FMC Nxstage Kidney Care/Nxstage Columbus LLC
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
85/ 100
FMC - Columbus Northwest
Dialysis center · 6670 Perimeter Drive, Suite 180, Dublin, OH 43016
CMS star rating
74/ 100
Above average
Better than 74% 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
- 12 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2014-04-17 · CCN 362812
- Rank in Dublin, OH
- #2 of 3 dialysis centers
- Rank in Ohio
- #56 of 300 scored centers
- County
- Franklin
- ESRD Network
- Network 9 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 8 of 13 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21 | 20.8 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 166.5 | 152.6 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21.8% | 27.5% | 27.2% | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.41 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.26 | 1.02 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.42 | 1.04 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 40.1% | 54.3% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 32% | 21.4% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 100% | 97% | 97% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 5% | 1.2% | 1% | Worse |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 19% | 17.7% | 18% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: Better than Expected | 2.52 | 1.23 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 22.5% | 12.7% | 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 Dublin
DaVita Dublin Dialysis
✓ In-center
73/ 100
Dialysis centers nearby
–no score
DaVita Hilliard Station Dialysis
✓ In-center
84/ 100
DaVita Columbus Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD
42/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is FMC - Columbus Northwest Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - Columbus Northwest (CMS Certification Number 362812) has been Medicare-certified since 2014-04-17, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - Columbus Northwest offer?
FMC - Columbus Northwest reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 12 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC - Columbus Northwest compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - Columbus Northwest scores 74/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 74% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #56 of 300 scored centers in Ohio. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - Columbus Northwest?
FMC - Columbus Northwest 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 FMC - Columbus Northwest or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.