Skip to content
Nonprofiteer
← LESTER E COX MEDICAL CENTER

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by LESTER E COX MEDICAL CENTER.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,830,394,766
Total expenses
$1,770,434,588
Contributions and grants received
$10,152,147
Grants paid
$1,979,951
Program service revenue
not reported
Investment income
not reported
Other revenue
not reported
Total assets, end of year
not reported
Total liabilities, end of year
not reported
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
not reported
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,559,566,009
Management and general expenses
$210,231,080
Fundraising expenses
$637,499
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,559,566,009

Program services were 88.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Listed in Part VII

  • HAL L HIGDON

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 5 related

  • BRAD E ERWIN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 5 related

  • JEFFERSON M TYNES

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 5 related

  • LARRY W LIPSCOMB

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 5 related

  • ROBERT C FULP

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 5 related

  • SALLY HARGIS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 5 related

  • JACOB M MCWAY

    EVP, COXHEALTH CFO

    Total calculated
    $1,533,041
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $1,311,928
    Other
    $221,113
    Hours/week
    1 + 48 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $769,096 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $354,929 related
    Other
    $0 + $187,903 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $200,249 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $20,864 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $1,533,041 related

  • MAX D BUETOW

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $1,922,931
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $1,617,479
    Other
    $305,452
    Hours/week
    1 + 50 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $1,041,070 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $556,570 related
    Other
    $0 + $19,839 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $289,441 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $16,011 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $1,922,931 related

  • VICKIE J NELSON

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $91,788
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $80,046
    Other
    $11,742
    Hours/week
    1 + 45 related

  • ASHLEY CASAD

    PRESIDENT, SHG

    Total calculated
    $437,553
    From this org
    $413,347
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,206
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $328,187
    Bonus
    $84,891
    Other
    $269
    Deferred
    $16,200
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,006
    Filer's total
    $437,553

  • BETH G POLIVKA

    SVP, CNO

    Total calculated
    $391,269
    From this org
    $362,495
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,774
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $286,943
    Bonus
    $74,871
    Other
    $681
    Deferred
    $16,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,274
    Filer's total
    $391,269

  • DARREN BASS

    VP, CLINICAL SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $145,949
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $133,885
    Other
    $12,064
    Hours/week
    40

  • ELLEN HAMMOCK

    VP, CMG

    Total calculated
    $328,698
    From this org
    $306,296
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,402
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $245,075
    Bonus
    $61,221
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,429
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,973
    Filer's total
    $328,698

  • JEFF HAWKINS

    VP, CLINICAL SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $347,112
    From this org
    $322,004
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,108
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $257,292
    Bonus
    $62,732
    Other
    $1,980
    Deferred
    $16,356
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,752
    Filer's total
    $347,112

  • JONATHAN B SHAMEL

    SVP, CMG

    Total calculated
    $425,326
    From this org
    $393,115
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,211
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $314,339
    Bonus
    $78,507
    Other
    $269
    Deferred
    $16,200
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,011
    Filer's total
    $425,326

  • SHAWN USERY MD

    SVP, CMO

    Total calculated
    $661,301
    From this org
    $635,446
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,855
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $500,564
    Bonus
    $134,582
    Other
    $300
    Deferred
    $8,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,605
    Filer's total
    $661,301

  • Gregory Stamps

    PHYSICIAN

    Total calculated
    $788,689
    From this org
    $763,815
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,874
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $740,025
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $23,790
    Deferred
    $16,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,374
    Filer's total
    $788,689

  • Karim Welaya

    PHYSICIAN

    Total calculated
    $1,048,124
    From this org
    $1,014,319
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,805
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $1,014,019
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $300
    Deferred
    $16,200
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,605
    Filer's total
    $1,048,124

  • Louis Krenn

    PHYSICIAN

    Total calculated
    $990,043
    From this org
    $956,238
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,805
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $955,788
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $450
    Deferred
    $16,200
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,605
    Filer's total
    $990,043

  • Mimi Propst

    PHYSICIAN

    Total calculated
    $844,716
    From this org
    $822,105
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,611
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $821,835
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $270
    Deferred
    $6,600
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,011
    Filer's total
    $844,716

  • Rajesh Banderudrappagari

    PHYSICIAN

    Total calculated
    $827,797
    From this org
    $790,118
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,679
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $789,726
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $392
    Deferred
    $20,074
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,605
    Filer's total
    $827,797

  • DAVID STRONG

    FORMER VP, HOSPITAL REVENUE

    Total calculated
    $115,294
    From this org
    $57,647
    From related orgs
    $57,647
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $45,522 + $45,522 related
    Bonus
    $12,125 + $12,125 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $57,647 + $57,647 related

