DaVita Market Street Dialysis
✓ In-center
100/ 100
DaVita PDI - Walnut Tower
Dialysis center · 834 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
CMS star rating
67/ 100
Above average
Better than 67% 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
- 18 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2002-07-31 · CCN 392702
- Rank in Philadelphia, PA
- #15 of 47 dialysis centers
- Rank in Pennsylvania
- #106 of 290 scored centers
- County
- Philadelphia
- ESRD Network
- Network 4 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 7 of 10 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 15.2 | 19.3 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 162.5 | 149 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25.2% | 27.6% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 48.8 | 28 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.86 | 0.41 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.83 | 0.89 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.65 | 0.94 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 55.4% | 56.1% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 13% | 21.7% | 19% | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: Better than Expected | 33% | 21.8% | 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 PDI - Walnut Tower Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita PDI - Walnut Tower (CMS Certification Number 392702) has been Medicare-certified since 2002-07-31, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita PDI - Walnut Tower offer?
DaVita PDI - Walnut Tower reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 18 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita PDI - Walnut Tower compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita PDI - Walnut Tower scores 67/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 67% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #106 of 290 scored centers in Pennsylvania. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita PDI - Walnut Tower?
DaVita PDI - Walnut Tower 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 PDI - Walnut Tower or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.