D. Eric Mendelsohn is President and CEO of National Health Investors Inc. (NHI). The company reported total compensation of $3,652,795 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $700,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $586,720 |
| Option awards | $705,575 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $1,650,000 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | — |
| All other compensation | $10,500 |
| Total | $3,652,795 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure National Health Investors Inc. filed April 3, 2026, accession 0000877860-26-000098.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President and CEO | $700,000 | $0 | $586,720 | $705,575 | $1,650,000 | — | $10,500 | $3,652,795 |
| FY2023 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $500,000 | $0 | $246,500 | $453,123 | $875,044 | $0 | $9,900 | $2,084,567 |
| FY2021 | Chief Executive Officer and President | $397,838 | $370,000 | $0 | $1,790,815 | $0 | $0 | $8,700 | $2,567,353 |
| FY2020 | Chief Executive Officer and President | $386,250 | $350,000 | $0 | $694,230 | $350,000 | $0 | $8,550 | $1,789,030 |
| FY2019 | Chief Executive Officer and President | $375,000 | $325,000 | $0 | $775,113 | $325,000 | $0 | $8,400 | $1,808,513 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for National Health Investors Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $6,490,000 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-2,837,205 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 13th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 15 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group National Health Investors Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| D. Eric Mendelsohn this page | President and CEO | $3,652,795 |
| John Spaid | Executive Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | $2,180,555 |
| Kevin Pascoe | Executive Vice President of Investments and Chief Investment Officer | $1,987,215 |
| David Travis | Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer | $1,438,600 |
| Kristin Gaines | Senior Vice President and Chief Transaction Officer | $1,326,552 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full National Health Investors Inc. compensation brief.
D. Eric Mendelsohn's compensation sits inside National Health Investors Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.