About this role
At a glance
Gastroenterologist with Intermountain Health in Logan, UT. Listed from the employer's own careers site.
- Employer: Intermountain Health
- Location: Logan, UT
- Schedule: Full-time
- Pay stated in the posting: $660,000
- Sign-on bonus: $100,000
- Call: 1:4 call
- Procedures: ERCP / EUS named in the posting
- Setting: Academic
- Also mentioned: Student loan help, Relocation help
- License: ABIM
Apply on the employer site. The full job description, benefits, and contact are there.
The contract: what this ad says, and what to ask
- Call 1:4 call
- Advanced procedures ERCP / EUS named
- APP and staff support APP support mentioned
- Visa sponsorship stated
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?
- 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.
- 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?
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Public data about this job's location and employer, collected in one place.
Local GI market
4 gastroenterologists
within 30 miles. That is 6.7 per 100,000 adults aged 45-74, 51% fewer than the US average (13.6). Fewer GIs usually means fuller schedules sooner.
75% of them finished medical school 30 or more years ago (US: 36%). Expect retirements to open up patient volume.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file; Census ACS 2019-2023.
Procedure mix nearby
71% colonoscopy
Medicare fee-for-service procedures billed within 30 miles in 2024: 836 colonoscopies, 338 EGDs, 0 ERCPs, 0 EUS.
No ERCPs billed nearby and no EUS for the population, compared with the US (adjusted for Medicare Advantage share). 98% done in a hospital or surgery center; 78% by gastroenterologists.
58.3% of adults 45-75 in this county are up to date on colorectal screening, 4.7 points below the state (63%).
63% of Medicare patients here are in Medicare Advantage (state: 55%). Medicare procedure counts above cover only the other 37%.
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 Utah are 1.1% below the US average.
$660k here buys what $667k buys in an average-priced state
Utah state income tax on $660k: about $30k (4.5%), single filer, before deductions. Local taxes not included.
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)
This employer filed 3 H-1B wage filings for attending GI physicians (2025), at $550k-$600k (median $600k).
All GI H-1B filings in Utah: 4, median $575k.
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