PEDIATRIC SERVICES OF AMERICA INC
SC 13D/A, 1997-02-03
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                                 UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.  20549

                                 SCHEDULE 13D

                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                              (Amendment No.2 )*

                       PEDIATRIC SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC.
             -----------------------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                 COMMON STOCK
             -----------------------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   705323103
             -----------------------------------------------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                  Linda S. Martinson, Esq. (212) 583-2000
                767 Fifth Avenue, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10153
             -----------------------------------------------------
                 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
                Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
                               January 31, 1997 
             -----------------------------------------------------
            (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [].
(A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous  statement
on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities,
and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).

                                                    SEC 1746 (12-91)<PAGE>
<PAGE>

                      Schedule 13D Amendment No. 2(continued)
CUSIP No. 705323103                        Page 2 of 6 Pages


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   1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
       S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

       Ronald Baron
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                             (a)  [  ]
                                                             (b)  [  ]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   3   SEC USE ONLY

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   4   SOURCE OF FUNDS

       OO
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
       2(C) OR 2(E)    [ ]

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

       USA
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   NUMBER OF      7    SOLE VOTING POWER
     SHARES                    0
  BENEFICIALLY    --------------------------------------------------------------
    OWNED BY      8    SHARED VOTING POWER
      EACH             1,322,000
   REPORTING      --------------------------------------------------------------
     PERSON       9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
      WITH                     0
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                       1,322,000
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

       1,322,000
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

       21.2%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

       IN
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT

<PAGE>

                                             Page 3 of 6 Pages

Item 1.   Security and Issuer
          (a)  Name of Issuer:
               Pediatric Services of America, Inc.
          (b)  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
               3159 Campus Drive
               Norcross, GA 30071
          (c)  Title and Class of Securities:
               Common Stock

Item 2.   Identity and Background
          (a)  Name:
               Ronald Baron
          (b)  Business Address:
               767 Fifth Avenue
               24th Floor
               New York, NY 10153
          (c)  Present Principal Employment:
               President: Baron Capital Management, Inc.,
               BAMCO, Inc., Baron Capital, Inc.
               767 Fifth Avenue
               24th Floor
               New York, NY 10153
          (d)  Record of Convictions:
               No material change.
          (e)  Record of Civil Proceedings:
               No material change.
          (f)  Citizenship:
               No material change.

Item 3.    Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
           Reporting Person owns no shares of the issuer directly.
           1,080,000 shares were purchased for an aggregate
           purchase price of $21,336,010 for the accounts of two
           investment companies registered under the Investment
           Company Act of 1940, Baron Asset Fund and Baron Growth &
           Income Fund, (the "Baron Funds"), which are advised by 
           BAMCO, Inc. ("BAMCO"), a registered investment adviser
           which is controlled by Ronald Baron. An additional 242,000
           shares were purchased for an aggregate purchase price of
           $4,546,451 for the accounts of investment advisory clients
           of Baron Capital Management, Inc.("BCM") a registered
           investment adviser controlled by Ronald Baron. All of those
           shares were paid for by cash in the accounts of
           the investment companies and advisory clients.

  Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction
           No material change.

<PAGE>
<PAGE>
                                                          Page 4 of 6 Pages

  Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer
           (a) Amount and percentage beneficially owned:
               Reporting Person: (i) 1,322,000 shares in his capacity as a
               controlling person of BAMCO and BCM . Reporting Person 
               disclaims that he is the beneficial owner of these shares.
               (ii) no shares personally.
           (b) Number of shares as to which such person has:
               (i)   sole power to vote or direct the vote:
                                0 
               (ii)  shared power to vote or direct the vote:
                        1,322,000 
               (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition:
                                0
               (iv)  shared power to dispose or direct the disposition:
                        1,322,000
               Reporting Person may be deemed to share power to vote and
               dispose of shares referred to herein as a result of his 
               control of the investment advisers for whose advisory clients
               he is reporting.
           (c) A schedule of transactions effected in the last sixty days is
               attached hereto.
           (d) Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
               The investment advisory clients have the right to receive the
               dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of the securities
               in their respective accounts. To the best of Reporting Person's
               knowledge, no person has such interest relating to more than 5%
               of the outstanding class of securities, except that Baron Asset
               Fund, an investment company registered under the Investment
               Company Act of 1940 and an advisory client of BAMCO, owns
               920,000 (14.7%) of the shares reported herein.
           (e) Ownership of Less than Five Percent:
               Not applicable.

Item 6.    Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with
           Respect to Securities of the Issuer
           No material change.                                 


Item 7.    Material to be Filed as Exhibits
           Exhibit 99 - 60 days of trading.

 Signature

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete
and correct.

Date:      February 3, 1997

                                /s/ Ronald Baron
                                _______________________________________
                                Ronald Baron

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Transaction Schedule                    
From 11-30-96 To 01-31-97                    
                    
               Acct           Exec.
Date      ID   Actvy     Qty       Price
- --------  -----     -----     -----          ---------
12-02-96  bcm4 by   10,000    19.1250
12-03-96  bcm4 by    5,000    21.0000
12-04-96  bcm4 by    5,000    20.7500
12-05-96  bcm4 by   15,000    20.5000
12-05-96  bcp  sl   15,000    20.2500
12-06-96  bcm4 by    5,000    21.0000
12-06-96  bcm4 by    5,000    21.2500
01-09-97  bcm4 by    4,400    18.6250
01-20-97  bcm4 by      500    19.6250
01-22-97  bcm4 by      700    19.6250
01-24-97  bcm4 by    3,400    19.6250
01-29-97  baf  by    4,000    18.7500
01-31-97  baf  by   10,000    18.7500
01-31-97  bcm4 by    5,000    18.7500
01-31-97  bcm4 by   20,000    18.7500



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