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✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
96/ 100
DaVita Oyster Bay Dialysis
Dialysis center · 17 E Old Country Road, Hicksville, NY 11801
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
26/ 100
Below average
Better than 26% 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
- 25 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1994-06-23 · CCN 332552
- Rank in Hicksville, NY
- #2 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in New York
- #246 of 328 scored centers
- County
- Nassau
- ESRD Network
- Network 2 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 6 of 11 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 11.1 | 19.1 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 181.4 | 156.9 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 37.3% | 28.4% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 46.9 | 33.7 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.12 | 0.36 | 1 | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.54 | 0.81 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.49 | 0.9 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: Better than Expected | 81% | 62.4% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 10% | 20.2% | 19% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.43 | 1.36 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 15.5% | 20.8% | 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)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 0 of 6 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 74 | 81 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 74 | 82 | 81 | Worse |
| Providing information to patients | 71 | 78 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 79 | 84 | 84 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 82 | 88 | 87 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 82 | 88 | 88 | Worse |
Based on 43 completed interviews (24% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Oyster Bay Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Oyster Bay Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 332552) has been Medicare-certified since 1994-06-23, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Oyster Bay Dialysis offer?
DaVita Oyster Bay Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 25 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Oyster Bay Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Oyster Bay Dialysis scores 26/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 26% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #246 of 328 scored centers in New York. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Oyster Bay Dialysis?
DaVita Oyster Bay 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 Oyster Bay Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.