UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2000
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: DEERFIELD MANAGEMENT
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13 File Number: 28-5366
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the
person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person
signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all
information contained herein is true, correct, and complete, and
and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of
this form
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Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
April 19, 2000
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[ X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 61
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 752333
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP x($1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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D ABGENIX INC COM STK COMMON STOCK 00339B107 20719 150000 SH SOLE 150000 0 0
D ABIOMED INC COM COMMON STOCK 003654100 4050 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
D ALLSCRIPTS INC COM STK COMMON STOCK 019886100 1804 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0
D ALZA CORP COM FORMERLY CL A UN COMMON STOCK 022615108 15025 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
D AMGEN INC USD.0001 COM COMMON STOCK 031162100 12275 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
D AMYLIN PHARMACEUTICALS INC COMMON STOCK 032346108 35263 2600000 SH SOLE 2600000 0 0
D ANGIOTECH PHARMACEUT ICALS INC COMMON STOCK 034918102 3975 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
D APRIA HEALTHCARE GROUP INC COM COMMON STOCK 037933108 5775 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
D BARD C R INC COM COMMON STOCK 067383109 15475 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
D BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC USD1 COMMON STOCK 071813109 25075 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
D BECTON DICKINSON & CO COM COMMON STOCK 075887109 10525 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
D CARDINAL HEALTH INC COM COMMON STOCK 14149Y108 23167 505000 SH SOLE 505000 0 0
D CAREMARK RX COMMON STOCK COMMON STOCK 141705103 5025 1200000 SH SOLE 1200000 0 0
D CEPHALON INC COM COMMON STOCK 156708109 8438 225000 SH SOLE 225000 0 0
D CIGNA CORP COM COMMON STOCK 125509109 22725 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
D COLUMBIA /HCA HEALTHCARE CORP COMMON STOCK 197677107 12656 500000 SH SOLE 500000 0 0
D CORIXA CORP COM COMMON STOCK 21887F100 5156 125000 SH SOLE 125000 0 0
D CYGNUS INC COM COMMON STOCK 232560102 12869 887500 SH SOLE 887500 0 0
D DIACRIN INC COM COMMON STOCK 25243N103 1870 155000 SH SOLE 155000 0 0
D DIANON SYS INC COM COMMON STOCK 252826102 5408 263000 SH SOLE 263000 0 0
D EXPRESS SCRIPTS INC COM COMMON STOCK 302182100 17850 425000 SH SOLE 425000 0 0
D FIRST HEALTH GROUP CORP COM COMMON STOCK 320960107 9488 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
D FISHER IMAGING CORP COMMON STOCK 337719108 2494 665000 SH SOLE 665000 0 0
D GENELABS TECHNOLOGIES INC COMMON STOCK 368706107 1265 204500 SH SOLE 204500 0 0
D GLAXO WELLCOME PLC SPONS ADR ADRS STOCKS 37733W105 17194 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
D GUILFORD PHARMACEUTICALS INC COMMON STOCK 401829106 18600 800000 SH SOLE 800000 0 0
D HEALTH MGMT ASSOC INC NEW COMMON STOCK 421933102 7125 500000 SH SOLE 500000 0 0
D HEALTH SYSTEMS DESIGN CORP COMMON STOCK 421964107 450 80000 SH SOLE 80000 0 0
D HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES INC COMMON STOCK 444903108 33225 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
D IDEXX LABORATORIES INC COM COMMON STOCK 45168D104 2681 115000 SH SOLE 115000 0 0
D IMS HEALTH INC COM STK COMMON STOCK 449934108 8469 500000 SH SOLE 500000 0 0
D INCYTE PHARMACEUTICALS INC COMMON STOCK 45337C102 26231 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
D LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL CO COMMON STOCK 503459109 4955 755000 SH SOLE 755000 0 0
D LABORATORY CORP AMER HLDGS COM COMMON STOCK 50540R102 21250 5000000 SH SOLE 5000000 0 0
D LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS INC COM COMMON STOCK 53219L109 8313 500000 SH SOLE 500000 0 0
D MAGELLAN HEALTH SVCS INC COM COMMON STOCK 559079108 2406 500000 SH SOLE 500000 0 0
D MEDAREX INC COM COMMON STOCK 583916101 17839 355000 SH SOLE 355000 0 0
D MERCK & CO INC COM COMMON STOCK 589331107 24850 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
D MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC COMMON STOCK 599902103 25975 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
D MYLAN LABS INC COM COMMON STOCK 628530107 9625 350000 SH SOLE 350000 0 0
D MYRIAD GENETICS COM COMMON STOCK 62855J104 6025 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
D NABI INC COM COMMON STOCK 628716102 16200 2400000 SH SOLE 2400000 0 0
D NOVOSTE CORP COM COMMON STOCK 67010C100 14000 350000 SH SOLE 350000 0 0
D OXFORD HEALTH PLANS INC COMMON STOCK 691471106 1830 120000 SH SOLE 120000 0 0
D PE CORP-PE BIOSYSTEMS GROUP COMMON STOCK 69332S102 33775 350000 SH SOLE 350000 0 0
D PFIZER INC COM COMMON STOCK 717081103 36563 1000000 SH SOLE 1000000 0 0
D PROGENICS PHARMACEUTICALS INC COMMON STOCK 743187106 1925 27500 SH SOLE 27500 0 0
D QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC COMMON STOCK 74834L100 19875 500000 SH SOLE 500000 0 0
D RENAL CARE GROUP INC COM COMMON STOCK 759930100 8675 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
D SCHEIN PHARMACEUTICL INC COM COMMON STOCK 806416103 296 18000 SH SOLE 18000 0 0
D SHARED MEDICAL SYS COMMON STOCK 819486101 5188 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
D TARGETED GENETICS CORP COMMON STOCK 87612M108 5550 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
D TENET HEALTHCARE CORP COM COMMON STOCK 88033G100 8138 350000 SH SOLE 350000 0 0
D TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL ADR FOR 10 ADRS STOCKS 881624209 13059 350000 SH SOLE 350000 0 0
D TRIAD HOSPITALS INC COM COMMON STOCK 89579K109 9254 552500 SH SOLE 552500 0 0
D TRIGON HEALTHCARE INC COMMON STOCK 89618L100 11619 325000 SH SOLE 325000 0 0
D TRIPATH IMAGING INC COM STK COMMON STOCK 896942109 5809 650000 SH SOLE 650000 0 0
D UNITED HEALTHCARE CORP COM COMMON STOCK 910581107 23850 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
D VARIAN MED SYSTEMS INC COMMON STOCK 92220P105 15969 350000 SH SOLE 350000 0 0
D VIROPHARMA INC COM COMMON STOCK 928241108 4598 75000 SH SOLE 75000 0 0
D WALGREEN CO COM COMMON STOCK 931422109 2575 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
S REPORT SUMMARY 61 DATA RECORDS 752333 0 OTHER MANAGERS ON WHOSE BEHALF REPORT IS FILED
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