DaVita Market Street Dialysis
✓ In-center
100/ 100
DaVita Philadelphia 42nd Street Dialysis
Dialysis center · 4126 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
CMS star rating
64/ 100
Above average
Better than 64% 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
- 36 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1979-06-30 · CCN 392521
- Rank in Philadelphia, PA
- #18 of 47 dialysis centers
- Rank in Pennsylvania
- #118 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 6 of 11 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 19.5 | 19.3 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 148.8 | 149 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 27.1% | 27.6% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 19.9 | 28 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.4 | 0.41 | 1 | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.19 | 0.89 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.97 | 0.94 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 51.7% | 56.1% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 11% | 21.7% | 19% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: Better than Expected | 2.63 | 1.42 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 27.6% | 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 Philadelphia 42nd Street Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Philadelphia 42nd Street Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 392521) has been Medicare-certified since 1979-06-30, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Philadelphia 42nd Street Dialysis offer?
DaVita Philadelphia 42nd Street Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 36 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Philadelphia 42nd Street Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Philadelphia 42nd Street Dialysis scores 64/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 64% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #118 of 290 scored centers in Pennsylvania. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Philadelphia 42nd Street Dialysis?
DaVita Philadelphia 42nd Street 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 Philadelphia 42nd Street Dialysis or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.