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March 26, 2026

20 Employees at Corewell Health Take Home $143 Million in Compensation

by Anne Paddock

20 highly compensated employees in 2024 at Corewell Health ((a tax-exempt, non-profit healthcare system – a 501 (c) 3 – that was formed in 2022 when Beaumont Health (based in Detroit, Michigan) merged with Spectrum Health (based in Grand Rapids, Michigan) with 21 hospitals and 300 outpatient locations staffed by 65,000 employees; and a system that consists of 14 tax-exempt organizations, 7 organizations taxable as a partnership, and 32 organizations taxable as a corporation or trust)) received $143 million in compensation from 2018-2024 (note:  highly compensated employees in any of the years 2018-2023 but not in 2024 are not included):

Cristina Freese Decker:  Total Compensation 2018-2024:  $31 million

  • 2024:  $6,952,800
  • 2023:  $6,732,149
  • 2022:  $4,492,371
  • 2021:  $4,159,229
  • 2020:  $3,521,579
  • 2019:  $2,993,236
  • 2018:  $1,869,655

Darryl Elmouchi:  Total Compensation 2018-2024:  $17 million

  • 2024:  $3,463,968
  • 2023:  $3,903,959
  • 2022:  $2,265,770
  • 2021:  $2,053,522
  • 2020:  $1,926,447
  • 2019:  $1,718,757
  • 2018:  $1,274,606

Kongkrit Chaiyasate:  Total Compensation 2022-2024:  $10 million

  • 2024:  $3,572,350
  • 2023:  $3,234,920
  • 2022:  $2,794,121

Praveen Thadani:  Total Compensation 2021-2024:  $10 million

  • 2024:  $3,153,750
  • 2023:  $3,195,904
  • 2022:  $2,017,469
  • 2021:  $1,618,316

Matthew Cox:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $12 million

  • 2024:  $3,081,750
  • 2023:  $3,183,271
  • 2022:  $2,088,349
  • 2021:  Not Listed
  • 2020:  $1,822,830
  • 2019:   $1,687,413

Mohammad Christi:  Total Compensation 2022-2024:  $8 million

  • 2024:  $2,780.452
  • 2023:  $3,137,331
  • 2022:  $1,707,915

Benjamin Schwartz:  Total Compensation 2022-2024:  $5 million

  • 2024:  $1,518,265
  • 2023:  $2,254,097
  • 2022:  $  961,177

Loren Hamel:  Total Compensation 2020-2024:  $9 million

  • 2024:  $1,526,281
  • 2023:  $1,890,010
  • 2022:  $1,552,955
  • 2021:  $1,977,124
  • 2020:  $1,461,739

Muhammad Azrak:  Total Compensation 2023-2024:  $3 million

  • 2024:  $1,381,642
  • 2023:  $1,602,995

Charles Sherry:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $5 million

  • 2024:  $1,540,507
  • 2023:  $1,483,975
  • 2022:  Not Listed
  • 2021:  Not Listed
  • 2020:  $1,247,493
  • 2019:  $1,108,810

Nancy Susick:  Total Compensation 2022-2024:  $4 million

  • 2024:  $925,882
  • 2023:  $1,431,039
  • 2022:  $1,863,872

Paul Mazaris:  Total Compensation 2024:  $2 million

  • 2024:  $1,589,344

Alejandro Quiroga Chand: Total Compensation 2023-2024:  $3 million 

  • 2024:  $1,546,216
  • 2023:  $1,286,400

Chad Tuttle:  Total Compensation 2018-2024:  $5 million

  • 2024:  $1,160,550
  • 2023:  $1,052,696
  • 2022:  $   889,671
  • 2021:  $   853,781
  • 2020:  $  553,584
  • 2019:  $  464,652
  • 2018:   $  467,163

Brian Brasser:  Total Compensation 2018-2024:  $6 million

  • 2024:  $1,032,742
  • 2023:  $   967,532
  • 2022:  $   933,378
  • 2021:  $   918,319
  • 2020: $   833,177
  • 2019:  $   761,891
  • 2018:  $  573,125

Joshua Koosistra:  Total Compensation 2024:  $1 million

  • 2024:  $1,000,547

Lamont Y0der:  Total Compensation 2024:  $1 million

  • 2024:  $960,401

Anthony Stallion:  Total Compensation 2022-2024:  $3 million

  • 2024:  $950,919
  • 2023:  $841,171
  • 2022:  $1,019,720

Jason Slaikeu:  Total Compensation 2018-2024:  $5 million

  • 2024:  $948,878
  • 2023:  $976,162
  • 2022:  $900,126
  • 2021:  Not Listed
  • 2020:  $667,862
  • 2019:  $630,825
  • 2018:   $609,782

Paulo Marciano:  Total Compensation 2022-2024:  $3 million

  • 2024:  $  913,021
  • 2023:  $1,145,743
  • 2022:  $  688,832

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