DCI Medical Center
✓ In-center✓ PD
73/ 100
DCI Nashville
Dialysis center · 935 21st Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37208
CMS star rating
9/ 100
Poor
Better than 9% 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
- 48 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1971-04-01 · CCN 442502
- Rank in Nashville, TN
- #11 of 14 dialysis centers
- Rank in Tennessee
- #157 of 185 scored centers
- County
- Davidson
- 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 4 of 12 reported measures, worse on 8.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25.1 | 24.1 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 194.5 | 148.3 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 32.9% | 26.9% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.86 | 1.01 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 44.8% | 53.5% | 57.1% | Worse |
| 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) | 99% | 96.3% | 97% | 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) | 16% | 20.4% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0 | 1.02 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 4.8% | 14.1% | 16.5% | Worse |
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 Nashville
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DCI Clarksville Hwy
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66/ 100
DaVita Nashville Home Training Dialysis PD
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49/ 100
Fresenius Kidney Care Nashville Home
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43/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is DCI Nashville Medicare-certified?
Yes. DCI Nashville (CMS Certification Number 442502) has been Medicare-certified since 1971-04-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DCI Nashville offer?
DCI Nashville reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 48 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DCI Nashville compare to other dialysis centers?
DCI Nashville scores 9/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 9% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #157 of 185 scored centers in Tennessee. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DCI Nashville?
DCI Nashville 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 Nashville or Dialysis Clinic, Inc.. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.