FMC - Brightseat in Hyattsville, Maryland - Dialysis Center

FMC - Brightseat is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Hyattsville, Maryland and it has 13 dialysis stations. It is located in Prince Georges county at 835 Brightseat Road, Hyattsville, MD, 20785. You can reach out to the office of FMC - Brightseat at (301) 333-5186. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. FMC - Brightseat has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in April, 2016. The medicare id for this facility is 212704 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameFMC - Brightseat
Location835 Brightseat Road, Hyattsville, Maryland
No. of Dialysis Stations 13
Medicare ID212704
Managed ByFresenius Medical Care
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


835 Brightseat Road, Hyattsville, Maryland, 20785
(301) 333-5186

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 - Brightseat from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1417337999
Organization NameFresenius Medical Care Brightseat
Doing Business AsBio-medical Applications Of Maryland, Inc
Address835 Brightseat Rd Landover, Maryland, 20785
Phone Number(301) 499-8710

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data19
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL5

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 1.2273
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center96
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center2
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.716

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 - Brightseat with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia45
Hypercalcemia patient months292
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg1
Patients with Serumphosphor50
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL11
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL25
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL27
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL25
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL13

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 44
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 237
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment68
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer6

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 Summary22
Hospitalization Rate in facility90.8 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit610.8
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit15.7

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether FMC - Brightseat's rate of transfusions is better than expected, as expected, or worse than expected, compared to other centers that treat similar patients.

Standard Transfusion Summary Ratio (STrR) Year January, 2016 - December, 2016
Patients in facility's Transfusion Summary 19

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at FMC - Brightseat lived longer than expected (better than expected), don’t live as long as expected (worse than expected), or lived as long as expected (as expected), compared to similar patients treated at other facilities.

Standard Survival Summary Ratio(SIR) YearJanuary, 2013 - December, 2016
Patients in facility's Survival Summary26

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Medicare Program: Medicare is a federal government program which provides health insurance to people who are 65 or older. This program also covers certain younger people with disabilities (who receive Social Security Disability Insurance - SSDI), and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant, sometimes called ESRD.

Medicare Assignment: Assignment means that your doctor, provider, or supplier agrees (or is required by law) to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services. Most doctors, providers, and suppliers accept assignment, but you should always check to make sure. Participating providers have signed an agreement to accept assignment for all Medicare-covered services.

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