100 Most Influential People in Healthcare All <Prev Next> Rank: 40 Javier Rodriguez CEO, DaVita Tweet Share Share Email More Rodriguez, who has been with DaVita since 2012, took over as CEO in earlier this year. Rodriguez replaced Kent Thiry, who retired after 20 years. DaVita’s net income was $159 million on revenue of $11.4 billion in 2018.