Hypertension Control Champions
The Million Hearts® Hypertension Control Champions are clinicians, practices, and/or health systems that have achieved exemplary rates of hypertension control.
These Champions are recognized for demonstrating their commitment to helping their patients with hypertension manage their blood pressure—and achieve a hypertension control rate of at least 80%.
Million Hearts® Hypertension Control Champions by State, 2012 to 2024. 199 Champions, across 44 states, caring for approximately 16 million adults. A map of the United States showing the number of Million Hearts® Hypertension Control Champions in each state. Alabama, 0. Alaska, 1. Arizona, 2. Arkansas, 2. California, 8. Colorado, 9. Connecticut, 1. Delaware, 5. District of Columbia, 1. Florida, 8. Georgia, 2. Hawaii, 1. Idaho, 0. Illinois, 5. Indiana, 9. Iowa, 4. Kansas, 4. Kentucky, 3. Louisiana, 3. Maine, 0. Maryland, 3. Massachusetts, 4. Michigan, 12. Minnesota, 2. Mississippi, 1. Missouri, 3. Montana, 2. Nebraska, 1. Nevada, 1. New Hampshire, 1. New Jersey, 4. New Mexico, 1. New York, 25. North Carolina, 0. North Dakota, 2. Ohio, 10. Oklahoma, 3. Oregon, 3. Pennsylvania, 15. Rhode Island, 6. South Carolina, 3. South Dakota, 0. Tennessee, 10. Texas, 5. Utah, 1. Vermont, 0. Virginia, 2. Washington State, 3. West Virginia, 2. Wisconsin, 5. Wyoming, 1.
All these Hypertension Control Champions made blood pressure control a priority. They achieved improved performance by attending to elevated blood pressures at every visit and persisting to work with patients until blood pressure control is achieved.
- Med-Cure Internal Medicine, Plc, Goodyear (2020)
- El Rio Southwest Internal Medicine, Tucson* (2023)
- Mainline Health Systems, Inc., Dermott* (2024)
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Family Medical Center, Fort Smith (2024)
- Kaiser Permanente Northern California (2013)
- Family Health Centers of San Diego* (2014)
- Kaiser Permanente Southern California (2014)
- Petaluma Health Center, Petaluma* (2015)
- LifeLong Medical Care Downtown Oakland Health Center, Berkeley (2017)*
- Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group, San Diego (2017)
- Nhan Hoa Comprehensive Health Care Clinic, Garden Grove* (2018)
- Alexander Valley Healthcare, Cloverdale* (2019)
- Kaiser Permanente, Denver (2012)
- Colorado Springs Health Partners, Colorado Springs (2014)
- Denver Health Community Health Services, Denver* (2014)
- New West Physicians, Golden (2017)
- High Plains Community Health Center Holly Clinic, Holly* (2018)
- Hinman Family Medicine, Longmont (2018)
- Southern Colorado Medicine, Colorado Springs (2018)
- David Yamamoto, MD, Peak to Peak Family Medicine, Arvada (2018)
- La Clínica Tepeyac, Inc., Denver* (2020)
- Edward Rippel, MD, Quinnipiac Internal Medicine, PC, Hamden (2019)
- Delaware Primary Care LLC, Dover (2020)
- Manu Sehgal, MD, Milford (2022)
- Beebe Endocrinology, Millsboro (2024)
- Beebe Internal Medicine, Lewes (2024)
- Milford Primary Care Associates, Milford (2024)
- Citrus Health Network, Inc., Hialeah (2017)*
- Southwest Orlando Family Medicine, PL, Orlando (2017)
- Mid-Florida Primary Care, Leesburg (2019)
- Miami Beach Community Health Center, Miami* (2020)
- First Coast Cardiovascular Institute, Jacksonville (2023)
- Indian River Primary Care, Vero Beach (2023)
- Nancy Van Vessem, MD, Center for Healthy Aging at Capital Health Plan, Tallahassee (2023)
- Brevard Health Center, Melbourne (2024)
- Albany Area Primary Health Care, Inc., Albany* (2015)
- Kaiser Permanente of Georgia and The Southeast Permanente Medical Group, Atlanta (2015)
- Hamakua-Kohala Health, Honoka’a* (2015)
- Michael Rakotz, MD, FAHA, FAAFP, Northwestern Memorial Physicians Group, Chicago (2014)
- Greater Elgin Family Care Center, Elgin (2017)*
- Maninder S. Kohli, MD, FACP, Hinsdale (2017)
- Rush University Medical Group, Chicago (2017)
- Esperanza Health Centers, Chicago* (2019)
- Maple City Health Center, Goshen* (2020)
- Valley Professionals Community Health Center, Bloomingdale* (2020)
- Valley Professionals Community Health Center, Rockville* (2020)
- Valley Professionals Community Health Center, North Terre Haute, Terre Haute* (2022)
- Valley Professionals Community Health Center, Cayuga* (2023)
- Valley Professionals Community Health Center, Clinton* (2023)
- Valley Professionals Community Health Center, Crawfordsville* (2023)
- Valley Professionals Community Health Center, South Terre Haute* (2023)
- Valley Professionals Community Health Center, West Terre Haute* (2024)
Learn more about how these Valley Professionals Community Health Center (VPCHC) sites have become Million Hearts® Hypertension Control Champions.
