🔔 CMS Dialysis Facilities

A clean, structured roster of Medicare-certified dialysis facilities in the United States, sourced live from the official CMS provider-data API (https://data.cms.gov) — the anonymous, documented Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services endpoint. One record per facility, deduplicated on CMS Certification Number (CCN), carrying CMS's own identity, ownership, service, and quality fields exactly as published.

Output is one dialysis_facility row per result; billing is pay-per-event, the value event being one facility record (a $0.02 start fee per run, then $0.05 per facility record). Source: data.cms.gov.

No login, no API key and no CAPTCHA solving are involved: the source is read logged-out.

📊 Sample Output

Real rows from run k8GGPaeWLB95qghfq on build 0.1.4 (2026-09-18), the same input as the Quick start below — every value is as the source published it (emails masked, long text shortened):

facility_name	address	address_line_1	city	county	telephone
CHILDRENS HOSPITAL DIALYSIS	1600 7TH AVENUE SOUTH	1600 7TH AVENUE SOUTH	BIRMINGHAM	Jefferson	(205) 638-9275
FMC CAPITOL CITY	255 S JACKSON STREET	255 S JACKSON STREET	MONTGOMERY	Montgomery	(334) 263-1028
DaVita Gadsden Dialysis	409 SOUTH FIRST STREET	409 SOUTH FIRST STREET	GADSDEN	Etowah	(256) 547-2511
DaVita Tuscaloosa University Dialysis	220 15TH STREET	220 15TH STREET	TUSCALOOSA	Tuscaloosa	(205) 345-6004
DaVita PDI-Montgomery	1001 FOREST AVENUE	1001 FOREST AVENUE	MONTGOMERY	Montgomery	(334) 269-9416
DaVita Dothan Dialysis	216 GRACELAND DR.	216 GRACELAND DR.	DOTHAN	Houston	(334) 793-4077
FMC MOBILE	2620 OLD SHELL RD	2620 OLD SHELL RD	MOBILE	Mobile	(251) 476-2762
DaVita Birmingham East Dialysis	1105 EAST PARK DRIVE	1105 EAST PARK DRIVE	BIRMINGHAM	Jefferson	(205) 833-6003

The run finished with the status message: CAPPED: delivered 50 of at least 100 unique facilities (maxRecords=50) — a buyer-requested bound, not an outage. read 2 page(s), 0 duplicate CCNs collapsed. facility_record billable=50

✅ What you get

Each row is flat JSON with these fields (from the dataset schema and the sample run; a field the source does not publish for a given row is null):

• record_type (string) — e.g. dialysis_facility
• ccn (string/null) — e.g. 012306
• facility_name (string/null) — e.g. CHILDRENS HOSPITAL DIALYSIS
• network (string/null) — e.g. 8
• address (string/null) — e.g. 1600 7TH AVENUE SOUTH
• address_line_1 (string/null) — e.g. 1600 7TH AVENUE SOUTH
• address_line_2 (string/null) — null in every sample row
• city (string/null) — e.g. BIRMINGHAM
• state (string/null) — e.g. AL
• zip_code (string/null) — e.g. 35233
• county (string/null) — e.g. Jefferson
• telephone (string/null) — e.g. (205) 638-9275
• ownership_type (string/null) — e.g. Non-profit
• chain_owned (string/null) — e.g. No
• chain_organization (string/null) — e.g. Independent
• number_of_dialysis_stations (string/null) — e.g. 7
• late_shift (string/null) — e.g. No
• offers_incenter_hemodialysis (string/null) — e.g. Yes
• offers_peritoneal_dialysis (string/null) — e.g. Yes
• offers_home_hemodialysis_training (string/null) — e.g. Yes
• certification_date (string/null) — e.g. 1982-11-17
• source (string/null) — e.g. cms-dialysis-listing-by-facility
• source_url (string/null) — e.g. https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/23ew-n7w9
• observed_at (string/null) — e.g. 2026-09-18T05:52:25Z
• star_rating (string/null) — e.g. 2.0
• mortality_rate_facility (string/null) — e.g. 6.5
• mortality_category (string/null) — e.g. As Expected
• hospitalization_rate_facility (string/null) — e.g. 256.0
• hospitalization_category (string/null) — e.g. Worse than Expected
• readmission_rate_facility (string/null) — e.g. 33.8
• readmission_category (string/null) — e.g. As Expected
• transfusion_rate_facility (string/null) — e.g. 6.1
• transfusion_category (string/null) — e.g. Not Available
• standard_infection_ratio (string/null) — e.g. 1.78
• infection_category (string/null) — e.g. As Expected
• terminal (string/null) — null in every sample row
• pages_read (integer/null) — null in every sample row
• raw_seen (integer/null) — null in every sample row
• duplicates (integer/null) — null in every sample row
• unique_found (integer/null) — null in every sample row
• reported_total (integer/null) — null in every sample row
• delivered (integer/null) — null in every sample row

