Fresenius Medical Care Watauga County in Boone, North Carolina - Dialysis Center

Fresenius Medical Care Watauga County is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Boone, North Carolina and it has 14 dialysis stations. It is located in Watauga county at 2640 Nc Hwy. 105, Boone, NC, 28607. You can reach out to the office of Fresenius Medical Care Watauga County at (828) 268-7502. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. Fresenius Medical Care Watauga County has the following ownership type - Non-Profit. It was first certified by medicare in May, 1989. The medicare id for this facility is 342674 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameFresenius Medical Care Watauga County
Location2640 Nc Hwy. 105, Boone, North Carolina
No. of Dialysis Stations 14
Medicare ID342674
Managed ByFresenius Medical Care
Ownership TypeNon-Profit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


2640 Nc Hwy. 105, Boone, North Carolina, 28607
(828) 268-7502

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NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

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NPI Number1942437215
Organization NameFresenius Medical Care Watauga County
Doing Business AsBio-medical Applications Of North Carolina, Inc.
Address337 Deerfield Rd Boone, North Carolina, 28607
Phone Number(828) 265-5050

Survey of Patient's Experiences

Nephrologists Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that nephrologists always communicated and cared for them.69%67%
Patients who reported that nephrologists usually communicated and cared for them.19%15%
Patients who reported that nephrologists sometimes or never communicated and cared for them.12%18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).66%60%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).15%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).19%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.71%62%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff usually communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.17%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).68%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).25%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).7%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. 81%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.19%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).83%68%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).6%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).11%12%

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data28
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL11

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 center41
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2387
    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 center16
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.7133
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center92
    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 Fresenius Medical Care Watauga County with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia65
Hypercalcemia patient months607
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg1
Patients with Serumphosphor69
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL8
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL25
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL34
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL23
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL11

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 57
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 370
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment88
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer5

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 Summary49
Hospitalization Rate in facility102.9 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit222.8
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit50.2

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Fresenius Medical Care Watauga 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 facility20.9 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit37.8
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit9.1