Duluth Dialysis Center
Medicare-certified dialysis center in Duluth, Georgia, independently operated. Figures below are from CMS (July 2026 release); call (678) 495-0420 to confirm availability.
At a glance
| CMS quality rating | Not rated by CMS this release 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) | 0.5% Medicare payment reduction (PY2026) — Total Performance Score 43 vs Georgia 52 / national 54 ESRD QIP Total Performance Scores dataset |
| Treatment options | In-center hemodialysis · Peritoneal dialysis |
| Shift starting after 5 p.m. | Yes |
| Dialysis stations | 15 |
| Patients in CMS survival summary | 67 a size indicator, not a current patient count |
| Ownership | Other (Profit) |
| Medicare-certified since | 2009-04-03 |
| CMS Certification Number | 112809 |
How this center compares
| Measure | This center | GA avg | US avg | CMS category or GA rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcomes | ||||
| Deaths among patients treated here, risk-adjusted by CMS for age and health, per 100 patient-years. | ||||
| Death rateper 100 patient-years · Lower is better | 22.367 patients | — | 22.2 | As Expected |
| Hospital & ED | ||||
| Hospital admissions among patients treated here, risk-adjusted by CMS, per 100 patient-years. | ||||
| Hospital admissionsper 100 patient-years · Lower is better | 148.813 patients | — | 148 | 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 | 63.5%13 patients | — | 57.1% | As Expected |
| Long-term catheter useLower is better | 13%13 patients | 16% | 19% | Too few patients to rank |
| Dialysis adequacy | ||||
| Share of adult hemodialysis patients whose treatments met the Kt/V ≥ 1.2 waste-removal target. | ||||
| Hemodialysis adequacy (Kt/V ≥ 1.2)Higher is better | 86%11 patients | 96% | 97% | Too few patients to rank |
| Labs | ||||
| Share of adult patients whose average serum calcium was above 10.2 mg/dL. Share of adult patients whose serum phosphorus was above 7.0 mg/dL (CMS reports five phosphorus bands; this is the highest). | ||||
| High blood calciumLower is better | 2%11 patients | 1% | 1% | Too few patients to rank |
| Serum phosphorus above 7.0 mg/dLNot ranked | 12%12 patients | 18% | 18% | Not ranked |
| Transplant & home dialysis | ||||
| Patients switching from in-center to home dialysis, compared with the number CMS expected; 1.0 means as expected. | ||||
| Switches to home dialysis (ratio)Higher is better | 0.0017 patients | — | 1.00 | As Expected |
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 Georgia 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 Georgia 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 0.5% for payment year 2026 (Total Performance Score 43, vs 52 for Georgia and 54 nationally). You could ask what the center is doing to improve its score.
Nearest alternatives
The 8 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresenius Medical Care Berkeley LakeDuluth, GA | 1 | ★★★★★ | Not rated | None | No |
| Davita Duluth DialysisDuluth, GA | 1.3 | ★★★☆☆ | Not rated | None | No |
| Dialysis Care Center DuluthDuluth, GA | 2 | Not rated | Not rated | — | No |
| Davita Medlock Bridge DialysisDuluth, GA | 2.9 | ★★★☆☆ | Not rated | None | Yes |
| Fresenius Kidney Care Johns CreekSuwanee, GA | 4.8 | ★★★★★ | Not rated | None | No |
| Home Dialysis Services Norcross, LLCNorcross, GA | 5.7 | Not rated | Not rated | None | No |
| Peachtree Dialysis CenterPeachtree Corners, GA | 5.7 | ★☆☆☆☆ | Not rated | 0.5% | No |
| FMCNA Dialysis Services Duluth LawrencevilleLawrenceville, GA | 6 | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 0.5% | Yes |
Location & contact
3770 Howell Ferry Road
Duluth, GA 30096 · Gwinnett County
(678) 495-0420 (click to call)
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Coverage: only Medicare-certified dialysis facilities appear here. VA dialysis units and clinics that do not bill Medicare are not in the CMS file. Phone is the only contact channel CMS publishes for each facility.
Other dialysis centers in Duluth
- Fresenius Medical Care Berkeley Lake ★ 5
- Davita Duluth Dialysis ★ 3
- Davita Medlock Bridge Dialysis ★ 3
- Dialysis Care Center Duluth
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