- River Hills Community Health Center, Ottumwa (2017)*
- Community Health Centers of Southeastern Iowa, Inc., West Burlington* (2019)
- Siouxland Community Health Center, Sioux City* (2020)
- Promise Community Health Center, Sioux Center* (2024)
- Jen Brull, MD, Plainville (2013)
- PrairieStar Health Center, Hutchinson* (2020)
- Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas, Pittsburg* (2022)
- Stonecreek Family Physicians, Manhattan (2022)
- Juniper Health, Inc., Beattyville* (2018)
- Mercy Health Clinics, LLC (Mercy Health–Irvine Primary Care, Mercy Health–Powell County Primary Care, Mercy Health–Lee County Primary Care), Irvine (2019)
- Regional Health Care Affiliates, Inc., Providence* (2020)
- The Baton Rouge Clinic, AMC, Baton Rouge (2014)
- Cardiovascular Institute of the South, Houma (2022)
- Darrin D. Menard, MD, Scott Family Physicians, Lafayette (2023)
- Green Spring Internal Medicine, LLC, Lutherville (2014)
- Baltimore Medical System at Middlesex, Baltimore* (2015)
- TidalHealth Federalsburg Primary Care, Federalsburg (2023)
- Atrius Health, Newton (2015)
- Reliant Medical Group, Worcester (2015)
- Lynn Community Health Center, Lynn (2017)*
- Rosalind Rabin, MD, Stanton Internal Medicine, Brighton (2023)
- East Jordan Family Health Center, East Jordan* (2014)
- Family Medical Center of Michigan, Temperance* (2023)
- Hills and Dales Family Healthcare, Cass City (2023)
- Hills and Dales Kingston Family Practice, Kingston (2023)
- Hills and Dales Ubly Medical Clinic, Ubly (2023)
- Valley Professionals Community Health Center, West Terre Haute* (2024)
- Megan Burgess, NP, McKenzie Rural Health Clinic, Sandusky (2024)
- Kim Curell, PA, Croswell Clinic, Croswell (2024)
- Matthew Gormley, MD, Croswell Clinic, Croswell (2024)
- Nicole Krosnicki, NP, McKenzie Rural Health Clinic, Sandusky (2024)
- Mike Lewis, NP, McKenzie Rural Health Clinic, Sandusky (2024)
- James Sams, MD, Peck Medical Center, Sandusky (2024)
- Brandy Trepkowski, NP, McKenzie Rural Health Clinic, Sandusky (2024)
- Essentia Health, Duluth (2014)
- Luke’s P.S. Rudie Medical Clinic, Duluth* (2014)
- Cardiovascular Institute of the South, Meridian (2022)
- Esse Health, St. Louis (2014)
- Mercy Clinic East Communities, St. Louis (2015)
- Northeast Missouri Health Council, Kirksville* (2020)
- Southwest Montana Community Health Center, Butte* (2014)
- Marias Healthcare Services, Inc., Shelby* (2024)
- Siouxland Community Health Center, South Sioux City* (2020)
- Intermountain Health Medical Group, Nevada, Las Vegas (2024)
- Zufall Health Center, Dover* (2015)
- Erwin Mermelstein, MD, East Brunswick (2017)
- North Hudson Community Action Corporation Health Center, West New York (2017)*
- Hunterdon Cardiovascular Associates, PA, Flemington (2019)
- Broadway Internal Medicine, PC, Queens (2013)
- AHRC Health Care, Inc., dba ACCESS Community Health Center, New York* (2015)
- Unity Family Medicine– Bernard’s, Rochester* (2015)
- Westmed Medical Group, Purchase (2015)
- Anming Luo Physician, PC, Brooklyn (2017)
- Charles King Chan, MD, New York (2017)
- Michael Richter, MD, Queens (2017)
- Jia Hong, MD, Flushing (2018)
- Patel Medical Center, Brooklyn (2018)
- Mark Tsinker, MD, Bay Parkway Medical, PC, Brooklyn (2018)
- Shelly Shi, MD, New York (2018)
- Terence Chun Hung Hsuih, MD, 8th Avenue Medical Office, Brooklyn (2018)
- Paul Mantia, MD, Elmhurst (2019)
- Gonzalo Urbano, MD, Brooklyn (2019)
- Daysi Baez, MD, PC, Rego Park (2020)
- Bon Secours Charity Health System Medical Group, PC, Suffern (2020)
- Saulius J. Skeivys, MD, PC, Woodside (2020)
- Sunrise Medical PC, Corona (2022)
- NYC Health + Hospitals / Gotham Health Morrisania, New York (2023)
- ConnextCare, Pulaski* (2024)
- Corona Medical, PC, Elmhurst (2024)
- NYC Health + Hospitals / Elmhurst, Elmhurst, New York* (2024)
- NYC Health + Hospitals / Gotham Health, Belvis, Bronx (2024)
- NYC Health + Hospitals / Gotham Health, Cumberland, Brooklyn (2024)
- NYC Health + Hospitals / South Brooklyn Health, Brooklyn (2024)
- Altru Health System, Grand Forks (2015)
- Sanford Health Clinics, Sioux Falls (2017)
