LCMC Health CEO salary and executive pay
LCMC Health paid its CEO, Gregory C Feirn, $3,735,208 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $1,464,813 (64.5%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. Total revenue on that return was $1,635,655,698, up 0.6% from $1,626,044,230 for the fiscal year ending December 2023. LCMC Health ranks 95th of 229 hospital systems on this site by CEO pay. LCMC Health has 3 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 94-3480131, New Orleans, LA.
CEO, fiscal year ending December 2024
$3,735,208
Also listed with a chief executive title on this filing: Gregory Nielsen (CEO -EJGH), $1,014,524; Benjamin Richaud (CEO - LAKEVIEW HOSPITAL), $607,742; Tom Patrias (CEO - TULANE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL), $507,003; Robert Calhoun (CEO - WEST JEFFERSON HOLDINGS), $739,563.
- Total revenue
- $1,635,655,698
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 75%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202503219349304610.View the filing
Peers: the 183 other hospital systems on this site. Ranked 45th of 184 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.23% 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, 16 people were paid more than $500,000, 10 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Gregory C Feirn CEO PRESIDENT AND CEO | $3,735,208 |
| John NickensPRESIDENT OF HOSPITAL SERVICES | $2,529,529 |
| Joann KunkelCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | $1,622,506 |
| Maurice LagardeCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | $1,514,304 |
| John Heaton MDPRESIDENT OF CLIN. AND SYSTEMS | $1,487,769 |
Also paid on the latest return: Lane Wehrly (PHYSICIAN), $1,226,470; Ravi Kanagala (PHYSICIAN), $1,077,969; Ala Mohsen (PHYSICIAN), $1,075,488; Gregory Nielsen (CEO -EJGH), $1,014,524; Russell Russo (PHYSICIAN), $1,001,351; Jody Martin (SVP CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER), $981,402; Abhinav Saxena (PHYSICIAN), $930,419; Robert Calhoun (CEO - WEST JEFFERSON HOLDINGS), $739,563; Dr Wesley Bryan (EX-OFFICIO), $738,839; Benjamin Richaud (CEO - LAKEVIEW HOSPITAL), $607,742; Tom Patrias (CEO - TULANE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL), $507,003.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Dr Patrick Greiffenstein (EX-OFFICIO), Dr Paul Du Treil (EX-OFFICIO), Pinki Prasad MD (EX-OFFICIO), Leon J Trey Reymond III (EX-OFFICIO, PAST CHAIR), Boysie Bollinger (EX-OFFICIO), Dan Foley (EX-OFFICIO), Cindy Howson Weinmann (BOARD SECRETARY/TREASURER), Julie Livaudais George (BOARD MEMBER), Kim Boyle (BOARD MEMBER), Sharonda Williams (BOARD MEMBER), Monica R Sylvain PhD (BOARD MEMBER), Teresa Lawrence (BOARD MEMBER), Alden McDonald (BOARD MEMBER), Dr Lee Hamm (BOARD MEMBER), Dottie Reese (BOARD MEMBER), A Whitfield Huguley IV (BOARD MEMBER), Stephen Hales MD (BOARD VICE CHAIR), Frank Divencenti MD (BOARD MEMBER), Elwood F Cahill Jr (BOARD MEMBER), Chip Cahill (EX-OFFICIO), Ralph O Brennan (BOARD MEMBER), Mike Fitts (BOARD MEMBER), Patrick Norton (BOARD MEMBER), Katie Andry Crosby (BOARD MEMBER), Theodore Ted Le Clercq (BOARD CHAIRMAN), and 1 more.
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2024 | Gregory C Feirn CEO PRESIDENT AND CEO | $3,735,208 | $1,635,655,698 | Filing |
| Dec 2023 | Gregory C Feirn CEO PRESIDENT AND CEO | $2,270,395 | $1,626,044,230 | Filing |
| Dec 2022 | Gregory C Feirn CEO PRESIDENT & CEO | $2,473,721 | $505,398,925 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending December 2024.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202503219349304610.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Gregory C FeirnPRESIDENT AND CEO | $2,780,273 | $954,935 | $1,794,145 | $978,328 | $7,800 | $935,836 | $19,099 | $3,735,208 |
| John NickensPRESIDENT OF HOSPITAL SERVICES | $2,074,968 | $454,561 | $1,531,900 | $535,268 | $7,800 | $440,345 | $14,216 | $2,529,529 |
| Joann KunkelCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | $1,291,127 | $331,379 | $890,673 | $393,254 | $7,200 | $323,324 | $8,055 | $1,622,506 |
| Maurice LagardeCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | $1,261,573 | $252,731 | $904,042 | $350,331 | $7,200 | $231,982 | $20,749 | $1,514,304 |
| John Heaton MDPRESIDENT OF CLIN. AND SYSTEMS | $1,265,573 | $222,196 | $903,389 | $354,384 | $7,800 | $195,618 | $26,578 | $1,487,769 |
These figures come from LCMC Health'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 LCMC Health compares
Ranked 95th of 229 hospital systems by CEO pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 94th, Kaleida Health, $3,764,180
- Next in this ranking: 96th, Scripps Health, $3,689,779
Closest in revenue among the hospital systems on this site:
Texas Health Resources$5,590,405 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
University of Tennessee Medical Center$4,119,053 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Mercy$8,335,401 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
BayCare Health System$3,027,169 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Reading Hospital$1,229,468 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Gregory C Feirn (PRESIDENT AND CEO) was paid $3,735,208 for the fiscal year ending December 2024: $2,780,273 from LCMC Health and $954,935 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The CEO, Gregory C Feirn, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $3,735,208.
LCMC Health paid its CEO, Gregory C Feirn, $3,735,208 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $1,464,813 (64.5%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending December 2022, when the CEO was Gregory C Feirn, paid $2,473,721. By fiscal year end: December 2022, $2,473,721 (Gregory C Feirn); December 2023, $2,270,395; December 2024, $3,735,208.
LCMC Health's return for the fiscal year ending December 2024 reports total expenses of $1,706,822,808 and total revenue of $1,635,655,698 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so expenses exceeded revenue by $71,167,110. Expenses were $1,689,417,616 for the fiscal year ending December 2023, so they rose 1.0%. The CEO's pay of $3,735,208 equals 0.22% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 3 Form 990 returns LCMC Health filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024. The latest full-year return was filed on November 17, 2025. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending December 2024 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.