Davita-Indian Wells Valley in Ridgecrest, California - Dialysis Center

Davita-Indian Wells Valley is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Ridgecrest, California and it has 12 dialysis stations. It is located in Kern county at 212 S. Richmond Road, Ridgecrest, CA, 93555. You can reach out to the office of Davita-Indian Wells Valley at (760) 371-7506. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Davita. Davita-Indian Wells Valley has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in June, 1996. The medicare id for this facility is 052789 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameDavita-Indian Wells Valley
Location212 S. Richmond Road, Ridgecrest, California
No. of Dialysis Stations 12
Medicare ID052789
Managed ByDavita
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


212 S. Richmond Road, Ridgecrest, California, 93555
(760) 371-7506

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NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

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

NPI Number1154427243
Doing Business AsIndian Wells Valley Dialysis Medical Center Inc
Address212 S Richmond Rd Ridgecrest, California, 93555
Phone Number(760) 371-7506

NPI Number1538303342
Doing Business AsIndian Wells Valley Dialysis Center
Address212 S Richmond Rd Ridgecrest, California, 93555
Phone Number(760) 371-7506

NPI Number1770767493
Organization NameIndian Wells Valley
Doing Business AsTotal Renal Care Inc
Address212 S Richmond Rd Ridgecrest, California, 93555
Phone Number(760) 371-7506

Survey of Patient's Experiences

Nephrologists Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that nephrologists always communicated and cared for them.65%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.15%18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).57%60%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).30%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).13%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.70%62%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff usually communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.15%20%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff sometimes or never communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free.15%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).29%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. 91%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.9%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).26%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).5%12%

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data36
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL28

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 center65
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2532
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center94
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis 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 Davita-Indian Wells Valley with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia72
Hypercalcemia patient months614
Patients with Serumphosphor77
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL8
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL27
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL32
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL18
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 61
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 449
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment62
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer2

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 Summary52
Hospitalization Rate in facility177.4 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit306.4
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit106.8

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Davita-Indian Wells Valley 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 facility29.1 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit40.6
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit19