University of Maryland Faculty Physicians, Inc.

Overview

Mission

Under the medical service plan of the university of Maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical instruction for medical students and other trainees and to deliver healthcare to the general public without regard to the patient's ability to pay for services.

University of Maryland Faculty Physicians, Inc. (UM FPI) is the multi-specialty physician practice affiliated with the University of Maryland School of Medicine, serving patients across Maryland with primary care, urgent care, and over 60 specialties including orthopedics, cardiology, oncology, and women's health. With locations in Baltimore, Columbia, and other communities, UM FPI provides comprehensive outpatient and surgical services, operates ambulatory surgery centers, and partners with the University of Maryland Medical System to deliver integrated care. The organization is recognized for clinical excellence, with numerous physicians named Baltimore magazine Top Doctors and its orthopedics program ranked among Becker's Top 100.

Operating model

Revenue model

Other-operating. 100% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.

Distribution model

Direct operator. The filing allocates 92% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

• Financial Efficiency: 80
• Transparency & Controls: 79
• Accountability: 37
• Sustainability: 30
• Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Details

• What they do: 1 operating location identified
• Where the money goes: 89.2% of revenue deployed · 90.6% of spending went to programs
• Governance: 0 of 9 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
• Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $41.9M in reported program spending
• Leadership: top reported pay $378K · 16 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
• Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $4.7M reported
• Consistency: 35 of 36 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
• Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes grants and executive pay
• Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
• Contacts: How to reach this organization
• Money network: 15 filed money-flow records
• Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links
• Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
• People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

• High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
• High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 9/100.
• Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 43/100.
• Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
• High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 23/100.
• Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
• Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 36/100.