Davita Big Lake Kidney Center
Medicare-certified dialysis center in Okeechobee, Florida, operated by DaVita. Figures below are from CMS (July 2026 release); call (863) 824-0225 to confirm availability.
At a glance
| CMS quality rating | ★★★☆☆ 3 / 5 Quality of Patient Care star rating · Dialysis Facility dataset · what this means |
|---|---|
| Patient survey rating | Not surveyed, or too few completed surveys to report ICH CAHPS patient survey |
| Medicare payment (ESRD QIP) | No Medicare payment reduction (PY2026) — Total Performance Score 58 vs Florida 50 / national 54 ESRD QIP Total Performance Scores dataset |
| Treatment options | In-center hemodialysis · Peritoneal dialysis |
| Shift starting after 5 p.m. | No |
| Dialysis stations | 13 |
| Patients in CMS survival summary | 177 a size indicator, not a current patient count |
| Ownership | DaVita (Profit) |
| Medicare-certified since | 2022-10-19 |
| CMS Certification Number | 682744 |
How this center compares
| Measure | This center | FL avg | US avg | CMS category or FL rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcomes | ||||
| Deaths among patients treated here, risk-adjusted by CMS for age and health, per 100 patient-years. Red blood cell transfusions among patients treated here, risk-adjusted by CMS, per 100 patient-years. | ||||
| Death rateper 100 patient-years · Lower is better | 24.4177 patients | — | 22.2 | As Expected |
| Blood transfusion rateper 100 patient-years · Lower is better | 23.423 patients | — | 32.5 | As Expected |
| Hospital & ED | ||||
| Hospital admissions among patients treated here, risk-adjusted by CMS, per 100 patient-years. Share of hospital discharges followed by an unplanned readmission within 30 days, risk-adjusted by CMS. Emergency department visits compared with the number CMS expected for these patients; 1.0 means as expected. Emergency department visits in the 30 days after a hospital discharge, compared with the number CMS expected; 1.0 means as expected. | ||||
| Hospital admissionsper 100 patient-years · Lower is better | 204.254 patients | — | 148 | As Expected |
| 30-day hospital readmissionLower is better | 29.1%67 hospital stays | — | 27.2% | As Expected |
| Emergency department visits (ratio)Lower is better | 1.7624 patients | — | 0.99 | As Expected |
| ED visits within 30 days of discharge (ratio)Lower is better | 1.1651 hospital stays | — | 1.04 | As Expected |
| Vascular access | ||||
| Share of adult hemodialysis patients dialyzing through an arteriovenous fistula, risk-adjusted by CMS. Share of adult hemodialysis patients who had used a catheter (rather than a fistula or graft) for three months or longer. | ||||
| Fistula useHigher is better | 58.3%58 patients | — | 57.1% | As Expected |
| Long-term catheter useLower is better | 19%58 patients | 22% | 19% | Better than 58% |
| Labs | ||||
| Share of Medicare patients whose hemoglobin averaged below 10 g/dL. Share of Medicare patients whose hemoglobin averaged above 12 g/dL. | ||||
| Hemoglobin below 10 g/dLNot ranked | 9%11 patients | 23% | 21% | Not ranked |
| Hemoglobin above 12 g/dLNot ranked | 0%11 patients | 1% | 1% | Not ranked |
| Transplant & home dialysis | ||||
| Share of patients under 75 on the kidney transplant waitlist, risk-adjusted by CMS. Patients switching from in-center to home dialysis, compared with the number CMS expected; 1.0 means as expected. | ||||
| Patients on the transplant waitlistHigher is better | 12.3%54 patients | — | 16.5% | As Expected |
| Switches to home dialysis (ratio)Higher is better | 5.9023 patients | — | 1.00 | Better than Expected |
| Infection | ||||
| Bloodstream infections reported to the CDC, compared with the number expected (standardized infection ratio); 1.0 means as expected. | ||||
| Bloodstream infections (ratio)Lower is better | 0.00 | — | — | As Expected |
| Staff | ||||
| Share of the facility’s healthcare personnel reported as up to date on COVID-19 vaccination. | ||||
| Staff up to date on COVID-19 vaccinationHigher is better | 0% | 4% | 4% | Not ranked |
Values and averages are published by CMS (July 2026 release); "—" means CMS publishes no average for that measure. Where CMS assigns a risk-adjusted category ("Better than", "As" or "Worse than Expected"), that category is shown — we never rank those measures ourselves. For the other measures, "Better than X%" is computed by DialysisCompare: the share of Florida facilities with at least 25 patients in the measure that this center does better than; centers with fewer patients are not ranked. One measure never tells the whole story — how every figure is sourced and computed.
Nearest alternatives
The closest Medicare-certified dialysis facility within 30 miles, in any town (straight-line distance).
| Facility | Miles | CMS rating | Patient survey | QIP payment cut | After 5 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davita Gatlin Kidney CarePort Saint Lucie, FL | 26.8 | ★☆☆☆☆ | Not rated | 1.0% | No |
Location & contact
3240 US Highway 441 S
Okeechobee, FL 34974 · Okeechobee County
(863) 824-0225 (click to call)
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