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▬ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31 , 2020 or TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission File Number : 1-14106 Delaware UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 ( State of incorporation ) Title of each class : Common Stock , $ 0.001 par value FORM 10 - K Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Davita . DAVITA INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in charter ) X 2000 16th Street Denver , CO 80202 Telephone number ( 720 ) 631-2100 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading symbol ( s ) : DVA ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 51-0354549 Name of each exchange on which registered : New York Stock Exchange Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None No Yes □ No " Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act : Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company 0 0 0 If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its final report . No " Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes As of June 30 , 2020 , the aggregate market value of the Registrant's common stock outstanding held by non - affiliates based upon the closing price on the New York Stock Exchange was approximately $ 9.7 billion . As of January 29 , 2021 , the number of shares of the Registrant's common stock outstanding was approximately 109.4 million shares . Documents incorporated by reference Portions of the Registrant's proxy statement for its 2021 annual meeting of stockholders are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10 - K .