- PriMed Physicians, Dayton (2014)
- Upper Valley Family Care, Troy and Piqua (2014)
- WinMed Health Services, Cincinnati* (2014)
- Lorain County Health & Dentistry, Lorain (2017)*
- OhioHealth Primary Care Physicians, Columbus (2017)
- Forest Park Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Cincinnati (2022)
- Holland Health Care, Holland* (2023)
- Navarre Park Family Health Center, Toledo* (2023)
- James Shina, MD, Steward Medical Group, Austintown (2023)
- Heart of Ohio Family Health Centers, Columbus* (2024)
- Pawhuska Indian Health Center, Indian Health Service, Pawhuska (2013)
- Brett Gray, MD, Cherokee Nation Health Services A-Mo Health Center, Salina (2014)
- Jeffrey James Lim, MD, FACP, Guymon (2017)
- Mark Backus, MD, FACP, Bend (2014)
- Oregon Health & Services University Family Medicine, Richmond, Portland* (2015)
- Pacific Family Medicine, Astoria (2018)
- Nilesh V. Patel, MD, FRCS(Eng), Audubon (2013)
- Premier Medical Associates, Monroeville (2014)
- The Wright Center for Community Health Clarks Summit Practice, Clarks Summit (2017)
- Fairview Family Medicine, Fairview (2018)
- Keystone Rural Health Consortia, Inc., Emporium* (2018)
- Millcreek Medical Arts, Erie (2018)
- Burstein Medical Associates, Philadelphia (2019)
- Larry S. Hahn, DO, Pinnacle Physicians Group, Feasterville-Trevose (2019)
- Carbondale Family Health Center, Carbondale* (2023)
- Pinnacle Family Health Center, Tafton* (2023)
- Waymart Family Health Center, Waymart* (2023)
- Forest City Family Health Center, Forest City* (2024)
- Hamlin Family Health Center, Lake Ariel* (2024)
- Pike Family Health Center, Lords Valley* (2024)
- Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers, Honesdale* (2024)
- Thundermist Health Center, Woonsocket* (2015)
- WellOne Primary Medical and Dental Care, Pascoag (2017)
- University Internal Medicine, Inc., Pawtucket (2019)
- CCAP Family Health Services, Cranston* (2023)
- Primary Care Partners Health Center, Warwick* (2024)
- Warwick Health Center, Warwick* (2024)
- Lexington Family Practice, Lexington (2014)
- Reginald Parker, MD, Northlake Family Medical Practice, Columbia (2014)
- Deanna Vroman, MD, Medical University of South Carolina, Mount Pleasant (2023)
- Arsalan Shirwany, MD, FACC, Stern Cardiovascular Foundation, Germantown (2014)
- Daniel Otten, MD, FACC, Stern Cardiovascular Foundation, Germantown (2014)
- Holger Salazar, MD, FACC, Stern Cardiovascular Foundation, Germantown (2014)
- Jennifer Morrow, MD, FACC, Stern Cardiovascular Foundation, Germantown (2014)
- Methodist Medical Group–Primary Care, Memphis (2014)
- Jason Infeld, MD, FACC, Stern Cardiovascular Foundation, Germantown (2015)
- Rural Medical Services, Inc., Newport (2017)*
- Mountain People’s Health Councils, Oneida* (2018)
- Chota Community Health Services – Madisonville (Madisonville, TN)* (2020)
- Chota Community Health Services (Madisonville, Vonore, & Tellico Plains, TN)* (2024)
- Kelsey-Seybold Clinic–Cypress, Houston (2014)
- Kelsey-Seybold Clinic–Pasadena, Pasadena (2014)
- Kelsey-Seybold Clinic–Webster, Webster (2015)
- Michael Andrew Cooper, MD, Flower Mound (2017)
- Nusrat Khan, MD, MBA, CMQ, Medpeds Medical Clinic, PA, Weatherford (2019)
- Intermountain Moroni Clinic, Moroni (2019)
- Physician Associates of Virginia, PC, Salem Family Clinic, Salem (2018)
- Charles City Regional Health Services, Inc., Charles City* (2019)
- Peninsula Community Health Services, Bremerton* (2014)
- International Community Health Services, Seattle* (2015)
- Gilman Family Practice, Spokane Valley (2019)
- Roane County Family Health Care, Spencer* (2014)
- Community Care of West Virginia, Rock Cave* (2024)
- Babson & Associates Primary Care, PC, Cheyenne (2018)
- Ellsworth Medical Clinic, Ellsworth (2012)
- River Falls Medical Clinic, River Falls (2013)
- ThedaCare Regional Medical Center–Appleton (2013)
- Plymouth Family Physicians, SC, Plymouth (2017)
- Marshfield Clinic Health System, Marshfield* (2019)
* Denotes a health care organization that is or includes a health center funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
Last Reviewed: May 7, 2026