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Clay Runnels MD

EVP/Chief Phys Exec · Ballad Health

EVP/Chief Phys Exec at Ballad Health. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 3 organizations on the Form 990 record.

Ambiguous identity This name matches 1 other individual we could not verify as the same person. Each is kept as a separate record below — treat them as distinct people unless an explicit match is confirmed.
Organizations
3
Roles reported
3
Reported compensation
$970K
Others who share this name
1

Who this is

Profile

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✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as EVP/Chief Phys Exec of Ballad Health, based in Johnson City, TN.
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Received $970K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Bh EVP/Chief Ph of Wellmont Medical Associates INC, uncompensated.
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Also listed as Bh EVP & Chief Phy Executive of Wellmont Cardiology Services, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Dr. Clay Runnels, MD is the Chief Physician Executive at Ballad Health, a healthcare system serving 29 counties in East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia.

A licensed emergency physician, he has led various initiatives to reduce treatment time for oncology patients, streamline physician credentialing, and establish regional stroke care protocols and teleneurology programs.

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Tenure here
Chief Physician Executive at Ballad Health (since 2000)

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Organizations

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Wellmont Cardiology Services Bh EVP & Chief Phy Executive · $81.8M revenue · Johnson City, TNHonor those we serve by delivering the best possible care.Ballad Health is dedicated to improving the health of the 29-county Appalachian Highlands…Filed FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Ballad Health EVP/Chief Phys Exec · $81.0M revenue · Johnson City, TNHonor those we serve by delivering the best possible care.Ballad Health is dedicated to improving the health of the 29-county Appalachian Highlands…pay $560K → $970KFiled FY2023, FY2022, FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$970Kreported comp
Wellmont Medical Associates INC Bh EVP/Chief Ph · $119.9M revenue · Johnson City, TNHonor those we serve by delivering the best possible care.Ballad Health is dedicated to improving the health of the 29-county Appalachian Highlands…Filed FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Clay Runnels MD

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Clay Runnels MD 2 organizations · Brentwood, TNTennessee Medical Association Impaired Physician Loan Fund INC

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Serves alongside

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Executive Chair · FY2024
$3.8M
E
Chief Operating Officer · FY2024
$1.7M
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Retail & Physician Svcs. · FY2024
$1.7M
M
Chief Administrative Officer · FY2024
$1.4M
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Chief Physician Executive · FY2024
$1.4M
S
Physician · FY2023
$1.3M
E
EVP/COO · FY2023
$1.1M
M
Bh SVP/President Bhma · FY2024
$1.1M
L
Former Officer · FY2024
$1.1M
D
Physician · FY2024
$1.1M
M
EVP/CAO · FY2023
$1.1M
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Physician · FY2024
$1.0M

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org