Fresenius Kidney Care Shorewood
✓ In-center
70/ 100
Fresenius Kidney Care Appleton Avenue Home
Dialysis center · 7795 W Appleton Ave, Suite a, Milwaukee, WI 53222
Not rated CMS star rating
93/ 100
Limited data (6 measures)
Excellent
Better than 93% 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
- 3 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2024-05-29 · CCN 522628
- Rank in Milwaukee, WI
- #17 of 19 dialysis centers
- Rank in Wisconsin
- #116 of 119 scored centers
- County
- Milwaukee
- ESRD Network
- Network 11 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 3 of 6 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 75.3% | 55.9% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 6% | 22.7% | 19% | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 93% | 88.4% | 92% | About the same |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 1% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 25% | 16.9% | 18% | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 33.9% | 14.7% | 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 Fresenius Kidney Care Appleton Avenue Home Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fresenius Kidney Care Appleton Avenue Home (CMS Certification Number 522628) has been Medicare-certified since 2024-05-29, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fresenius Kidney Care Appleton Avenue Home offer?
Fresenius Kidney Care Appleton Avenue Home reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 3 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Fresenius Kidney Care Appleton Avenue Home compare to other dialysis centers?
Fresenius Kidney Care Appleton Avenue Home scores 93/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 93% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #116 of 119 scored centers in Wisconsin.
Who owns Fresenius Kidney Care Appleton Avenue Home?
Fresenius Kidney Care Appleton Avenue Home 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 Fresenius Kidney Care Appleton Avenue Home or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.