Fresenius Kidney Care South Avenue

CCN

012516The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier

Status

Active

Provider type

End-stage renal disease facility

Ownership

Profit

Control type

For Profit

Participating since

Dec 2, 1982

Last certification

Jul 2, 2025

Overall star rating

3.0 of 5Care Compare

Multi-facility organization

Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc

Most recent change of ownership

Nov 1, 2011

Address

3201 3Rd Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35222
(205) 209-3125

• Fresenius Medical Care South Birmingham Dialysis, LLC

  dba Fresenius Kidney Care South Avenue

  • End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment Clinic/Center
  • Birmingham, AL
  • NPI 1811662711
  Name & address match

• Adult haemodialysis patients with adequate dialysis (Kt/V 1.2 or more) 98
  • State average 97.51 (computed here)
  • National average 96.13 (computed here)
  • 530 patients
• Adult patients dialysed through a long-term catheter 18
  • State average 13.6 (computed here)
  • National average 18.87 (computed here)
  • 570 patients
• Adult patients with hypercalcaemia 1
  • State average 1.66 (computed here)
  • National average 1.74 (computed here)
  • 530 patients
• Emergency department visits within 30 days of discharge As expected0.62
  • State average 0.99 (computed here)
  • National average 1.06 (computed here)
  • As expected
  • 150 patients
• Hospitalization rate As expected90.2
  • State average 136.69 (computed here)
  • National average 144.53 (computed here)
  • As expected
  • 450 patients
• Mortality rate As expected19.4
  • State average 24.1 (computed here)
  • National average 21.79 (computed here)
  • As expected
  • 1,800 patients
• Overall star rating As expected3 of 5
  • State average 2.72 (computed here)
  • National average 2.87 (computed here)
• Patients treated through an arteriovenous fistula As expected42.9
  • State average 51.71 (computed here)
  • National average 57.13 (computed here)
  • As expected
  • 570 patients
• Patients waitlisted for a kidney transplant As expected5.3
  • State average 11.65 (computed here)
  • National average 16.51 (computed here)
  • As expected
  • 430 patients
• Readmission rate As expected9.3
  • State average 25.27 (computed here)
  • National average 26.95 (computed here)
  • As expected
  • 270 patients
• Standardized emergency department visit ratio As expected0.72
  • State average 0.93 (computed here)
  • National average 1 (computed here)
  • As expected
  • 170 patients
• Standardized infection ratio Better0
  • State average 0.35 (computed here)
  • National average 0.36 (computed here)
  • Better than expected
• Standardized modality switch ratio As expected0.66
  • State average 0.92 (computed here)
  • National average 1.09 (computed here)
  • As expected
  • 220 patients

Clinicians who list this facility as a hospital or facility affiliation in Care Compare.

• Thomas Harold Watson, M.D.

  • Nephrology Physician
  • Birmingham, AL
  • NPI 1790741833

• FMC Birmingham Metro
• FMC Forestdale
• FMC Montclair
• FMC of East Jefferson
• FMC Trussville
• RCG Princeton

• Provider of Services: the certification, provider type, beds and status.
• Medicare Care Compare: the star rating and every measure on this page, with the state and national rates CMS publishes beside them, and the clinicians who list this facility as an affiliation.
• NPPES NPI Registry: the NPI records connected to this certification and the names of the providers listed above.

Better and worse are CMS's own comparison with the national rate, not ours: for most measures a low score is the good one (deaths, infections) and for others a high one is, so measures where CMS states no comparison are left uncoloured. The exception is star ratings, which are read against the national average here. Quality measures are published by CMS and are not adjusted or re-scored here. Averages marked “computed here” are the mean of every facility reporting that measure, worked out by NPIMap because CMS publishes no comparison for it. Confirm anything you rely on at Medicare Care Compare.