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CCN

222549The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier

Status

Active

Provider type

End-stage renal disease facility

Ownership

Non-profit

Control type

Not for Profit

Participating since

Jan 26, 1999

Last certification

Mar 14, 2024

Overall star rating

3.0 of 5Care Compare

Multi-facility organization

Dialysis Clinic Inc

Address

643 Broadway
Somerville, MA 02145
(617) 616-3600

• Dialysis Clinic Inc.

  • End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment Clinic/Center
  • Somerville, MA
  • NPI 1972536357
  Name & address match

• Adult haemodialysis patients with adequate dialysis (Kt/V 1.2 or more) 97
  • State average 97.51 (computed here)
  • National average 96.13 (computed here)
  • 870 patients
• Adult patients dialysed through a long-term catheter 24
  • State average 20.08 (computed here)
  • National average 18.87 (computed here)
  • 850 patients
• Adult patients with hypercalcaemia 1
  • State average 1.03 (computed here)
  • National average 1.74 (computed here)
  • 1,470 patients
• Adult peritoneal dialysis patients with adequate dialysis (Kt/V 1.7 or more) 83
  • State average 93.19 (computed here)
  • National average 91.7 (computed here)
  • 620 patients
• Emergency department visits within 30 days of discharge As expected0.84
  • State average 0.88 (computed here)
  • National average 1.06 (computed here)
  • As expected
  • 1,670 patients
• Health care personnel up to date with COVID-19 vaccination 0
  • State average 10.69 (computed here)
  • National average 3.99 (computed here)
• Hospitalization rate As expected155.4
  • State average 154.86 (computed here)
  • National average 144.53 (computed here)
  • As expected
  • 1,220 patients
• Kidney transplant waitlist ratio, first year Better4.91
  • State average 2.15 (computed here)
  • National average 0.98 (computed here)
  • Better than expected
  • 450 patients
• Mortality rate As expected20.3
  • State average 18.98 (computed here)
  • National average 21.79 (computed here)
  • As expected
  • 5,500 patients
• Overall star rating As expected3 of 5
  • State average 3.71 (computed here)
  • National average 2.87 (computed here)
• Patients treated through an arteriovenous fistula As expected55.1
  • State average 60.8 (computed here)
  • National average 57.13 (computed here)
  • As expected
  • 850 patients
• Patients waitlisted for a kidney transplant Better56.2
  • State average 35.61 (computed here)
  • National average 16.51 (computed here)
  • Better than expected
  • 1,100 patients
• Patients with haemoglobin above 12 g/dL 0
  • State average 0.11 (computed here)
  • National average 0.55 (computed here)
  • 560 patients
• Patients with haemoglobin below 10 g/dL 20
  • State average 26.78 (computed here)
  • National average 20.95 (computed here)
  • 560 patients
• Readmission rate As expected29.4
  • State average 29.04 (computed here)
  • National average 26.95 (computed here)
  • As expected
  • 1,540 patients
• Standardized emergency department visit ratio As expected0.7
  • State average 0.86 (computed here)
  • National average 1 (computed here)
  • As expected
  • 730 patients
• Standardized infection ratio Better0.35
  • State average 0.36 (computed here)
  • National average 0.36 (computed here)
  • Better than expected
• Standardized modality switch ratio As expected0.86
  • State average 1.04 (computed here)
  • National average 1.09 (computed here)
  • As expected
  • 510 patients
• Transfusion rate As expected46.4
  • State average 28.29 (computed here)
  • National average 30.12 (computed here)
  • As expected
  • 500 patients

Clinicians who list this facility as a hospital or facility affiliation in Care Compare.

• Rabia Akhtar, M.D.

  • Nephrology Physician
  • New Brunswick, NJ
  • NPI 1184030959
• Andrew S Allegretti, M.D.

  • Nephrology Physician
  • Boston, MA
  • NPI 1427378991
• Pui Wen Cheung, MD

  • Nephrology Physician
  • Boston, MA
  • NPI 1699092213
• Michael Bruce Cohen, M.D.

  • Nephrology Physician
  • Reading, MA
  • NPI 1306895172
• Erin Flanagin, M.D.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Boston, MA
  • NPI 1144670753
• Caroline Marie Hsu, M.D.

  • Nephrology Physician
  • Boston, MA
  • NPI 1972957207
• Bertrand L. Jaber, MD

  • Nephrology Physician
  • Brighton, MA
  • NPI 1588659445
• Alin Annie Joseph, M.D.

  • Nephrology Physician
  • Boston, MA
  • NPI 1770747461
• Sahir Kalim

  • Nephrology Physician
  • Boston, MA
  • NPI 1194984054
• Klemens B Meyer, M.D.

  • Nephrology Physician
  • Boston, MA
  • NPI 1235177544
• Dana C Miskulin, MD

  • Nephrology Physician
  • Boston, MA
  • NPI 1922046721
• Daniel E Weiner, MD

  • Nephrology Physician
  • Boston, MA
  • NPI 1437251360

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• Medicare Care Compare: the star rating and every measure on this page, with the state and national rates CMS publishes beside them, and the clinicians who list this facility as an affiliation.
• NPPES NPI Registry: the NPI records connected to this certification and the names of the providers listed above.

Better and worse are CMS's own comparison with the national rate, not ours: for most measures a low score is the good one (deaths, infections) and for others a high one is, so measures where CMS states no comparison are left uncoloured. The exception is star ratings, which are read against the national average here. Quality measures are published by CMS and are not adjusted or re-scored here. Averages marked “computed here” are the mean of every facility reporting that measure, worked out by NPIMap because CMS publishes no comparison for it. Confirm anything you rely on at Medicare Care Compare.