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End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Program

Public Use Files (PUFs)

ESRD Provider File - August 31, 2004 (txt, 1.5 mb)
Changes to ESRD Provider File (doc, 24 kb)
CMS Record Specification (doc, 71 kb)
Contains Medicare approved providers who furnish kidney dialysis and/or kidney transplant services and includes the location of providers and range of renal services available at those providers.

National Listing of Renal Providers by State, City (pdf, 571 kb)
June 6, 2003

2003 Facility Survey File (txt, 2.5 mb)
CMS Record Specification (doc, 151 kb)

Contains facility information and information on the number of patients served, number of dialysis treatments provided and number of kidney transplants performed. The data includes services to both Medicare and non-Medicare patients.

Data are collected annually by CMS from all facilities certified to provide Medicare-covered renal dialysis and transplantation. The survey, which includes the entire United States, uses Form CMS 2744 and encompasses the full calendar year. Geographical data are included to the level of ZIP code for the facility.

2002 ESRD Program Highlights (pdf, 141 kb)
2001 ESRD Program Highlights (pdf, 128 kb)
2000 ESRD Program Highlights (pdf, 101 kb)

Contains dialysis patients by type and setting, number of kidney transplants by type of donor, and number of Medicare approved ESRD facilities by type of facility, number of approved dialysis stations, and type of ownership.