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ATHENS REGIONAL SPECIALTY SERVICES INC

EIN 27-1975001 ATHENS, GA

Revenue 2023
$84,579,140
Expenses 2023
$90,938,892

Program services were 98.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
E31
Classification
1000
Street
1199 PRINCE AVE

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

7 other organizations in the IRS Business Master File list the same street address. matched by us

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

PIEDMONT ATHENS REGIONAL SPECIALTY SERVICES, INC. ("ARSS") WAS INCORPORATED ON FEBRUARY 18, 2010. ARSS WAS FORMED TO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF ATHENS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER BY STRIVING TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE GENERAL POPULATION OF THE AREA SERVED BY ENSURING THE AVAILABILITY OF QUALITY SPECIALTY MEDICAL SERVICES. ARSS CURRENTLY EMPLOYS 84 PHYSICIANS INCLUDING 79 SPECIALIZED PHYSICIANS WITH EXPERTISE IN CARDIOLOGY, OBSTETRICS, PSYCHIATRY, PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION, PEDIATRICS, HYPERBARIC MEDICINE AND GENERAL AND COLORECTAL SURGERY. ARSS PROVIDES SPECIALTY MEDICAL SERVICES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH ITS EMPLOYEE PHYSICIANS, REGARDLESS OF EACH PATIENT'S ABILITY TO PAY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO SERVE AND PROMOTE THE PUBLIC HEALTH OF THE GENERAL POPULATION.

  • SPECIALTY PHYSICIAN PRACTICES: THE 84 PHYSICIANS, INCLUDING 79 SPECIALIZED PHYSICIANS, OF ATHENS REGIONAL SPECIALTY SERVICES, INC. (ARSS) DELIVERED HEALTH CARE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY PROVIDING SERVICES AND RESOURCES FOR 250,209 PATIENT VISITS IN THE 17 COUNTY NORTHEAST GEORGIA AREA SERVED BY ATHENS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2024. DURING THE SAME PERIOD, ARSS INC. PROVIDED $10,250,315 IN LOW INCOME ASSISTANCE.

    Expenses $89,735,409 · Revenue $84,622,121

As filed on the 2023 return.

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Mr J Michael Burnett

    CEO, PARMC

    Total calculated
    $1,158,765
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $1,113,933
    Other
    $44,832
    Hours/week
    1 + 54 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $608,425 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $356,480 related
    Other
    $0 + $149,028 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $19,800 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $25,032 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $1,158,765 related
  • Ms Cheryl Legette

    BOARD MEMBER/CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 5 related
  • Dr Carolann Eisenhart

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $12,210
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $12,210
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 4 related
  • Dr David Sailors

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $19,075
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $19,075
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 5 related
  • Dr Karl Barnett

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 4 related
  • Dr Kelly Grow

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $37,822
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $37,822
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 4 related
  • Dr Samuel K Thomason

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 4 related
  • Mr Kevin Brown

    BOARD MEMBER & CEO, PHC

    Total calculated
    $4,078,789
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $4,033,957
    Other
    $44,832
    Hours/week
    1 + 54 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $1,907,322 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $1,442,934 related
    Other
    $0 + $683,701 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $19,800 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $25,032 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $4,078,789 related
  • Mr Michael Mandl

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $2,808,594
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $2,778,358
    Other
    $30,236
    Hours/week
    1 + 54 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $1,064,688 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $683,659 related
    Other
    $0 + $1,030,011 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $15,788 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $14,448 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $2,808,594 related
  • Mr Philip Bettendorf

    BOARD MEMBER/VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 4 related
  • Mr Roswell Lawrence Jr

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 4 related
  • Mr Tony Townley

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 4 related
  • Ms Helen Mills

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 4 related
  • Mr Justin Roberts

    CFO, PARMC (AS OF 9/2023)

    Total calculated
    $348,939
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $315,811
    Other
    $33,128
    Hours/week
    1 + 54 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $225,868 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $46,635 related
    Other
    $0 + $43,308 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $17,207 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $15,921 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $348,939 related
  • Mr Thomas Arnold

    TREASURER/CFO PHC

    Total calculated
    $1,307,608
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $1,268,098
    Other
    $39,510
    Hours/week
    1 + 54 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $711,656 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $360,250 related
    Other
    $0 + $196,192 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $19,800 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $19,710 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $1,307,608 related
  • Ms Elizabeth Leddy

