DaVita Fort Brown Dialysis
✓ In-center
69/ 100
FMC Dialysis Services of North Brownsville
Dialysis center · 1900 N. Expressway, Suite E, Brownsville, TX 78521
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
16/ 100
Poor
Better than 16% 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
- 20 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2002-06-07 · CCN 452846
- Rank in Brownsville, TX
- #5 of 6 dialysis centers
- Rank in Texas
- #586 of 721 scored centers
- County
- Cameron
- ESRD Network
- Network 14 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 2 of 14 reported measures, worse on 11.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 24.6 | 22.8 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 163 | 155.3 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 36.3% | 27.2% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 47.5 | 33.1 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.54 | 0.33 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.52 | 1 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.77 | 1.04 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 52.3% | 59.2% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 29% | 16.1% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 96.1% | 97% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 1.5% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 24% | 18.5% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.23 | 0.89 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 5.9% | 15.3% | 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)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 1 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 81 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 84 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 84 | 80 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 87 | 85 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 92 | 87 | 87 | Better |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 92 | 88 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 43 completed interviews (23% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Approximate location (ZIP code center). Open in Google Maps
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Frequently asked questions
Is FMC Dialysis Services of North Brownsville Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC Dialysis Services of North Brownsville (CMS Certification Number 452846) has been Medicare-certified since 2002-06-07, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC Dialysis Services of North Brownsville offer?
FMC Dialysis Services of North Brownsville reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 20 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC Dialysis Services of North Brownsville compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC Dialysis Services of North Brownsville scores 16/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 16% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #586 of 721 scored centers in Texas. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC Dialysis Services of North Brownsville?
FMC Dialysis Services of North Brownsville 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 FMC Dialysis Services of North Brownsville or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.