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Top 25 FQHCs by compensation
Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) provide important treatment for patients in medically under-served areas.
The Definitive Healthcare ClinicView product tracks more than 1,300 FQHCs across the United States. Below, we list the top FQHCs in the U.S. by total compensation. Results in this analysis represent the most recent 12-month interval tracked in our database and do not include FQHC look-alikes or service sites.
Top FQHCs by total compensation
| Rank | Definitive ID | FQHC name | Location | Total compensation | Explore dataset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19399 | Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic | Toppenish, WA | $1,487,343,665 | Explore |
| 2 | 19264 | Omni Family Health | Bakersfield, CA | $1,069,605,049 | Explore |
| 3 | 18976 | Golden Valley Health Centers | Merced, CA | $727,188,543 | Explore |
| 4 | 963305 | WellSpace Health | Sacramento, CA | $484,163,166 | Explore |
| 5 | 19331 | Family Health Centers of San Diego Inc | San Diego, CA | $468,647,991 | Explore |
| 6 | 19779 | United Health Centers of the San Joaquin Valley | Fresno, CA | $382,532,855 | Explore |
| 7 | 18720 | Borrego Community Health Foundation | Riverside, CA | $365,334,733 | Explore |
| 8 | 19360 | El Rio Santa Cruz Neighborhood Health Center Inc | Tucson, AZ | $270,245,635 | Explore |
| 9 | 19516 | Clinica Sierra Vista | Bakersfield, CA | $218,323,356 | Explore |
| 10 | 18855 | Sun River Health (FKA Hudson River Healthcare Inc) | Peekskill, NY | $193,598,008 | Explore |
| 11 | 19648 | Family Healthcare Network | Visalia, CA | $174,216,003 | Explore |
| 12 | 19207 | Sea Mar Community Health Centers | Seattle, WA | $170,495,774 | Explore |
| 13 | 19226 | County of Santa Clara FQHC | San Jose, CA | $132,750,670 | Explore |
| 14 | 19261 | Multnomah County | Portland, OR | $124,475,574 | Explore |
| 15 | 18700 | Santa Rosa Community Health Centers | Santa Rosa, CA | $116,382,937 | Explore |
| 16 | 19475 | Blue Ridge Community Health Services Inc | Hendersonville, NC | $115,663,671 | Explore |
| 17 | 19417 | OneWorld Community Health Centers Inc | Omaha, NE | $114,016,344 | Explore |
| 18 | 19085 | Jordan Valley Community Health Center (AKA Advocates for A Healthy Community Inc) | Springfield, MO | $94,395,494 | Explore |
| 19 | 19798 | Community Health Center Incorporated | Middletown, CT | $87,993,346 | Explore |
| 20 | 19635 | San Ysidro Health | El Cajon, CA | $84,674,535 | Explore |
| 21 | 19164 | Neighborhood Healthcare | El Cajon, CA | $80,451,507 | Explore |
| 22 | 19465 | Northeast Valley Health Corporation | San Fernando, CA | $78,882,389 | Explore |
| 23 | 18528 | Southern Illinois University | Quincy, IL | $78,080,199 | Explore |
| 24 | 19745 | Swope Health Services | Kansas City, MO | $77,800,732 | Explore |
| 25 | 18833 | Travis County Healthcare District (AKA Central Health) | Austin, TX | $77,751,898 | Explore |
Fig. 1 Data is from the Definitive Healthcare ClinicView product and results in this analysis represent the most recent 12-month interval tracked in our database. FQHC look-alikes and service sites excluded. Accessed April 2023.
Which FQHCs have the highest compensation?
Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic in Toppenish, Washington has the highest total compensation at more than $1.4 billion. It is one of the largest health centers in the Northwest, serving communities across Oregon and Washington. The organization is also a top FQHC by total costs.
Omni Family Health, headquartered in Bakersfield, California also had total compensation at more than $1.0 billion. The FQHC, along with the third organization on the list, Golden Family Health Centers in Merced, California, also have the most FQHC patient visits.
Half (13) of the top 25 FQHCs by compensation are in California. California’s Medi-Cal is the largest state Medicaid program and part of the reason so many FQHCs are located in the state.
What is FQHC total compensation?
The total compensation metric is sourced from the Medicare Cost Report (MCR) and sums salary values from the following cost centers:
- Facility health care staff
- Facility overhead – administrative
- Costs other than FQHC services
- Non-reimbursable costs
What’s the difference between an FQHC and a community health center?
From a functional perspective, community health centers provide the same primary medical, dental, and mental health services to underserved communities that FQHCs deliver. However, a community health center specifically refers to a health facility that identifies as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation and may not necessarily receive federal funding.
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