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US nonprofit · EIN 273597066 · Dallas, TXiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 273597066) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R).Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

First Choice Physician Partners' network

4 people1 organisationi4 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

4 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 4 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
John B KelsallDirector2018
8 yrs
Philipp LudwigDirector,President,CEO(Start 1/24/23)2023
3 yrs
Scott NelsonDirector2018
8 yrs
Susan ByrneDirector2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

15 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Absalon HernandezManager, Market Practice Operationssince 2018
Bertha A AyalaManager, Market Practice Operations2019
Betina D James-AzevedoManager, Market Practice Operationssince 2018
Christina M LykensManager, Market Practice Operations2018
Douglas RabeVice President2018
Jennifer HowardManager, Market Practice Operationssince 2018
Kim PatrickManager, Market Practice Operationssince 2020
Kristin A RooneyAssistant Treasurersince 2018
Kristin A TaylorAssistant Treasurersince 2022
Leslee D SchoenbergerManager, Market Practice Operations2022
Lisa R WalkerManager, Market Practice Operationssince 2018
Megan ButlerManager, Market Practice Operationssince 2020
Samantha NavaManager, Market Practice Operations2023
Sharilee SmithAssistant Treasurer (Start 11/13/23)2023
Trey HortonTreasurer & Secretarysince 2018

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Lisa R WalkerAssoc Dir TPR Ops40$171k
Jennifer HowardDirector, President, CEO (Beg 7/24)40$150k
Ellyse LathropPhysician Recruiter40$129k
Amy RodriguezAssoc Dir TPR Ops40$128k
Frank Gonzales ManagerManager, Market Practice Operations40$118k
Marla DrakeSpec Coding Educator40$106k
Philipp LudwigDirector, President, CEO (End 7/24)40$0
Kristin A TaylorAssistant Treasurer5$0
Sharilee SmithAssistant Treasurer5$0
Trey HortonTreasurer & Secretary5$0
Susan ByrneDirector5$0
Jessica ShieldsDirector5$0
Scott NelsonDirector5$0
John B KelsallDirector5$0

About

Legal name
First Choice Physician Partners
EIN
273597066
Address
14201 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX, 75254-2916
State
Texas
Mission
Provide health care services and perform medical and clinical research in the public interest. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
E30 Health care
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Health Care
Size band
8 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2010
Principal officer
Kristin A Taylor (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 April 2011
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsJohn B Kelsall
≥8years on the filingsScott Nelson
≥8years on the filingsSusan Byrne
≥3years on the filingsPhilipp Ludwig

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$31.6m
Total liabilities
$24.2m
Net assets or fund balances
$7.3m
Contributions and grants received
$38.2m
Program service revenue
$66.1m
Employees
17