Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  WESCHLER, R. TED
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/24/2013
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DAVITA HEALTHCARE PARTNERS INC. [DVA]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
404 EAST MAIN STREET
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
Member of 10% owner group
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22902
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 1,095,903
D
 
Common Stock 24,000
I
See footnotes (1)(4)(5) (1) (4) (5)
Common Stock 25,000
I
See footnotes (2)(4)(5) (2) (4) (5)
Common Stock 20,685
I
See footnotes (3)(4)(5) (3) (4) (5)
Common Stock 14,973,906
I
See footnote (6) (6)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
WESCHLER, R. TED
404 EAST MAIN STREET
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22902
      Member of 10% owner group

Signatures

/s/ R. Ted Weschler 05/24/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) These shares of the issuer's Common Stock ("Shares") are owned by a daughter of the reporting person.
(2) These Shares are owned by the Rita E. Weschler Trust, in which the reporting person may have a remainder interest.
(3) These Shares are owned by the Rita E. and Frank J. Weschler Educational Trust, of which the reporting person's daughters are beneficiaries.
(4) The reporting person has or shares trading authority over these Shares. In addition, the reporting person has or shares trading authority over an aggregate of 26,002 Shares held by certain relatives of the reporting person, but in which the reporting person has no pecuniary interest.
(5) The reporting person may be deemed presently to beneficially own, but only to the extent he has a pecuniary interest in, these Shares. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these Shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of these Shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("the Exchange Act"), or for any other purpose.
(6) These Shares are directly owned by certain subsidiaries and subsidiary benefit plans of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ("Berkshire"). See Remarks.
 
Remarks:
The reporting person is an investment manager of Berkshire and his Berkshire investment portfolio includes Shares. Predating his position at Berkshire, he also personally holds Shares, and has or shares trading authority over Shares owned by certain relatives and related trusts. As a result of an agreement entered into on May 24, 2013 between Berkshire and the reporting person with respect to the reporting person's holdings of, and future transactions in, Shares, Berkshire and the reporting person will file as a "group" under Section 13 of the Exchange Act. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of Shares owned by Berkshire, Berkshire's subsidiaries and its subsidiary pension plans.  This report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of any Shares that are not directly owned by the reporting person for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or for any other purpose.

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