What you get

One record per Medicare-certified dialysis facility:

• ccn, facility_name, network
• address, address_line_1, address_line_2, city, state, zip_code, county, telephone
• ownership_type (profit / non-profit), chain_owned, chain_organization
• number_of_dialysis_stations, late_shift, offers_incenter_hemodialysis, offers_peritoneal_dialysis, offers_home_hemodialysis_training, certification_date
• published quality measures carried inline: star_rating, mortality_rate_facility + mortality_category, hospitalization_rate_facility + hospitalization_category, readmission_rate_facility + readmission_category, transfusion_rate_facility + transfusion_category, standard_infection_ratio + infection_category
• source, source_url, observed_at

⚙️ Sample inputs

1. Quick start — the Store example (this is what the sample above came from)

{
  "maxRecords": 50,
  "maxPages": 5,
  "pageLimit": 50
}

The sample run charged exactly: 1 × $0.02 apify-actor-start + 50 × $0.05 facility_record = $2.52 on the Free tier — every delivered row was billed.

2. A smaller, narrowed run

{
  "maxRecords": 5,
  "maxPages": 5,
  "pageLimit": 50
}

Caps the run at 5 rows — about $0.27 on the Free tier ($0.02 start + 5 × $0.05).

3. A full-size run

{
  "maxRecords": 2000,
  "maxPages": 5,
  "pageLimit": 50
}

Up to 2000 rows (the schema default for maxRecords) — about $100.02 on the Free tier ($0.02 start + 2000 × $0.05) if the source has that many.

🧾 JSON sample record

One real record from run k8GGPaeWLB95qghfq, exactly as it lands in the dataset (emails masked, long text shortened):

{
  "record_type": "dialysis_facility",
  "ccn": "012306",
  "facility_name": "CHILDRENS HOSPITAL DIALYSIS",
  "network": "8",
  "address": "1600 7TH AVENUE SOUTH",
  "address_line_1": "1600 7TH AVENUE SOUTH",
  "address_line_2": null,
  "city": "BIRMINGHAM",
  "state": "AL",
  "zip_code": "35233",
  "county": "Jefferson",
  "telephone": "(205) 638-9275",
  "ownership_type": "Non-profit",
  "chain_owned": "No",
  "chain_organization": "Independent",
  "number_of_dialysis_stations": "7",
  "late_shift": "No",
  "offers_incenter_hemodialysis": "Yes",
  "offers_peritoneal_dialysis": "Yes",
  "offers_home_hemodialysis_training": "Yes",
  "certification_date": "1982-11-17",
  "source": "cms-dialysis-listing-by-facility",
  "source_url": "https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/23ew-n7w9",
  "observed_at": "2026-09-18T05:52:25Z",
  "star_rating": null,
  "mortality_rate_facility": "6.5",
  "mortality_category": "As Expected",
  "hospitalization_rate_facility": "256.0",
  "hospitalization_category": "Worse than Expected",
  "readmission_rate_facility": "33.8",
  "readmission_category": "As Expected",
  "transfusion_rate_facility": null,
  "transfusion_category": "Not Available",
  "standard_infection_ratio": "1.78",
  "infection_category": "As Expected"
}

🔧 How it works

Source. The actor reads data.cms.gov — endpoints: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/. Public pages and feeds only; nothing behind a login.

Transport. Plain HTTPS from the Apify platform, no proxy. Pacing: CRAWL_DELAY_SEC=10.0.

