DaVita South San Antonio Dialysis Center
✓ In-center
99/ 100
USRC Pleasanton Road Dialysis
Dialysis center · 8119 South Flores Street, San Antonio, TX 78221
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
89/ 100
Excellent
Better than 89% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- US Renal Care, Inc. · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✗ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 36 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2005-05-05 · CCN 672510
- Rank in San Antonio, TX
- #14 of 53 dialysis centers
- Rank in Texas
- #66 of 721 scored centers
- County
- Bexar
- 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 6 of 13 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 28.9 | 22.8 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 127.6 | 155.3 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 30.3% | 27.2% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.33 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.41 | 1 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 2.2 | 1.04 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 73.4% | 59.2% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 6% | 16.1% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 98% | 96.1% | 97% | About the same |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 1.5% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 13% | 18.5% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.69 | 0.89 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 10% | 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 2 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 90 | 81 | 81 | Better |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 83 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 83 | 80 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 94 | 85 | 84 | Better |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 90 | 87 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 92 | 88 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 40 completed interviews (26% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is USRC Pleasanton Road Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. USRC Pleasanton Road Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 672510) has been Medicare-certified since 2005-05-05, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does USRC Pleasanton Road Dialysis offer?
USRC Pleasanton Road Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 36 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does USRC Pleasanton Road Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
USRC Pleasanton Road Dialysis scores 89/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 89% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #66 of 721 scored centers in Texas. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns USRC Pleasanton Road Dialysis?
USRC Pleasanton Road Dialysis is operated by US Renal Care, Inc. 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 USRC Pleasanton Road Dialysis or US Renal Care, Inc.. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.