FORM 4

                UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                  STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

        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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940


1.   Name and Address of Reporting Person*
                  David Nierenberg
                  The D3 Family Fund
                  19605 NE 8th St.
                  Camas, WA  98607

2.   Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
                  Pediatric Services of America, Inc. (PSAI)

3.   I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
                  N/A

4.   Statement for Month/Year
                  October 2, 2002

5.   If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)


6.   Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
                  / /      Director
                  / /      Officer (give title below)
                  /X/      10% Owner
                  / /      Other (specify below) N/A
                                   ___________________

7.   Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
                  /X/      Form filed by One Reporting Person
                  / /      Form filed by More than One Reporting Person




         Table 1 -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or
                               Beneficially Owned

1.   Title of Security (Instr. 3)
                  Common Stock

2.   Transaction Date(s) (Month/Day/Year)
                  10/1 & 10/2/02

3.   Transaction Code (Instr. 8)
                  Code:     P

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

     Date         Amount(Shares)      (A) or (D)     Price per share
     ---------    --------------      ----------     ---------------
iii  10/1/02           1,200             (A)             5.60
     10/2/02           6,300             (A)             5.55
 iv  10/1/02           3,000             (A)             5.55
  v  10/1/02           3,000             (A)             5.55
 vi  10/1/02          10,000             (A)             5.56

5.   Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at Date of Report
                      919,730 (13.5%)

6.   Ownership Form:  Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)
     i.         D     876,230 by The D3 Family Fund, L.P.
     ii.        I      20,000 by Haredale, Ltd.
                       P.O. Box N-4465, Nassau, New Providence,
                       The Bahamas.
     iii.       I       7,500 by Olivier Roux
                       Talisman Management Ltd.,37 Ixworth Place, London SW3,
                       England.
     iv.        I       3,000 by James Henry Hildebrandt
                       c/o Bain & Company, Tenth Floor, One Pacific Place,
                       88 Queensway,
                       Hong Kong.
     v.         I       3,000 by Toxford Corporation
                       P.O. Box 3048, St. Andrews House, Le Bordage,
                       St. Peter Port,
                       Guernsey, Channel Islands, British Isles.
     vi.        I      10,000 by The David and Patricia Nierenberg 1993
                       Irrevocable Trust
                       Lawrence K. Orr, Trinity Ventures, 3000 Sand Hill Rd.,
                       Bldg. 4, Suite 160, Menlo Park, CA 94025.

7.   Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
                  Mr. Nierenberg has sole voting and dispositive power over the
                  shares listed.

 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)
                  N/A

2.   Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security
                  N/A

3.   Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)
                  N/A

4.   Transaction Code (Instr. 8)
                  N/A

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

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

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

8.   Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)
                  N/A

9.   Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month
          (Instr. 4)
                  N/A

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

11.  Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
                  N/A


Explanation of Responses:
                  N/A


                         /s/ DAVID NIERENBERG                           10/2/02
                         ----------------------------------------       -------
                         ** Signature of Reporting Person                Date


**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
  Violations.  See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

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