FMC Knoxville Home Dialysis Therapies
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
93/ 100
DCI Knoxville
Dialysis center · 3734 Martin Mill Pike, Knoxville, TN 37920
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
64/ 100
Above average
Better than 64% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Dialysis Clinic, Inc. · Non-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✓ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 47 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1976-09-01 · CCN 442503
- Rank in Knoxville, TN
- #7 of 10 dialysis centers
- Rank in Tennessee
- #48 of 185 scored centers
- County
- Knox
- ESRD Network
- Network 8 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 8 of 15 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.6 | 24.1 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 115.5 | 148.3 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.8% | 26.9% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 23.4 | 32.3 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.25 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.68 | 0.95 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.64 | 1.01 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 60.4% | 53.5% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 23% | 20.7% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 95% | 96.3% | 97% | Worse |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 95% | 94.3% | 92% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 3% | 1.6% | 1% | Worse |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 30% | 20.4% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.56 | 1.02 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 27.5% | 14.1% | 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 2 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 82 | 80 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 86 | 82 | 81 | Better |
| Providing information to patients | 83 | 81 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 87 | 84 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 89 | 87 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 93 | 88 | 88 | Better |
Based on 34 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 DCI Knoxville Medicare-certified?
Yes. DCI Knoxville (CMS Certification Number 442503) has been Medicare-certified since 1976-09-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DCI Knoxville offer?
DCI Knoxville reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 47 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DCI Knoxville compare to other dialysis centers?
DCI Knoxville scores 64/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 64% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #48 of 185 scored centers in Tennessee. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DCI Knoxville?
DCI Knoxville is operated by Dialysis Clinic, Inc. and is a non-profit facility.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Dialysis Facility Compare and ICH-CAHPS (2026-09-29). Dialysis Scorecard is not affiliated with DCI Knoxville or Dialysis Clinic, Inc.. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.