Terminal states. A run ends NORMAL, CAPPED (your cap was reached), PARTIAL (something was withheld and the message says what), GENUINE_EMPTY (the source was read and truly had nothing in scope) or BLOCKED (the source refused or changed shape — the run FAILS loud and bills nothing). A zero-row run is never reported as a silent success.

Charging. Each facility record is charged at the moment it is pushed (facility_record); a row that fails to charge is not delivered, so the dataset count always equals the charged count.

Honest nulls on quality

Where CMS leaves a quality value blank for a facility, that field is carried as an explicit null — an honest absence, never inferred or filled in. A rate is reported only when CMS publishes one.

Filtering

Bound your run by states, ownershipContains, and nameContains. maxRecords caps the number of records delivered (a buyer-requested bound on the count, never a block). A filtered query that genuinely matches nothing succeeds and bills nothing.

How it behaves

The actor paginates the CMS datastore, honouring data.cms.gov's stated Crawl-delay: 10 with a 10-second delay between pages. A source outage or a change in the API's response shape stops the run loudly and charges nothing — an empty result is never delivered as a success. A valid filtered query with no matches is a genuine empty result: it succeeds and bills nothing.

Data notes

This data comes directly from CMS provider-data. Fields are carried as published and are not independently verified.

What is not done. No login, no cookie or CAPTCHA bypass, no private or personal-account data, no browser automation.

💰 Pricing example

Event	Free	Bronze	Silver	Gold
Actor Start (apify-actor-start)	$0.02	$0.02	$0.02	$0.02
Facility Record (facility_record)	$0.05	$0.04	$0.04	$0.03

Worked at the live Free-tier price:

• 8 facility records: $0.02 start + 8 × $0.05 = $0.42
• 25 facility records: $0.02 start + 25 × $0.05 = $1.27
• 2000 facility records: $0.02 start + 2000 × $0.05 = $100.02

A run that delivers zero rows charges the $0.02 start fee only. A BLOCKED run (source refused) fails loud and charges no value event. The start fee is charged once per GB of run memory; the default run memory is 4096 MB.

Yield on the sample run: CAPPED: delivered 50 of at least 100 unique facilities (maxRecords=50) — a buyer-requested bound, not an outage. read 2 page(s), 0 duplicate CCNs collapsed. facility_record billable=50. maxRecords is a hard ceiling on what is delivered and billed, never a target.

⚖️ Legal & ToS

This actor reads public, logged-out pages and feeds published by data.cms.gov. It collects only what the source publishes to any visitor, identifies itself, and does not access accounts, private data or anything behind authentication. Use the output in line with the source's terms and your local law; the intended use is B2B research and monitoring.

❓ FAQ

Q: Do I need an API key or a login?
A: No. The source (data.cms.gov) is read logged-out; the input schema has no key field and the actor carries no secrets.

Q: Why did my run return 0 rows?
A: Read the run's status message. GENUINE_EMPTY means the source was read and had nothing in scope for your input; BLOCKED means the source refused and the run failed without billing a value event — retry later or narrow the input. A zero-row run bills the start fee only.

Q: How many rows can one run return?
A: Up to maxRecords (default 2000). Raise the cap for a bigger run; you pay per delivered row.

Q: How fresh is the data?
A: Every run reads the source live at run time; nothing is cached between runs. Put it on a schedule for a continuous feed.

Q: What formats can I export?
A: The dataset downloads as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or RSS from the run's Dataset tab or the Apify API, and any run can push to a webhook or integration.

Q: How is this different from the other NexGen Watch actors actors?
A: Same output shape and billing model; this one covers data.cms.gov. The siblings under Related Actors cover the other sources or slices — run several on one schedule for a combined feed.

Q: Are there rate limits?
A: The actor paces itself against the source (CRAWL_DELAY_SEC=10.0); there is no per-buyer limit beyond your Apify plan's concurrency.

🆘 Troubleshooting

• Run FAILED with BLOCKED → the source refused the request or changed its page shape → nothing was billed beyond the start fee; retry after a while, and if it persists open an Issue with the run id.
• Status says CAPPED → your cap (maxRecords) was reached → raise it for a bigger run.
• Input validation error on start → a field is outside the schema's allowed values → start from the Quick start block and change one field at a time.
• Run TIMED-OUT → a very wide request on a slow day → raise the run timeout in Run options or narrow the input; what was delivered before the timeout is still in the dataset.

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