Fresenius Medical Care Merrimack Valley
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
76/ 100
DaVita North Andover Renal at Home
Dialysis center · 201 Sutton Street, North Andover, MA 01845
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
93/ 100
Excellent
Better than 93% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- DaVita · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 19 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1997-09-22 · CCN 222545
- Rank in Massachusetts
- #14 of 77 scored centers
- County
- Essex
- ESRD Network
- Network 1 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 10 of 11 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 17.9 | 19 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 130.6 | 154.9 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 23% | 29% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 13.7 | 28.3 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.34 | 0.36 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.76 | 0.86 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.81 | 0.88 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 63.8% | 60.8% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 23% | 20.1% | 19% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 2.01 | 2.15 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: Better than Expected | 37.5% | 35.6% | 16.5% | Better |
Rates for deaths, hospital admissions and transfusions are risk-adjusted per 100 patient-years; ratios compare the center to what CMS expects for its patients (1.00 = as expected). State figures are the average of centers in the state. 'CMS:' notes show CMS's own verdict after accounting for statistical uncertainty.
What patients say (ICH-CAHPS survey)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 2 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 91 | 83 | 81 | Better |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 81 | 83 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 79 | 79 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 94 | 86 | 84 | Better |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 90 | 89 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 88 | 90 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 38 completed interviews (23% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita North Andover Renal at Home Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita North Andover Renal at Home (CMS Certification Number 222545) has been Medicare-certified since 1997-09-22, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita North Andover Renal at Home offer?
DaVita North Andover Renal at Home reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 19 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does DaVita North Andover Renal at Home compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita North Andover Renal at Home scores 93/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 93% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #14 of 77 scored centers in Massachusetts. CMS gives it 5 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita North Andover Renal at Home?
DaVita North Andover Renal at Home is operated by DaVita and is a for-profit facility.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Dialysis Facility Compare and ICH-CAHPS (2026-09-29). Dialysis Scorecard is not affiliated with DaVita North Andover Renal at Home or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.