322558-ALBUQUERQUE Southwest Mesa
✓ In-center
97/ 100
322500 New Mexico Artificial Kidney Center (Fmc)
Dialysis center · 1600 Randolph SE Ste 100, Albuquerque, NM 87106
CMS star rating
7/ 100
Poor
Better than 7% 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
- 21 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1977-08-27 · CCN 322500
- Rank in Albuquerque, NM
- #14 of 16 dialysis centers
- Rank in New Mexico
- #57 of 59 scored centers
- County
- Bernalillo
- ESRD Network
- Network 15 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 4 of 14 reported measures, worse on 8.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 20.9 | 23.5 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 149.7 | 124.4 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 24.8% | 23.4% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 39.8 | 24 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.28 | 0.26 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.82 | 1.18 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.31 | 1.21 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 48.9% | 58.7% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 33% | 24.4% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 94% | 97.2% | 97% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 2% | 1% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 24% | 19.1% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.45 | 0.52 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 8.8% | 12.6% | 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 322500 New Mexico Artificial Kidney Center (Fmc) Medicare-certified?
Yes. 322500 New Mexico Artificial Kidney Center (Fmc) (CMS Certification Number 322500) has been Medicare-certified since 1977-08-27, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does 322500 New Mexico Artificial Kidney Center (Fmc) offer?
322500 New Mexico Artificial Kidney Center (Fmc) reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 21 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does 322500 New Mexico Artificial Kidney Center (Fmc) compare to other dialysis centers?
322500 New Mexico Artificial Kidney Center (Fmc) scores 7/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 7% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #57 of 59 scored centers in New Mexico. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns 322500 New Mexico Artificial Kidney Center (Fmc)?
322500 New Mexico Artificial Kidney Center (Fmc) 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 322500 New Mexico Artificial Kidney Center (Fmc) or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.