FMC - Virginia Beach
✓ In-center
95/ 100
DaVita Virginia Beach Dialysis Center
Dialysis center · 740 Independence Cir, Virginia Beach, VA 23455
CMS star rating
50/ 100
Average
Better than 50% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- DaVita · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✗ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 20 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1994-12-01 · CCN 492575
- Rank in Virginia Beach, VA
- #5 of 9 dialysis centers
- Rank in Virginia
- #84 of 202 scored centers
- County
- Virginia Beach City
- ESRD Network
- Network 5 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 7 of 11 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 40 | 23.2 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 117.7 | 134.1 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25.3% | 26.2% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 8.8 | 32.3 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.52 | 0.3 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.17 | 1.17 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.85 | 1.23 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 61.4% | 55.8% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 19% | 20.5% | 19% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.62 | 1.24 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 19% | 18.2% | 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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51/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita Virginia Beach Dialysis Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita Virginia Beach Dialysis Center (CMS Certification Number 492575) has been Medicare-certified since 1994-12-01, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita Virginia Beach Dialysis Center offer?
DaVita Virginia Beach Dialysis Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 20 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does DaVita Virginia Beach Dialysis Center compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita Virginia Beach Dialysis Center scores 50/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 50% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #84 of 202 scored centers in Virginia. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita Virginia Beach Dialysis Center?
DaVita Virginia Beach Dialysis Center is operated by DaVita 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 DaVita Virginia Beach Dialysis Center or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.