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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * MEDEL ROGER MD   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP INC [PDX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Last) (First) (Middle) 1301 CONCORD TERRACE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/06/2005 (Street) SUNRISE, FL 33323-2825 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock               240 I BY CHILD Common Stock 01/06/2005 01/07/2005(1) M   10,000 A $ 29 10,000 I BY SPOUSE Common Stock 01/06/2005 01/07/2005(1) S(2)   10,000 D $ 62.1735 0 I BY SPOUSE Common Stock 01/07/2005 01/07/2005(1) M   10,000 A $ 29 10,000 I BY SPOUSE Common Stock 01/07/2005 01/07/2005(1) S(2)   10,000 D $ 63.3217 0 I BY SPOUSE

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option

$ 29

01/06/2005

01/07/2005(1)

M

10,000 (3)

04/14/1998

04/14/2007

Common Stock

10,000

$ 0

10,000

I

BY SPOUSE

Stock Option

$ 29

01/07/2005

01/07/2005(1)

M

10,000 (3)

04/14/1998

04/14/2007

Common Stock

10,000

$ 0

0

I

BY SPOUSE

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MEDEL ROGER MD 1301 CONCORD TERRACE SUNRISE, FL 33323-2825	X		CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Signatures

THOMAS W. HAWKINS		01/10/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	This transaction was executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Broker notified reporting person of the transaction January 7, 2005, the deemed execution date.
(2)	This sale has been executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person effective February 9, 2004.
(3)	Options granted to Dr. Medel's spouse, pursuant to the Company's Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan. Options became exercisable on April 14, 1998.

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