Lester E Cox Medical Centers
Springfield, MO · EIN 44-0577118 · Health care · Rank 316 by total revenue
The organization provides quality health care, education and research in order to improve the health of the communities it serves.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $1,960,936,555
- Total expenses
- $1,923,741,396
- Total assets
- $2,112,797,427
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $728,173,914
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $865,398,328
- Employees
- 10,696
- Salary base per employee
- $68,079
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (15)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max D Buetow | PRESIDENT & CEO | Officer | 1 | $1,977,250 |
| Jacob M McWay | EVP, COXHEALTH CFO | Officer | 1 | $1,529,586 |
| Vickie J Nelson | SECRETARY | Officer | 1 | $88,803 |
| Hal L Higdon | CHAIR | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Jefferson M Tynes | 2ND VICE CHAIR | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Sally Hargis | 1ST VICE CHAIR | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Shawn Usery | SVP, CMO | Key employee | 40 | $691,885 |
| Ashley Casad | PRESIDENT, SHG | Key employee | 40 | $528,737 |
| Johnathan Shamel | SVP, CMG | Key employee | 40 | $449,188 |
| Beth Polivka | SVP, CNO | Key employee | 40 | $405,631 |
| Jeff Hawkins | VP, CLINICAL SERVICES | Key employee | 40 | $333,115 |
| Ellen Hammock | VP, CMG | Key employee | 40 | $314,591 |
| Brad E Erwin | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Larry W Lipscomb | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Robert C Fulp | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $9,386,306, which is 1.3% of the $728,173,914 salary base shared by 10,696 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max D Buetow | PRESIDENT & CEO | Officer | 1 | $0 | $1,641,774 | $335,476 | $1,977,250 |
| Jacob M McWay | EVP, COXHEALTH CFO | Officer | 1 | $0 | $1,291,822 | $237,764 | $1,529,586 |
| Karim Welaya | PHYSICIAN | Highly paid employee | 40 | $895,916 | $0 | $58,032 | $953,948 |
| Gregory S Stamps | PHYSICIAN | Highly paid employee | 40 | $864,723 | $0 | $32,783 | $897,506 |
| Mimi Propst | PHYSICIAN | Highly paid employee | 40 | $812,552 | $0 | $23,076 | $835,628 |
| Rajesh Banderudrappagari | PHYSICIAN | Highly paid employee | 40 | $762,274 | $0 | $63,547 | $825,821 |
| Shawn Usery | SVP, CMO | Key employee | 40 | $666,584 | $0 | $25,301 | $691,885 |
| Steve Edwards | FORMER PRESIDENT & CEO | Former | 0 | $0 | $622,051 | $33,675 | $655,726 |
| Ashley Casad | PRESIDENT, SHG | Key employee | 40 | $500,453 | $0 | $28,284 | $528,737 |
| Louis P Krenn | PHYSICIAN | Highly paid employee | 40 | $462,210 | $0 | $28,009 | $490,219 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202642269349302629 (Form 990, period ending 2025-09-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 44-0577118
- Organization website (as filed): www.coxhealth.com