FMC - Wells County in Bluffton, Indiana - Dialysis Center

FMC - Wells County is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Bluffton, Indiana and it has 8 dialysis stations. It is located in Wells county at 1100 South Main Street, Bluffton, IN, 46714. You can reach out to the office of FMC - Wells County at (260) 827-0359. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. FMC - Wells County has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in January, 2009. The medicare id for this facility is 152640 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameFMC - Wells County
Location1100 South Main Street, Bluffton, Indiana
No. of Dialysis Stations 8
Medicare ID152640
Managed ByFresenius Medical Care
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


1100 South Main Street, Bluffton, Indiana, 46714
(260) 827-0359

Map and Direction



NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

Dialysis Facilities may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with FMC - Wells County from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1104088509
Organization NameFresenius Medical Care Wells County
Doing Business AsFresenius Medical Care Bluffton Llc
Address1100 S Main St Bluffton, Indiana, 46714
Phone Number(260) 827-0359

Survey of Patient's Experiences

Nephrologists Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that nephrologists always communicated and cared for them.72%67%
Patients who reported that nephrologists usually communicated and cared for them.20%15%
Patients who reported that nephrologists sometimes or never communicated and cared for them.8%18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).70%60%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).29%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).1%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.62%62%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff usually communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.26%20%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff sometimes or never communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free.12%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).64%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).28%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).8%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. 79%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.21%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).69%68%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).25%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).6%12%

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data21
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL14

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 center37
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2370
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center97
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center8
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.765
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center
    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 FMC - Wells County with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia47
Hypercalcemia patient months462
Patients with Serumphosphor48
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL9
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL29
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL31
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL17
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL14

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 30
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 305
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment55
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer1

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 Summary35
Hospitalization Rate in facility147.8 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit298.6
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit76.8

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at FMC - Wells County 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 facility12.2 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit25.9
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit4.2