DCI Clarksville Hwy in Nashville, Tennessee - Dialysis Center

DCI Clarksville Hwy is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Nashville, Tennessee and it has 20 dialysis stations. It is located in Davidson county at 3229 Clarksville Hwy., Nashville, TN, 37218. You can reach out to the office of DCI Clarksville Hwy at (615) 742-3033. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Dialysis Clinic, Inc.. DCI Clarksville Hwy has the following ownership type - Non-profit. It was first certified by medicare in March, 1993. The medicare id for this facility is 442572 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameDCI Clarksville Hwy
Location3229 Clarksville Hwy., Nashville, Tennessee
No. of Dialysis Stations 20
Medicare ID442572
Managed ByDialysis Clinic, Inc.
Ownership TypeNon-profit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


3229 Clarksville Hwy., Nashville, Tennessee, 37218
(615) 742-3033

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NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

Dialysis facilities may have several NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI numbers associated with DCI Clarksville Hwy from NPPES records by matching their name, address or phone number, so please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1184657561
MatchPossible same name, address or phone number
Organization NameDialysis Clinic Inc.
Address3229 Clarksville Pike, Nashville, Tennessee 37218
Phone Number(615) 742-3033

Services Offered

  • Hemodialysis

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data8

Dialysis Adequacy

For adult patients on hemodialysis, Kt/V should be at least 1.2 and for peritoneal dialysis at least 1.7; that means they are receiving the right amount of dialysis. For pediatric patients, Kt/V should be at least 1.2 on hemodialysis and 1.8 on peritoneal dialysis.
Higher percentages are better.

  • Hemodialysis
    Adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center34
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2308
    Percentage of adult hemodialysis patients with Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.299

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 DCI Clarksville Hwy with elevated calcium levels.

Patients in the hypercalcemia summary35
Hypercalcemia patient months320
Percentage of adult patients with serum calcium greater than 10.2 mg/dL2
Patients in the serum phosphorus summary35
Percentage of patients with serum phosphorus less than 3.5 mg/dL6
Percentage of patients with serum phosphorus from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL17
Percentage of patients with serum phosphorus from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL38
Percentage of patients with serum phosphorus from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL23
Percentage of patients with serum phosphorus greater than 7 mg/dL17

Vascular Access

The arteriovenous (AV) fistula is considered the best 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 arteriovenous fistula and catheter summaries 36
Patient months included in arteriovenous fistula and catheter summaries 321
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistula for their treatment51.7
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through a vascular catheter for 90 days or longer18

Hospitalization Rate

The rate of hospitalization shows you whether patients who were being treated regularly at DCI Clarksville Hwy 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.

Standardized Hospitalization Ratio (SHR) PeriodJanuary, 2024 - December, 2024
Patients in facility's Hospitalization Summary35
Hospitalization Rate in facility116.2 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit214.8
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit67.8

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission shows you whether patients who were being treated regularly at DCI Clarksville Hwy 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.

Standardized Readmission Ratio (SRR) PeriodJanuary, 2024 - December, 2024
Readmission Rate in facility19.5 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit37.2
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit6.8

Transfusion Summary

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

Standardized Transfusion Ratio (STrR) PeriodJanuary, 2024 - December, 2024
Patients in facility's Transfusion Summary12

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality shows you whether patients who were being treated regularly at DCI Clarksville Hwy lived longer than expected (better than expected), did not live as long as expected (worse than expected), or lived as long as expected (as expected), compared to similar patients treated at other facilities.

Standardized Mortality Ratio (SMR) PeriodJanuary, 2021 - December, 2024
Patients in facility's Survival Summary147
Mortality Rate in facility17.1 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit31.4
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit9

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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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