  • KAREN KRAMER

    FORMER SVP, PRES SPRINGFIELD HOSP

    Total calculated
    $277,126
    From this org
    $233,712
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,414
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $233,712
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $29,017
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,397
    Filer's total
    $277,126

  • STEVE EDWARDS

    FORMER PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $752,528
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $718,423
    Other
    $34,105
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $218,675 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $205,935 related
    Other
    $0 + $293,813 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $16,500 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $17,605 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $752,528 related

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 4b Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
STEVE EDWARDS, MAX BEUTOW, JACOB MCWAY, AND DAVID STRONG PARTICIPATE IN A 457(F) NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN WITH LESTER E. COX MEDICAL CENTERS: -STEVE EDWARDS RECEIVED AN EXECUTIVE 457(F) DISTRIBUTION OF $292,665, WHICH WAS REPORTED AS DEFERRED COMPENSATION ON A PRIOR FORM 990. - JACOB MCWAY RECEIVED AN EXECUTIVE 457(F) CONTRIBUTION OF $183,749. - JACOB MCWAY RECEIVED A 457(F) DISTRIBUTION OF $153,057, WHICH WAS REPORTED AS DEFERRED COMPENSATION ON A PRIOR FORM 990. - MAX BUETOW RECEIVED AN EXECUTIVE 457(F) CONTRIBUTION OF $273,241. - DAVID STRONG RECEIVED AN EXECUTIVE 457(F) DISTRIBUTION OF $91,044 WHICH WAS REPORTED AS DEFERRED COMPENSATION ON A FORM 990.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 6a Compensation contingent on net earnings of the organization
KEY EMPLOYEES HAVE NET EARNINGS AS ONE COMPONENT OF A BALANCED SCORECARD METRIC CONTAINED WITHIN A BONUS PROGRAM. EMPLOYED PHYSICIANS ARE PAID BASED ON A SALARY, A FORMULA USING COLLECTIONS AND EXPENSES, AN AMOUNT PER RVU, OR A COMBINATION OF THESE. PHYSICIANS LISTED ON PART VII THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THESE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS ARE GREGORY STAMPS, LOUIS KRENN, MIMI PROPST, KARIM WELAYA, AND KATHRYN CAMERON. EXECUTIVE LEVEL STAFF ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION BASED ON A VARIETY OF PERFORMANCE INDICATORS IN QUALITY, CUSTOMER AND EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION AND BUSINESS PERFORMANCE MEASURES.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a HEALTH AND SOCIAL CLUB DUES
A RELATED ENTITY, COXHEALTH, INCLUDES MONTHLY SOCIAL CLUB DUES IN THE TAXABLE COMPENSATION OF JAKE MCWAY, CFO.
Schedule J, Part II BOARD MEMBER COMPENSATION
NO COMPENSATION WAS PROVIDED FOR RESPONSIBILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH BEING A BOARD DIRECTOR. COMPENSATION REPORTED FOR SEVERAL BOARD MEMBERS LISTED ON SCHEDULE J REPRESENTS EMPLOYEE OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR COMPENSATION UNRELATED TO SERVICE AS A BOARD MEMBER.
Schedule J, Part II, Column (F) COMPENSATION REPORTED IN PRIOR FORM 990
COMPENSATION IS REPORTED ON THE FORM 990 IN THE YEAR THAT THE COMPENSATION IS EARNED BY OR AWARDED TO AN INDIVIDUAL, EVEN IF THE COMPENSATION IS NOT PAID TO THE INDIVIDUAL, IS NOT FULLY VESTED, OR IS SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF FORFEITURE. IF COMPENSATION IS EARNED OR AWARDED IN ONE YEAR BUT PAID IN A LATER YEAR, THEN THE COMPENSATION IS REPORTED A SECOND TIME ON THE FORM 990 IN THE YEAR THE COMPENSATION IS VESTED OR PAID TO THE INDIVIDUAL.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • MEDICAL DEVELOPMENTS INC

    C Corporation · PHARMACY · MO · 100% owned · share of income $1,230,388 · share of assets $0 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by LESTER E XCOX

  • COX TAXABLE CLOSE CORPORATION

    C Corporation · MEDICAL CLINICS · MO · share of income $0 · share of assets $0

    Directly controlled by COX MED GROUP

  • FERRELL-DUNCAN CLINIC INC

    C Corporation · PHYSICIANS · MO · share of income $0 · share of assets $0

    Directly controlled by CTCC

  • COXHEALTH RISK SOLUTIONS

    C Corporation · CAPTIVE INSURANCE · CJ · 100% owned · share of income $11,235,189 · share of assets $35,928,609 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by LESTER E COX

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 August 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202532269349300348

Check it against the return as filed: the GivingTuesday Data Lake hosts a public copy of the original XML.

The source document this was parsed from is served over the API, which is where bulk and document access live.