Fresenius Medical Care Amarillo High Plains in Amarillo, Texas - Dialysis Center

Fresenius Medical Care Amarillo High Plains is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Amarillo, Texas and it has 32 dialysis stations. It is located in Potter county at 5920 Amarillo Blvd West, Amarillo, TX, 79106. You can reach out to the office of Fresenius Medical Care Amarillo High Plains at (806) 353-9182. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. Fresenius Medical Care Amarillo High Plains has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in August, 1977. The medicare id for this facility is 452513 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameFresenius Medical Care Amarillo High Plains
Location5920 Amarillo Blvd West, Amarillo, Texas
No. of Dialysis Stations 32
Medicare ID452513
Managed ByFresenius Medical Care
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts Yes

Contact Information


5920 Amarillo Blvd West, Amarillo, Texas, 79106
(806) 353-9182

Map and Direction



NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

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NPI Number1902918881
Organization NameFresenius Medical Care Amarillo High Plains
Doing Business AsBio-medical Applications Of Amarillo, Inc.
Address5920 W Amarillo Blvd Amarillo, Texas, 79106
Phone Number(806) 353-9182

Survey of Patient's Experiences

Nephrologists Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that nephrologists always communicated and cared for them.76%67%
Patients who reported that nephrologists usually communicated and cared for them.8%15%
Patients who reported that nephrologists sometimes or never communicated and cared for them.16%18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).79%60%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).10%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).11%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.63%62%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff usually communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.18%20%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff sometimes or never communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free.19%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).62%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).27%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).11%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. 81%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.19%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).71%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).7%12%

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data69
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL12

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 center116
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.21104
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center99
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center59
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.7428
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center96
    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 Fresenius Medical Care Amarillo High Plains with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia176
Hypercalcemia patient months1617
Patients with Serumphosphor183
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL9
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL25
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL30
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL25
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL10

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 125
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 933
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment52
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 Summary140
Hospitalization Rate in facility241.5 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit356.6
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit173.5

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Fresenius Medical Care Amarillo High Plains 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 facility36 (Worse than Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit45.4
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit27.1