean County Dialysis scores 16/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 16% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #170 of 185 scored centers in New Jersey. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Ocean County Dialysis?
DaVita Ocean County 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 County Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.