Lifespan Physician Group Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
BHMG provides accountable patient-centered, high quality, efficient, value-based care to serve the health care needs of Rhode Islanders and others. BHMG's mission is: Delivering health with care.
- Income
- $251.3 million
- Spending
- $327.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 87%
- Reserves
- -0.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 98%
- Employees
- 1,513
- Highest pay
- $3.7 million, fmr. chair
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 25 out of 100. Higher than 0% of charities in its peer group (diseases, over $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 102% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 30% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 3% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1587% of spending went to programs.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 6% of charities in its peer group (diseases, over $100m).
Independent board
5 of 250 of 16 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $47.3 million spent. BHMG Hospitalists: Hospitalists are a dedicated inpatient group whose responsibilities are to care for medical patients from admission through discharge. Their role is to ensure that communication between the hospital and the PCPs is optimized to ensure that patients receive the best care possible.Brown University Health has more than 80 hospitalist providers throughout our affiliates.
- $42.2 million spent. BHMG Anesthesiology:The providers of BHMG's anesthesiology practice group provide anesthesia care for adults, children, and adolescents undergoing surgery at Brown University Health hospitals and outpatient centers. The physicians and specialty-trained nurses of this group make up the largest anesthesia group in Rhode Island and bring their expertise from many of the nation's top training programs. Services include preoperative assessments and consultations, state-of-the-art equipment for general, regional, and intravenous sedation techniques, subspecialty expertise in ambulatory, cardiac, neurosurgical, thoracic, vascular, and regional anesthesia, as well as postoperative acute and chronic pain management.
- $35.6 million spent. BHMG Pediatrics:BHMG's Pediatric practice group is comprised of pediatricians and specialists who provide routine health check-ups, treat illnesses, lead immunization clinics, and staff Rhode Island Hospital's (RIH) pediatric division, Hasbro Children's Hospital (HCH). Operating expenses for this practice group directly charged to BHMG during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024 represented primarily payroll and fringe benefit expenses funded by RIH. BHMG Psychiatry is committed to integrating high quality mental health care with primary medical services at Brown University Health hospitals. BHMG physicians in psychiatry offer behavioral medicine services to help individuals improve health through behavior change. Inpatient services include assessment and treatment of acutely ill patients requiring a secure, safe environment for treatment of the full range of psychiatric problems, including psychotic, mood, and geriatric disorders, as well as suicidality. Mental health care is also available for patients with a comorbidity of medical conditions, developmental disabilities, significant family disturbances, and for adults suffering from substance abuse. Outpatient mental health services are provided by a multidisciplinary group of board-certified psychiatrists, psychologists, clinical nurse specialists, and social workers. With outpatient mental health services in short supply in the region, BHMG Psychiatry continues to grow its programs to accommodate requests for service. Operating expenses and revenue during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024 were $22,539,586 and $18,703,115, respectively.
- OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: BHMG employs many physicians and physician groups with privileges at Brown University Healths affiliated hospitals. Included among these various groups are the physicians working within BHMG's OB/Gyn Group and the Cardiovascular Institute (CVI), as well as neurosurgeons, pediatricians, plastic surgeons, pathologists, primary care physicians, and Hospitalists. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: The BHMG Department of Neurosurgery at RIH offers patient-focused, state-of-the-art clinical care in highly-equipped and modern facilities. Each of BHMG's skilled surgeons has specific neurosurgical subspecialty expertise, including surgery for brain tumors and epilepsy, cerebrovascular surgery, skull-base surgery, radiosurgery, complex spine surgery, and pediatric neurosurgery. In addition to providing care to patients and families from all over New England and the nation, as well as from outside the United States, BHMG surgeons are faculty members at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, where they conduct research as well as teach and mentor the next generation of neurosurgeons. Operating expenses and revenue for Neurosurgery during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024 were $20,402,924 and $10,511,348, respectively.BHMG's Ob-GYN Group is committed to bringing together intelligent, talented, and compassionate professionals in order to provide exceptional care for women based on the latest research, technological advances, and holistic approaches. With three locations in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, BHMG OB-GYN has the advantage of many highly trained and experienced providers with easy access to medical specialists at BHMG's Women's Medicine Collaborative (WMC). BHMG OB-GYN and WMC work in partnership with one another, consulting on difficult cases and assisting each other in numerous surgeries. Operating expenses and revenue for OGA during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024 were $16,988,519 and $13,105,910, respectively. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: BHMG Pediatrics:BHMG's Pediatric practice group is comprised of pediatricians and specialists who provide routine health check-ups, treat illnesses, lead immunization clinics, and staff Rhode Island Hospital's (RIH) pediatric division, Hasbro Children's Hospital (HCH). Operating expenses for this practice group directly charged to BHMG during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024 represented primarily payroll and fringe benefit expenses funded by RIH. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: BHMG Hospitalists: Hospitalists are a dedicated inpatient group whose responsibilities are to care for medical patients from admission through discharge. Their role is to ensure that communication between the hospital and the PCPs is optimized to ensure that patients receive the best care possible.Brown University Health has more than 80 hospitalist providers throughout our affiliates. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 8: Operating expenses and revenue for the BHMG's RIH Hospitalist Medicine during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024 were $15,007,674 and $7,389,772, respectively.Operating expenses and revenue for BHMG's TMH Hospitalists during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024 were $14,730,047 and $7,912,274, respectivelyOperating expenses and revenue for the BHMG's EPBH Hospitalist Medicine during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024 were $11,765,998 and $11,765,998, respectively. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 9: OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 10: The Cardiovascular Institute (CVI) meet the demands of the changing health care environment and to enhance the level of cardiovascular care provided to the community. The CVI includes approximately almost 60 providers and support staff at three ambulatory care centers and two comprehensive cardiac centers. BHMG's portion of the CVI's program expenses consists primarily of CVI's expanded office-based services. CVI specialists work as a team across all disciplines, combining their expertise to provide an individualized treatment plan for each patient, whether the need is consultative, diagnostic, interventional, surgical, or rehabilitative. Services also include heart failure management, congenital heart disease management, and lipid management, as well as management of hypertension and disease prevention. Operating expenses and revenue for this practice group during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024 were $22,419,587 and $19,557,150, respectively.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1982.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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