Gastroenterologist
Brenham, TX
About this role
At a glance
Gastroenterologist with Baylor Scott & White Health in Brenham, TX. Listed from the employer's own careers site.
- Employer: Baylor Scott & White Health
- Location: Brenham, TX
- Schedule: Full-time
- License: ABIM
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The contract: what this ad says, and what to ask
The ad does not say. Ask the recruiter:
- Pay model. Base salary, wRVU rate and threshold, or collections percentage? What did year-2 doctors actually earn?
- Call. Call ratio, weekends, GI bleed call, and is advanced (ERCP) call separate?
- Partnership. Years to partner, buy-in amount, and what you buy: ASC units, ancillaries, or a title without equity?
- Schedule. Endoscopy days versus clinic half-days per week, and how many hospitals you cover.
- Advanced procedures. How many ERCPs and EUS a year would a new hire actually get?
- APP and staff support. How many APPs, nurses, and schedulers per physician?
- Malpractice. Occurrence or claims-made, and who pays for tail coverage if you leave?
- Noncompete. Radius in miles and length in months, and does it apply if they end your contract?
- Visa. Who files the petition, are they cap-exempt, and have they placed a Conrad 30 J-1 physician before?
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Know before you apply
Public data about this job's location and employer, collected in one place.
Local GI market
3 gastroenterologists
within 30 miles. That is 4.4 per 100,000 adults aged 45-74, 68% fewer than the US average (13.6). Fewer GIs usually means fuller schedules sooner.
33% of them finished medical school 30 or more years ago (US: 36%).
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file; Census ACS 2019-2023.
Procedure mix nearby
70% colonoscopy
Medicare fee-for-service procedures billed within 30 miles in 2024: 601 colonoscopies, 252 EGDs, 0 ERCPs, 0 EUS.
No ERCPs billed nearby and no EUS for the population, compared with the US (adjusted for Medicare Advantage share). 100% done in a hospital or surgery center; 70% by gastroenterologists.
65.6% of adults 45-75 in this county are up to date on colorectal screening, 7.8 points above the state (57.8%).
41% of Medicare patients here are in Medicare Advantage (state: 55%). Medicare procedure counts above cover only the other 59%.
Source: CMS Medicare Physician and Other Practitioners by provider and service, 2024 (fee-for-service only; services for fewer than 11 patients hidden). CMS MA penetration; CDC PLACES 2025 (2022 survey).
Cost of living
Prices in Texas are 2.9% below the US average.
Texas has no state income tax on wages.
Source: BEA regional price parities, 2024. State level; big metros cost more. Tax: Tax Foundation 2026 state brackets.
Employer
Nonprofit health system, 501(c)(3)
The employer is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. W-2 jobs with it usually count toward Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Confirm which entity pays you.
Visas (H-1B / J-1)
No H-1B filings for GI physicians from this employer in the data we hold. That does not mean it will not sponsor.
All GI H-1B filings in Texas: 20, median $345k.
Parts of this county are federal primary care shortage areas (HPSAs). Check the exact practice address. Conrad 30 J-1 waiver jobs usually must be in a shortage area; each state sets its own rules. State J-1 waiver contacts (3RNET).
Source: US Dept. of Labor LCA disclosure data (certified H-1B, FY2024-FY2026); HRSA HPSA data. All GI H-1B employers