Freeman Health System CEO salary and executive pay
Freeman Health System paid its CEO, Paula F Baker, $2,115,755 for the fiscal year ending March 2025. That is up $252,127 (13.5%) from the fiscal year ending March 2024. Total revenue on that return was $709,601,151, up 6.0% from $669,173,347 for the fiscal year ending March 2024. Freeman Health System ranks 11th of 36 hospitals on this site by CEO pay. $414,954 of Paula F Baker's pay came from related organizations (column E). Freeman Health System has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 43-1704371, Joplin, MO.
CEO, fiscal year ending March 2025
$2,115,755
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending March 2025
$2,816,048William John Nicholas MDPHYSICIAN
- Total revenue
- $709,601,151
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 85%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending March 2025, IRS object ID 202620469349300317.View the filing
Peers: the 34 other hospitals on this site. Ranked 6th of 35 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.30% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 12 people were paid more than $500,000, 6 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| William John Nicholas MDPHYSICIAN | $2,816,048 |
| Darwin David Jeyaraj MDPHYSICIAN | $2,557,386 |
| Todd Joseph Twiss MDPHYSICIAN | $2,407,800 |
| Jane G Seto DoPHYSICIAN | $2,288,264 |
| Thomas Lee Sanders MDPHYSICIAN | $2,138,151 |
Also paid on the latest return: Paula F Baker (PRESIDENT AND CEO), $2,115,755; Steve Graddy (CFO), $892,954; David L Baker (CMO END 11/24), $829,587; Kevin P Gaudette (CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER), $641,175; John M Cox Do (DIRECTOR), $548,601; Jeffery E Thompson (CHIEF CLINICAL OFFICER), $521,834; Amanda M Harrell (CMO BEG 11/24), $517,432; Dennis Estep (Former CMO/Physician), $448,731; Mary A Frerer (CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICER), $351,598; Matthew G Sabus (CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER), $287,078; Jeanee M Kennedy (CHIEF NURSING OFFICER), $279,625.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: J Scott Brothers (VICE CHAIR), Jim Armstrong (SECRETARY/TREASURER), Lance Beshore PhD (CHAIR), Brandon C Davis (DIRECTOR), Glenn Brown (DIRECTOR), Glenn McCumber (DIRECTOR), James Fleischaker (DIRECTOR), Larry McIntire Do (DIRECTOR), Mark Williams (DIRECTOR), Rodney McFarland MD (DIRECTOR).
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2025 | Paula F Baker CEO PRESIDENT AND CEO | $2,115,755 | $709,601,151 | Filing |
| Mar 2024 | PAULA F BAKER CEO PRESIDENT AND CEO | $1,863,628 | $669,173,347 | Filing |
| Mar 2023 | Paula F Baker CEO PRESIDENT AND CEO | $1,810,362 | $654,512,246 | Filing |
| Mar 2022 | Paula F Baker CEO PRESIDENT AND CEO | $2,172,833 | $643,470,482 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending March 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending March 2025, IRS object ID 202620469349300317.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Related | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| William John Nicholas MDPHYSICIAN | $2,780,228 | $0 | $35,820 | $2,212,541 | $544,687 | $23,000 | $10,350 | $25,470 | $2,816,048 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| Darwin David Jeyaraj MDPHYSICIAN | $2,514,134 | $0 | $43,252 | $1,804,218 | $686,916 | $23,000 | $10,350 | $32,902 | $2,557,386 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| Todd Joseph Twiss MDPHYSICIAN | $2,366,563 | $0 | $41,237 | $1,955,383 | $370,630 | $40,550 | $10,350 | $30,887 | $2,407,800 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| Jane G Seto DoPHYSICIAN | $2,261,118 | $0 | $27,146 | $871,349 | $1,345,545 | $44,224 | $10,350 | $16,796 | $2,288,264 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| Thomas Lee Sanders MDPHYSICIAN | $2,102,052 | $0 | $36,099 | $1,782,476 | $273,576 | $46,000 | $10,350 | $25,749 | $2,138,151 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| Paula F BakerPRESIDENT AND CEO | $1,659,816 | $414,954 | $40,985 | $1,195,971 | $421,045 | $42,800 | $8,280 | $24,508 | $1,692,604 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $298,993 | $105,261 | $10,700 | $2,070 | $6,127 | $423,151 | |||
These figures come from Freeman Health System's Form 990 returns, as the IRS publishes them. The methodology page explains how they're chosen. To report an error, email corrections@ceopaycheck.com.
How Freeman Health System compares
Ranked 11th of 36 hospitals by CEO pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 10th, Children's Nebraska, $2,195,461
- Next in this ranking: 12th, Dayton Children's Hospital, $2,091,992
Closest in revenue among the hospitals on this site:
Piedmont Henry Hospital$752,337 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Mohawk Valley Health System$1,012,107 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center$2,005,364 (highest-paid), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Manning Family Children's$1,393,997 (highest-paid), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Union Health$1,928,000 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Common questions
Paula F Baker (PRESIDENT AND CEO) was paid $2,115,755 for the fiscal year ending March 2025: $1,659,816 from Freeman Health System, $414,954 from related organizations and $40,985 in other compensation (Part VII columns D, E and F).
The highest-paid person on the latest return was William John Nicholas MD (PHYSICIAN), at $2,816,048. That is $700,293 more than the CEO, Paula F Baker.
Freeman Health System paid its CEO, Paula F Baker, $2,115,755 for the fiscal year ending March 2025. That is up $252,127 (13.5%) from the fiscal year ending March 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending March 2022, when the CEO was Paula F Baker, paid $2,172,833. By fiscal year end: March 2022, $2,172,833 (Paula F Baker); March 2023, $1,810,362; March 2024, $1,863,628; March 2025, $2,115,755.
Freeman Health System's return for the fiscal year ending March 2025 reports total expenses of $703,707,703 and total revenue of $709,601,151 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $5,893,448. Expenses were $659,568,841 for the fiscal year ending March 2024, so they rose 6.7%. The CEO's pay of $2,115,755 equals 0.30% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Freeman Health System filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on February 15, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending March 2025 return breaks down pay for all 6 people in the pay breakdown above.