FMC-Palmdale

CCN

552881The 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

Oct 22, 2019

Last certification

Oct 5, 2022

Overall star rating

2.0 of 5Care Compare

Multi-facility organization

Fresenius Medical Care Holding, Inc

Address

38910 Trade Center Drive
Palmdale, CA 93551
(661) 265-8001

• Bio-Medical Applications of California, Inc.

  dba Fresenius Kidney Care Palmdale

  • End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment Clinic/Center
  • Palmdale, CA
  • NPI 1285144840
  Name & address match

• Adult haemodialysis patients with adequate dialysis (Kt/V 1.2 or more) 99
  • State average 95.11 (computed here)
  • National average 96.13 (computed here)
  • 1,830 patients
• Adult patients dialysed through a long-term catheter 32
  • State average 17.89 (computed here)
  • National average 18.87 (computed here)
  • 2,150 patients
• Adult patients with hypercalcaemia 1
  • State average 3.21 (computed here)
  • National average 1.74 (computed here)
  • 2,030 patients
• Emergency department visits within 30 days of discharge As expected1.3
  • State average 1.06 (computed here)
  • National average 1.06 (computed here)
  • As expected
  • 580 patients
• Hospitalization rate As expected140
  • State average 135.61 (computed here)
  • National average 144.53 (computed here)
  • As expected
  • 1,410 patients
• Kidney transplant waitlist ratio, first year As expected0.48
  • State average 0.9 (computed here)
  • National average 0.98 (computed here)
  • As expected
  • 760 patients
• Mortality rate As expected21.8
  • State average 21.34 (computed here)
  • National average 21.79 (computed here)
  • As expected
  • 4,600 patients
• Overall star rating Worse2 of 5
  • State average 3.35 (computed here)
  • National average 2.87 (computed here)
• Patients treated through an arteriovenous fistula As expected53.2
  • State average 62.84 (computed here)
  • National average 57.13 (computed here)
  • As expected
  • 2,150 patients
• Patients waitlisted for a kidney transplant As expected10.7
  • State average 24.4 (computed here)
  • National average 16.51 (computed here)
  • As expected
  • 1,760 patients
• Patients with haemoglobin above 12 g/dL 0
  • State average 0.84 (computed here)
  • National average 0.55 (computed here)
  • 260 patients
• Patients with haemoglobin below 10 g/dL 23
  • State average 18.16 (computed here)
  • National average 20.95 (computed here)
  • 260 patients
• Readmission rate Better17.2
  • State average 27.72 (computed here)
  • National average 26.95 (computed here)
  • Better than expected
  • 1,090 patients
• Standardized emergency department visit ratio As expected0.87
  • State average 1.01 (computed here)
  • National average 1 (computed here)
  • As expected
  • 460 patients
• Standardized infection ratio Better0.16
  • State average 0.35 (computed here)
  • National average 0.36 (computed here)
  • Better than expected
• Standardized modality switch ratio As expected0.57
  • State average 0.69 (computed here)
  • National average 1.09 (computed here)
  • As expected
  • 1,300 patients
• Transfusion rate As expected24.1
  • State average 25.93 (computed here)
  • National average 30.12 (computed here)
  • As expected
  • 420 patients

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

• Tarek Samir Karam, MD

  • Nephrology Physician
  • Lancaster, CA
  • NPI 1467081190
• Nicolas Shane Mehis, D.O.

  • Nephrology Physician
  • Reseda, CA
  • NPI 1770995466

• DaVita Palmdale Regional Dialysis
• DaVita Palms Valley Dialysis
• East Palmdale Dialysis Center
• High Desert Hemodialysis

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• 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.

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