DaVita Market Street Dialysis
✓ In-center
100/ 100
FKC Parkview
Dialysis center · 4453 Castor Avenue, Suite a, Philadelphia, PA 19124
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 3★
30/ 100
Below average
Better than 30% 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
- 29 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1992-03-13 · CCN 392569
- Rank in Philadelphia, PA
- #30 of 47 dialysis centers
- Rank in Pennsylvania
- #221 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 15 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 18.3 | 19.3 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 173 | 149 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 24.9% | 27.6% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 163.9 | 28 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.09 | 0.41 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.02 | 0.89 | 0.99 | About the same |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.9 | 0.94 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 54.5% | 56.1% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 26% | 21.7% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 97% | 97.3% | 97% | About the same |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 86% | 89% | 92% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 1.1% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 22% | 15.3% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.47 | 1.42 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 20% | 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)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 0 of 6 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 82 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 77 | 82 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 72 | 81 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 85 | 84 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 86 | 88 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 89 | 89 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 48 completed interviews (21% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Philadelphia
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DaVita Northern Philadelphia Dialysis
✓ In-center
92/ 100
DaVita NE Philadelphia Dialysis Center
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Frequently asked questions
Is FKC Parkview Medicare-certified?
Yes. FKC Parkview (CMS Certification Number 392569) has been Medicare-certified since 1992-03-13, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FKC Parkview offer?
FKC Parkview reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 29 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FKC Parkview compare to other dialysis centers?
FKC Parkview scores 30/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 30% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #221 of 290 scored centers in Pennsylvania. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FKC Parkview?
FKC Parkview 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 FKC Parkview or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.