Davita Cape Fear Dialysis
Medicare-certified dialysis center in Wilmington, North Carolina, operated by DaVita. Figures below are from CMS (July 2026 release); call (910) 796-8684 to confirm availability.
At a glance
| CMS quality rating | ★★☆☆☆ 2 / 5 Quality of Patient Care star rating · Dialysis Facility dataset · what this means |
|---|---|
| Patient survey rating | ★★☆☆☆ 2 / 5 ICH CAHPS patient survey · 30 completed interviews · 18% response rateTopic ratings: Nephrologists' communication and caring 2/5 · Quality of dialysis center care and operations 1/5 · Providing information to patients 2/5 · Rating of the nephrologist 2/5 · Rating of the dialysis center staff 2/5 · Rating of the dialysis facility 2/5 |
| Medicare payment (ESRD QIP) | 1.0% Medicare payment reduction (PY2026) — Total Performance Score 38 vs North Carolina 58 / national 54 ESRD QIP Total Performance Scores dataset |
| Treatment options | In-center hemodialysis |
| Shift starting after 5 p.m. | No |
| Dialysis stations | 32 |
| Patients in CMS survival summary | 375 a size indicator, not a current patient count |
| Ownership | DaVita (Profit) |
| Medicare-certified since | 2011-11-10 |
| CMS Certification Number | 342685 |
How this center compares
| Measure | This center | NC avg | US avg | CMS category or NC 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 | 19.8375 patients | — | 22.2 | As Expected |
| Blood transfusion rateper 100 patient-years · Lower is better | 84.241 patients | — | 32.5 | Worse than 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 | 158.291 patients | — | 148 | As Expected |
| 30-day hospital readmissionLower is better | 27.5%109 hospital stays | — | 27.2% | As Expected |
| Emergency department visits (ratio)Lower is better | 1.1348 patients | — | 0.99 | As Expected |
| ED visits within 30 days of discharge (ratio)Lower is better | 1.6690 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 | 56.4%93 patients | — | 57.1% | As Expected |
| Long-term catheter useLower is better | 14%93 patients | 16% | 19% | Better than 57% |
| 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 | 32%28 patients | 23% | 21% | Not ranked |
| Hemoglobin above 12 g/dLNot ranked | 0%28 patients | 0% | 1% | Not ranked |
| Transplant & home dialysis | ||||
| Share of patients under 75 on the kidney transplant waitlist, risk-adjusted by CMS. New patients placed on the transplant waitlist within a year of starting dialysis, compared with the number CMS expected; 1.0 means as expected. 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 | 14.7%67 patients | — | 16.5% | As Expected |
| Waitlisted in first year (ratio)Higher is better | 0.0042 patients | — | 1.00 | As Expected |
| Switches to home dialysis (ratio)Higher is better | 0.5865 patients | — | 1.00 | As 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 | 0.81 | — | — | 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 | 5% | 2% | 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 North Carolina 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.
Questions to ask this center
Prompts for a conversation with the center or your kidney care team, generated only where CMS rates a measure "Worse than Expected", where this center is in the bottom quarter of North Carolina facilities on a measure with at least 25 patients, or where it carries a Medicare payment reduction. They are not medical advice and not a verdict on the center.
- CMS's ESRD Quality Incentive Program reduced this center's Medicare payments by 1.0% for payment year 2026 (Total Performance Score 38, vs 58 for North Carolina and 54 nationally). You could ask what the center is doing to improve its score.
- Blood transfusion rate: CMS reports 84.2 transfusions per 100 patient-years here, vs 32.5 transfusions per 100 patient-years nationally, and rates it "Worse than Expected" after risk adjustment. You could ask how the center monitors and manages anemia.
Nearest alternatives
The 7 closest Medicare-certified dialysis facilities within 30 miles, in any town (straight-line distance).
| Facility | Miles | CMS rating | Patient survey | QIP payment cut | After 5 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davita Ogden Park Home TrainingWilmington, NC | 4.3 | Not rated | Not rated | — | No |
| Davita Sedc Wilmington Dialysis CenterWilmington, NC | 7.6 | ★★★☆☆ | Not rated | 0.5% | No |
| Davita New HanoverWilmington, NC | 8.4 | ★★☆☆☆ | Not rated | 1.0% | No |
| Davita Leland Dialysis CenterLeland, NC | 10.9 | ★★★☆☆ | Not rated | None | No |
| Davita Sedc Burgaw Dialysis CenterBurgaw, NC | 16.6 | ★★★★☆ | Not rated | None | No |
| Davita Surf City DialysisHampstead, NC | 18.1 | ★★★☆☆ | Not rated | None | No |
| Davita Southport Dialysis CenterSouthport, NC | 26.7 | ★★★★☆ | Not rated | None | No |
Location & contact
3005 Enterprise Drive
Wilmington, NC 28405 · New Hanover County
(910) 796-8684 (click to call)
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