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Source: CMS · Released July 15, 2026
Every treatment needs a way into the bloodstream. A fistula is a connection made surgically in the arm. A catheter is a tube placed in a large vein. Fistulas last longer and get infected less, so they are generally preferred where a patient's veins allow one.
| Distance | Clinic | Also offers |
|---|---|---|
| 0.7 mi | USRC Oceanside Dialysis2227 El Camino Real, Oceanside, CA 92054 | Home Hemodialysis · Peritoneal (PD) |
| 2.0 mi | Home Dialysis Therapies of San Diego1948 Via Centre, Vista, CA 92081 | Peritoneal (PD) |
| 2.6 mi | DaVita Oceanside Dialysis4182 Oceanside Blvd, Oceanside, CA 92056 | Peritoneal (PD) |
| 3.3 mi | Fresenius Medical Care Buena Creek950 Hacienda Drive, Vista, CA 92081 | Home Hemodialysis · Peritoneal (PD) |
No. Medicare's records show no home hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis training here. Other clinics nearby may offer it, and training does not usually mean leaving your current clinic permanently.
Yes — Medicare records chairs available after 5pm. Which specific times are free changes constantly and is published nowhere, so call to ask.
30 stations, meaning up to 30 people can be treated at once. A larger unit usually means more shift options. It says nothing about the quality of care.
Yes. Medicare places this clinic in the top 25% of US clinics. That is a position in a national distribution, not a score it passed or failed — most clinics sit in the middle band by design.
It is a for-profit facility operated by Fresenius Medical Care, Medicare-certified since 1991.
By calling. Chair availability, insurance acceptance and wait times are not published by Medicare, or by anyone else, for any clinic in the country. That is why the phone number is at the top of this page.
Every measure Medicare publishes about a dialysis facility, grouped in Medicare's nine categories and numbered for citation. Nothing here is selected. Where this clinic has no figure, the cell carries a dash and Medicare's code, and the codes are explained below the table.
| № | Measure | Patients | Clinic | US | CA | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anemia management | ||||||
| 01 | Medicare patients with hemoglobin < 10 g/dL | 36 | 14% | 21% | 18% | |
| 02 | Medicare patients with hemoglobin > 12 g/dL | |||||
This facility is one of 608 California clinics rated as expected. The state has 656. Based on 192 patients.
Based on 192 patients.
These two do not add up to 100%. Some patients use a graft or another form of access. Access type depends on a patient's own veins, whether earlier attempts held, how soon surgery was available, and what the patient chose.
Medicare surveys patients at this clinic directly.
This facility is one of 232 California clinics rated as expected. The state has 589.
A ratio below 1 means fewer infections than Medicare expected for this clinic's patients. The published range is wide enough here to include the national expectation, which is why Medicare rates it as expected.
This facility is one of 506 California clinics rated as expected. The state has 577. Based on 41 patients.
This facility is one of 575 California clinics rated as expected. The state has 726. Based on 144 patients.
Listing depends on a patient's own health, what the regional transplant centre requires, and the patient's own choice — not on the clinic alone.
This facility is one of 672 California clinics rated as expected. The state has 701. Based on 114 discharges.
This facility is one of 660 California clinics rated as expected. The state has 691. Based on 81 discharges.
This facility is one of 682 California clinics rated as expected. The state has 706. Based on 595 patients.
This facility is one of 694 California clinics rated as expected. The state has 716. Based on 144 patients.
This facility is one of 640 California clinics rated as expected. The state has 690. Based on 65 patients.
These are adjusted for how sick a clinic's patients are. For a clinic this size the published ranges are usually wide enough that the figure cannot be told apart from the national expectation.
This facility is one of 581 California clinics rated as expected. The state has 605. Based on 53 patients.
Based on 36 patients.
| 10 mi |
| DaVita Encinitas Dialysis332 Santa Fe Drive, Suite 100, Encinitas, CA 92024 |
|---|
| Home Hemodialysis · Peritoneal (PD) |
| 36 |
| 0% |
| 1% |
| 1% |
| Dialysis adequacy | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Adult hemodialysis patients with Kt/V ≥ 1.2 | 183 | 100% | 97% | 96% | |
| 04 | Adult peritoneal dialysis patients with Kt/V ≥ 1.7 | No figure published. Reason code 257. | 92% | 89% | ||
| 05 | Pediatric hemodialysis patients with Kt/V ≥ 1.2 | No figure published. Reason code 259. | 87% | 60% | ||
| 06 | Pediatric peritoneal dialysis patients with Kt/V ≥ 1.8 | No figure published. Reason code 259. | 78% | 72% | ||
| 07 | Pediatric hemodialysis patients with nPCR measured | No figure published. Reason code 259. | 91% | 74% | ||
| Infection | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Standardized bloodstream infection ratio | 0.65 | As Expected | |||
| Mineral metabolism | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | Adult patients with hypercalcemia (calcium > 10.2 mg/dL) | 184 | 1% | 1% | 1% | |
| 10 | Adult serum phosphorus less than 3.5 mg/dL | 191 | 12% | 7% | 7% | |
| 11 | Adult serum phosphorus between 3.5-4.5 mg/dL | 191 | 29% | 22% | 22% | |
| 12 | Adult serum phosphorus between 4.6-5.5 mg/dL | 191 | 28% | 27% | 27% | |
| 13 | Adult serum phosphorus between 5.6-7.0 mg/dL | 191 | 21% | 26% | 26% | |
| 14 | Adult serum phosphorus greater than 7.0 mg/dL | 191 | 11% | 18% | 18% | |
| Patient experience | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Nephrologists' communication and caring (stars, 1–5) | 92 | 5 | |||
| 16 | Quality of dialysis center care and operations (stars, 1–5) | 92 | 3 | |||
| 17 | Providing information to patients (stars, 1–5) | 92 | 4 | |||
| 18 | Patients' rating of the nephrologist (stars, 1–5) | 92 | 5 | |||
| 19 | Patients' rating of the dialysis center staff (stars, 1–5) | 92 | 2 | |||
| 20 | Patients' rating of the dialysis facility (stars, 1–5) | 92 | 3 | |||
| 21 | Survey response rate | 92 | 32% | 24% | 25% | |
| Staff vaccination | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Healthcare personnel COVID-19 vaccination rate | No figure published. Reason code 201. | 4% | 4% | ||
| Survival & hospitalization | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Mortality rate (per 100 patient-years) | 595 | 15.7 | 22.2 | As Expected | |
| 24 | Hospitalization rate (admissions) (per 100 patient-years) | 144 | 133.5 | 148 | As Expected | |
| 25 | Readmission rate | 114 | 36% | 27.2% | As Expected | |
| 26 | Transfusion rate (per 100 patient-years) | 53 | 33.8 | 32.5 | As Expected | |
| 27 | Standardized emergency department visit ratio | 65 | 0.93 | 0.99 | As Expected | |
| 28 | ED visits within 30 days of hospital discharge (ratio) | 81 | 1.05 | 1.04 | As Expected | |
| 29 | Standardized modality switch ratio | 62 | 0.47 | 1 | As Expected | |
| Transplant access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | First-year kidney transplant waitlist ratio | 41 | 0.94 | 1 | As Expected | |
| 31 | Prevalent patients waitlisted for transplant | 144 | 14.4% | 16.5% | As Expected | |
| Vascular access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Adult patients with an arteriovenous fistula | 192 | 66.4% | 57.1% | As Expected | |
| 33 | Adult patients with a catheter in use 90+ days | 192 | 6% | 19% | 17% | |