    SECRETARY/CLO PHC

    Total calculated
    $1,204,873
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $1,164,523
    Other
    $40,350
    Hours/week
    1 + 54 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $612,535 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $395,529 related
    Other
    $0 + $156,459 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $19,800 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $20,550 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $1,204,873 related
  • Ms Wendy Cook

    CFO, PARMC (UNTIL 9/2023)

    Total calculated
    $608,341
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $563,823
    Other
    $44,518
    Hours/week
    1 + 54 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $421,522 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $124,204 related
    Other
    $0 + $18,097 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $19,800 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $24,718 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $608,341 related
  • Dr Cullen Morris

    PHYSICIAN

    Total calculated
    $1,062,065
    From this org
    $1,020,977
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,088
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $940,517
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $80,460
    Deferred
    $19,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,288
    Filer's total
    $1,062,065
  • Dr Kimberly Walpert

    PHYSICIAN

    Total calculated
    $1,339,744
    From this org
    $1,326,707
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,037
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $1,077,365
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $249,342
    Deferred
    $3,520
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,517
    Filer's total
    $1,339,744
  • Dr Shashikant Patil

    PHYSICIAN

    Total calculated
    $2,044,241
    From this org
    $2,003,518
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,723
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $1,828,315
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $175,203
    Deferred
    $19,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,923
    Filer's total
    $2,044,241
  • Dr Stephen White

    PHYSICIAN

    Total calculated
    $1,121,253
    From this org
    $1,075,705
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,548
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $847,138
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $228,567
    Deferred
    $19,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,748
    Filer's total
    $1,121,253
  • Dr Steven Scott

    PHYSICIAN

    Total calculated
    $974,573
    From this org
    $933,503
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,070
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $852,976
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $80,527
    Deferred
    $19,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,270
    Filer's total
    $974,573

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $84,579,140
    Expenses
    $90,938,892
    Contributions
    $0
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $77,870,742
    Expenses
    $84,486,074
    Contributions
    $0
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $76,873,068
    Expenses
    $82,015,981
    Assets (EOY)
    $43,525,632
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $72,507,816
    Expenses
    $74,360,278
    Assets (EOY)
    $28,364,283
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $60,498,148
    Expenses
    $62,896,638
    Assets (EOY)
    $15,601,691
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $62,135,117
    Expenses
    $60,613,053
    Assets (EOY)
    $35,147,199
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $65,052,202
    Expenses
    $65,050,310
    Assets (EOY)
    $25,405,532
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $33,815,890
    Expenses
    $24,724,476
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,651,475
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $24,858,580
    Expenses
    $25,407,369
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,921,045
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $13,102,483
    Expenses
    $23,271,035
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,439,351
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $22,451,587
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,577,509
  • 2011 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $21,045,436
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,170,745

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

No itemized grant names this organization as a recipient. Only grants over $5,000 are itemized, and only by filers of the full Form 990.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2023 return

The first 25 as filed. The return lists every one.

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Disregarded entities on its 2023 return

  • PIEDMONT ATHENS SPECIALTY CARE LLC

    BILLING · GA · income $0 · assets $0

Related partnerships on its 2023 return

  • GA SURG CTR PCHTREE

    N/A · SURGERY · GA

  • ORTHOATLANTA SURGERY CENTER FAYETTEVILLE

    N/A · SURGERY · GA

  • ATHENS ASC HOLDINGS LLC

    N/A · SURGERY · GA

  • COLUMBUS DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING CTR

    N/A · IMAGING · GA

  • THE SURGERY CENTER LLC

    N/A · SURGERY · GA

  • PIEDMONT ENCOMPASS REHABILITATION HOSPITALS

    N/A · HEALTHCARE · DE

  • COLISEUM SAME DAY SURGERY CTR

    N/A · SURGERY · GA

Related corporations and trusts on its 2023 return

  • PIEDMONT MEDICAL CARE CORPORATION

    C Corporation · HEALTHCARE · GA

  • THE PIEDMONT CLINIC INC

    C Corporation · HEALTHCARE · GA

  • PIEDMONT HEART INSTITUTE PHYSICIANS INC

    C Corporation · HEALTHCARE · GA

  • AMSTER MCRAE INSURANCE COMPANY SPC

    C Corporation · RELATED INSURANCE · CJ

  • COLUMBUS HEALTHCARE RESOURCES

    C Corporation · HEALTHCARE · GA

  • COLUMBUS HEALTH SERVICES INC

    C Corporation · HEALTHCARE · GA

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH RESOURCES INC

    C Corporation · HEALTHCARE · GA

  • UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AIKEN INC

    C Corporation · HOSPITAL · SC

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.