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Massachusetts Dialysis Center Rankings & Safety Report

zReports Research Institute · Updated October 2026

Bythe zReports Healthcare Research Team · zReports Research Institute Data sourcezReports Consumer Intelligence Database™ v2026.10 Facilities analyzed83 Government sourcesthe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Last updatedOctober 2026 MethodologyConsumer Z Score™ · Database v2026.10

Massachusetts has 83 active licensed dialysis centers on the state's public file. zReports analyzed CMS Dialysis Facility Compare data to produce a records layer grade for every one, the government's own verdicts, mapped through one fixed rule. No facility can pay to change a score, and the grade is free.

Key findings

83active licensed dialysis centers across 62 Massachusetts cities appear on the state's public file.
94%hold an A or B records layer grade, while 1 carry a D or F.
84.6is the statewide average records layer score across all graded dialysis centers.
Bostonhas the most licensed dialysis centers in the state (6).
1,500is the combined licensed capacity across 82 facilities reporting a capacity figure.

Key statistics

StatisticValue
Active licensed dialysis centers83
Cities covered62
Statewide average records layer score84.6
Grade A facilities51 (61.4%)
Grade B facilities27 (32.5%)
Grade C facilities4 (4.8%)
Grade D facilities1 (1.2%)
Facilities with a clean record (no deficiencies on file)83 (100%)
Serious (high severity) findings on the record0
Moderate findings on the record0
Combined licensed capacity1,500

By city

Boston (6)Worcester (5)Springfield (3)Weymouth (3)Brockton (2)Medford (2)Quincy (2)Stoughton (2)Cambridge (2)Wellesley (2)Methuen (2)Attleboro (2)Brighton (1)Nantucket (1)Oak Bluffs (1)Great Barrington (1)Yarmouthport (1)Dartmouth (1)Framingham (1)Westwood (1)Saugus (1)Fall River (1)Woburn (1)Shrewsbury (1)Stoneham (1)Roxbury (1)Brookline (1)North Dartmouth (1)Fitchburg (1)West Springfield (1)Greenfield (1)Salem (1)North Andover (1)Peabody (1)Somerville (1)Beverly (1)Milford (1)Jamaica Plain (1)Mashpee (1)Burlington (1)Concord (1)Webster (1)Newburyport (1)Plymouth (1)Waltham (1)Marlborough (1)Chicopee (1)Agawam (1)Taunton (1)Wareham (1)Foxborough (1)Ludlow (1)Lowell (1)Chelmsford (1)Danvers (1)Fairhaven (1)Auburn (1)Holyoke (1)Sutton (1)Chelsea (1)Leominster (1)North Adams (1)

