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  0001189881
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000927066
  DAVITA INC.
  001-14106
  2000 16TH STREET
  DENVER
  CO
  80202
  310-536-2668
  DESOER BARBARA J
  Officer
  Director
  Common Stock
  Piper Sandler & Co.
  800 Nicollet Mall
  Minneapolis
  MN
  55402
  5030
  693838.20
  87700000
  05/10/2024
  NYSE
  Common Stock
  05/13/2021
  Compensation
  DaVita Inc
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  1920
  05/10/2024
  N/A
  Common Stock
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  Compensation
  DaVita Inc
  N
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  05/10/2024
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  Compensation
  DaVita Inc
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  Compensation
  DaVita Inc
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