99/ 100
Elik Dialysis Home Therapy
Dialysis center · 1445 North Loop West, Suite 720, Houston, TX 77008
Not rated CMS star rating
9/ 100
Poor
Better than 9% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Independent · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✗ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✓ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 1 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2009-12-22 · CCN 672626
- Rank in Houston, TX
- #77 of 98 dialysis centers
- Rank in Texas
- #639 of 721 scored centers
- County
- Harris
- 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 8 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 38.8 | 22.8 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 150.8 | 155.3 | 148 | About the same |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0 | 1.04 | 1.04 | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 82% | 91.7% | 92% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 16% | 1.5% | 1% | Worse |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 30% | 18.5% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.39 | 0.89 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 27.4% | 15.3% | 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 Elik Dialysis Home Therapy Medicare-certified?
Yes. Elik Dialysis Home Therapy (CMS Certification Number 672626) has been Medicare-certified since 2009-12-22, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Elik Dialysis Home Therapy offer?
Elik Dialysis Home Therapy reports offering peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 1 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Elik Dialysis Home Therapy compare to other dialysis centers?
Elik Dialysis Home Therapy scores 9/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 9% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #639 of 721 scored centers in Texas.
Who owns Elik Dialysis Home Therapy?
Elik Dialysis Home Therapy is independently owned, not part of a dialysis chain 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 Elik Dialysis Home Therapy. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.