Fresenius Medical Care of la Jolla
Medicare-certified dialysis center in San Diego, California, operated by Fresenius Kidney Care. Figures below are from CMS (July 2026 release); call (858) 793-0058 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) | 0.5% Medicare payment reduction (PY2026) — Total Performance Score 52 vs California 55 / national 54 ESRD QIP Total Performance Scores dataset |
| Treatment options | In-center hemodialysis |
| Shift starting after 5 p.m. | No |
| Dialysis stations | 24 |
| Patients in CMS survival summary | 238 a size indicator, not a current patient count |
| Ownership | Fresenius Medical Care (Profit) |
| Medicare-certified since | 2006-11-27 |
| CMS Certification Number | 552561 |
How this center compares
| Measure | This center | CA avg | US avg | CMS category or CA 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 | 19.6238 patients | — | 22.2 | 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 | 145.748 patients | — | 148 | As Expected |
| 30-day hospital readmissionLower is better | 22%43 hospital stays | — | 27.2% | As Expected |
| Emergency department visits (ratio)Lower is better | 0.9325 patients | — | 0.99 | As Expected |
| ED visits within 30 days of discharge (ratio)Lower is better | 1.8345 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 | 52.6%62 patients | — | 57.1% | As Expected |
| Long-term catheter useLower is better | 22%62 patients | 17% | 19% | Better than 24% |
| 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 | 99%57 patients | 96% | 97% | Better than 73% |
| 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). Share of Medicare patients whose hemoglobin averaged below 10 g/dL. Share of Medicare patients whose hemoglobin averaged above 12 g/dL. | ||||
| High blood calciumLower is better | 2%58 patients | 1% | 1% | Better than 16% |
| Serum phosphorus above 7.0 mg/dLNot ranked | 18%60 patients | 18% | 18% | Not ranked |
| Hemoglobin below 10 g/dLNot ranked | 6%16 patients | 18% | 21% | Not ranked |
| Hemoglobin above 12 g/dLNot ranked | 0%16 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 | 14.5%39 patients | — | 16.5% | As Expected |
| Switches to home dialysis (ratio)Higher is better | 1.3129 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 | 0.48 | — | — | 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 California 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 California 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 52, vs 55 for California and 54 nationally). You could ask what the center is doing to improve its score.
- Long-term catheter use: CMS reports 22% here (62 patients), vs 17% across California — better than only 24% of California facilities with at least 25 patients. You could ask how the center supports fistula or graft placement.
- High blood calcium: CMS reports 2% here (58 patients), vs 1% across California — better than only 16% of California facilities with at least 25 patients. You could ask how often the center checks calcium levels and how results are followed up.
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davita Carmel Mountain DialysisSan Diego, CA | 6.3 | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | None | Yes |
| Home Dialysis Therapies of San Diego-NorthSan Diego, CA | 6.7 | Not rated | Not rated | 1.5% | No |
| Fresenius Medical Care Balboa - Kearny MesaSan Diego, CA | 8.2 | ★★★★☆ | ★★★☆☆ | None | Yes |
| Davita Encinitas DialysisEncinitas, CA | 9 | ★★★★☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 0.5% | No |
| FKC Home Training Center of San DiegoSan Diego, CA | 9.1 | ★★★☆☆ | Not rated | 0.5% | No |
| Childrens Hospital of San DiegoSan Diego, CA | 9.2 | Not rated | Not rated | None | No |
| FMCNA Dialysis Services of RanchoSan Diego, CA | 9.4 | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★☆ | 0.5% | No |
| RAI - Mission Gorge - San DiegoSan Diego, CA | 11 | ★★★★☆ | ★★★☆☆ | None | Yes |
Location & contact
4765 Carmel Mountain Road, Suite 100
San Diego, CA 92130 · San Diego County
(858) 793-0058 (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.
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