Executive team
Meet Our Executives
Select an Executive from the list below to learn more about their role.

   Frank Alderman, MD
    President & CEO

   Kevin Blankenship, MD
   
 Chief Operations Officer

   J. Christian McCarter, MD
    Regional President, Colorado
    Operations


   Bryan Stuchell, MD
    Chief Medical Officer

   Dino Eliopoulos
    Chief Financial Officer

   Robert Hiser
    Chief Information Officer

   Dean Hatcher
    Regional VP, Operations


   Stephanie Malcolm
    VP, Clinical Operations

   Erich Lipphardt
    VP, Development & Marketing

   Jack Tindal
    VP, Human Resources

  Tim Bugin
    VP, Payor Contracting &
    Reimbursement

   Scott Leya
   
 Controller

About Us
Tim Bugin
VP, Payor Contracting & Reimbursement

Tim Bugin is the Vice President of Payor Contracting & Reimbursement on the MedExpress team.

Tim joins MedExpress with over 15 years of experience. Most recently, Tim served as the Administrator at Kindred Hospital at Heritage Valley. Prior to that, Tim served in various senior level management roles at HealthSouth Hospital of Pittsburgh, including Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Tim has a bachelor’s degree in exercise physiology from West Virginia University, and a master’s degree in education/exercise physiology from the University of Pittsburgh.

Tim is responsible for:

  • payor relations and contracting
  • payor communication and education
  • relationship building and maintenance
  • payor and provider credentialing
  • malpractice administration.