North Scottsdale Dialysis (FMC) in Scottsdale, Arizona - Dialysis Center

North Scottsdale Dialysis (FMC) is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Scottsdale, Arizona and it has 13 dialysis stations. It is located in Maricopa county at 16101 N 82nd St Ste 6-7, Scottsdale, AZ, 85260. You can reach out to the office of North Scottsdale Dialysis (FMC) at (480) 607-2953. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. North Scottsdale Dialysis (FMC) has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in June, 1997. The medicare id for this facility is 032571 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameNorth Scottsdale Dialysis (FMC)
Location16101 N 82nd St Ste 6-7, Scottsdale, Arizona
No. of Dialysis Stations 13
Medicare ID032571
Managed ByFresenius Medical Care
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts Yes

Contact Information


16101 N 82nd St Ste 6-7, Scottsdale, Arizona, 85260
(480) 607-2953

Map and Direction



NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

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NPI Number1821100629
Organization NameFmc Dialysis Services North Scottsdale
Doing Business AsBio-medical Applications Of Arizona, Llc
Address16101 N 82nd St Scottsdale, Arizona, 85260
Phone Number(480) 607-2953

Survey of Patient's Experiences

Nephrologists Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that nephrologists always communicated and cared for them.53%67%
Patients who reported that nephrologists usually communicated and cared for them.20%15%
Patients who reported that nephrologists sometimes or never communicated and cared for them.27%18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).42%60%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).26%26%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 6 or less than 6 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).32%14%

Dialysis Center Staff Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff always communicated well, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.50%62%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff usually communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.26%20%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff sometimes or never communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free.24%18%
Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).49%62%
Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).28%26%
Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 6 or less than 6 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).23%12%

Overall Dialysis Center Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that 'YES', their nephrologists and dialysis center staff provided them the information they needed to take care of them. 78%80%
Patients who reported that 'NO', their nephrologists and dialysis center staff does not provided them the information they needed to take care of them.22%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).56%68%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).22%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 6 or less than 6 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).22%12%

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data45
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL24

Dialysis Adequacy

Adult patinets who undergo hemodialysis, their Kt/V should be atleast 1.2 and for peritoneal dialysis the Kt/V should be atleast 1.7, that means they are receiving right amount of dialysis. Pediatric patients who undergo hemodialysis, their Kt/V should be atleast 1.2 and for peritoneal dialysis the Kt/V should be 1.8.
Higher percentages should be better.

  • Hemodialysis
    Adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center103
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2759
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center93
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center32
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.7207
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center87
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center

Mineral and Bone Disorder

An important goal of dialysis is to maintain normal levels of various minerals in the body, such as calcium. This shows the percentage of patients treated at North Scottsdale Dialysis (FMC) with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia147
Hypercalcemia patient months1081
Patients with Serumphosphor156
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL9
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL31
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL26
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL22
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL12

Vascular Access

The arteriovenous (AV) fistulae is considered long term vascular access for hemodialysis because it allows good blood flow, lasts a long time, and is less likely to get infected or cause blood clots than other types of access. Patients who don't have time to get a permanent vascular access before they start hemodialysis treatments may need to use a venous catheter as a temporary access.

Patients included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 223
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 809
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment75
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer11

Hospitalization Rate

The rate of hospitalization show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at a certain dialysis center were admitted to the hospital more often (worse than expected), less often (better than expected), or about the same (as expected), compared to similar patients treated at other centers.

Standard Hospitalization Summary Ratio(SHR) YearJanuary, 2016 - December, 2016
Patients in facility's Hospitalization Summary108
Hospitalization Rate in facility221.8 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit354
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit142.5

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at North Scottsdale Dialysis (FMC) were readmitted more often (worse than expected), less often (better than expected), or about the same (as expected), compared to similar patients treated at other dialysis centers.

Standard Readmission Summary Ratio(SRR) YearJanuary, 2016 - December, 2016
Readmission Rate in facility32.3 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit44.3
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit22