Independent Nephrology Services Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina - Dialysis Center

Independent Nephrology Services Charlotte is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Charlotte, North Carolina and it has 10 dialysis stations. It is located in Mecklenburg county at 8430 University Executive Park Dr Ste 690, Charlotte, NC, 28262. You can reach out to the office of Independent Nephrology Services Charlotte at (704) 717-2825. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. Independent Nephrology Services Charlotte has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in June, 2007. The medicare id for this facility is 342655 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameIndependent Nephrology Services Charlotte
Location8430 University Executive Park Dr Ste 690, Charlotte, North Carolina
No. of Dialysis Stations 10
Medicare ID342655
Managed ByFresenius Medical Care
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


8430 University Executive Park Dr Ste 690, Charlotte, North Carolina, 28262
(704) 717-2825

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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 Independent Nephrology Services Charlotte from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1316905730
Organization NameIns-charlotte
Doing Business AsIndependent Nephrology Services, Inc.
Address8430 University Exec Park Dr Charlotte, North Carolina, 28262
Phone Number(704) 717-2825

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data7

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.

  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center21
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.7155
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center99

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 Independent Nephrology Services Charlotte with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia21
Hypercalcemia patient months155
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg6
Patients with Serumphosphor24
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL5
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL24
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL37
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL14
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL20

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 Summary13
Hospitalization Rate in facility256.2 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit635.8
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit110.9

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Independent Nephrology Services Charlotte 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 facility22.3 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit53.4
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit5.4

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether Independent Nephrology Services Charlotte'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 12

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Independent Nephrology Services Charlotte 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 Summary84
Mortality Rate in facility30.9 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit55.3
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit15.4

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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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