Statewide top 25

#1 Martha'S Vineyard Hosp - Esrd Oak Bluffs · A

#2 Fresenius Medical Care Framingham Framingham · A

#3 Fmc Westwood Dialysis Center (Bma Westwood) Westwood · A

#4 Fall River Kidney Center LLC Fall River · A

#5 Davita Weymouth Dialysis Weymouth · A

#6 Davita North Andover Renal At Home North Andover · A

#7 Fmc Peabody Dialysis Center Peabody · A

#8 Fmc North Shore Regional Dialysis Center Beverly · A

#9 Fmc South County Dialysis Center Webster · A

#10 Fresenius Medical Care Of Methuen Methuen · A

#11 The Dialysis Center At Waltham Waltham · A

#12 Brockton Regional Kidney Center Brockton · A

#13 Fresenius Medical Care Danvers Danvers · A

#14 Ara Auburn Dialysis Center Auburn · A

#15 Fresenius Kidney Care Worcester County Dialysis Worcester · A

#16 Fresenius Kidney Care-Oxford Sutton · A

#17 Davita - Mystic River Home Training Cambridge · A

#18 Fmc - The Kidney Center Boston · A-

#19 Fmc - Cape Cod Artificial Kidney Center (Bma Cape Cod) Yarmouthport · A-

#20 Brockton Dialysis Center, LLC Brockton · A-

#21 Fmc Medford Dialysis Center (Bma Medford) Medford · A-

#22 Fmc North Suburban Dialysis Center (Bma Essex County) Saugus · A-

#23 Fmc South Suburban Dialysis Facility Quincy · A-

#24 Fmc University Dialysis Center (Bma Of Shrewsbury) Shrewsbury · A-

#25 Davita Brookline Dialysis Brookline · A-

Don't see a name? Search it. Every dialysis center has an answer.

Methodology

The free grade on this page contains zero zReports judgment: it maps the state's own published licensing and enforcement verdicts through one fixed rule, applied identically to every dialysis center in America. Where the record and public reputation diverge, a highly reviewed facility with serious findings on file, the paid Consumer Intelligence Report™ surfaces it through the composite Consumer Z Score™ and our published ten point methodology. Facilities are never contacted and cannot pay to change a score. Read the full methodology →

About dialysis center licensing in Massachusetts

Dialysis Centers in Massachusetts are overseen by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), whose certification, inspection, and quality-reporting data is published on the public record. This page is computed from CMS Dialysis Facility Compare data, the government’s own filings, not reviews or advertising.

Frequently asked questions

How many dialysis centers are there in Massachusetts?

Massachusetts has 83 active licensed dialysis centers on the state's public file, across 62 cities, with a combined licensed capacity of 1,500. Every one has a free records layer grade on zReports.

Which Massachusetts city has the most dialysis centers?

Boston, with 6 licensed dialysis centers, followed by Worcester (5) and Springfield (3).

How are Massachusetts dialysis center grades calculated?

The free records layer grade contains zero zReports judgment. It maps the government's own published verdicts, CMS Dialysis Facility Compare data, through one fixed rule, applied identically to every dialysis center in the country. The paid Consumer Intelligence Report™ adds the composite Consumer Z Score™, which audits the record against public reputation through our published ten point methodology.

Why can a facility with 5-star reviews have a low grade?

Reviews and records are different surfaces. Reviews reflect what visitors chose to write, and can be managed by the business. Inspection and enforcement records are filed by the state, are mandatory, and cannot be edited by the facility. When the two diverge, the record is the surface worth checking. That divergence is exactly what zReports was built to surface.

How often are these rankings updated?

Rankings refresh whenever Massachusetts republishes its licensing data; facility pages carry the records-verified date for each provider. This page was generated from the current file as of October 2026.

Can a facility pay to change its score?

No. Facilities are never contacted, never notified, and cannot pay to be listed, delisted, or re-scored. zReports has no business relationship with any facility it grades, independence is the product.

Data Provenance

This report was generated from the zReports Consumer Records Database™, a continuously updated database that normalizes official government licensing, inspection, enforcement, ownership, and safety records across multiple federal and state agencies. Every statistic in this report is traceable to its originating public record. Facilities cannot pay to alter scores, rankings, or findings.

Data source: zReports Consumer Intelligence Database™ v2026.10 · Built from: CMS Provider Data Catalog · HHS OIG Exclusions List (LEIE) · Public consumer review signals (audited, never trusted, in the composite Consumer Z Score™) · Proprietary Consumer Z Score™ methodology · Updated: October 2026

Cite this report

APA, zReports Research Institute. (2026). Massachusetts Dialysis Center Rankings & Safety Report (v2026.10). zReports.org. https://zreports.org/rankings/dialysis/ma

MLA, zReports Research Institute. “Massachusetts Dialysis Center Rankings & Safety Report.” zReports.org, v2026.10, October 2026, zreports.org/rankings/dialysis/ma.

Plain, Massachusetts Dialysis Center Rankings & Safety Report, zReports Research Institute, v2026.10, updated October 2026, zreports.org/rankings/dialysis/ma

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