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Gastroenterologist

Surgery Partners

Durango, CO

$450,000 · Full-time · ABIM

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The contract: what this ad says, and what to ask

  • APP and staff support APP support mentioned
  • Malpractice Malpractice coverage stated

The ad does not say. Ask the recruiter:

  1. Pay model. Base salary, wRVU rate and threshold, or collections percentage? What did year-2 doctors actually earn?
  2. Call. Call ratio, weekends, GI bleed call, and is advanced (ERCP) call separate?
  3. Partnership. Years to partner, buy-in amount, and what you buy: ASC units, ancillaries, or a title without equity?
  4. Schedule. Endoscopy days versus clinic half-days per week, and how many hospitals you cover.
  5. Advanced procedures. How many ERCPs and EUS a year would a new hire actually get?
  6. Noncompete. Radius in miles and length in months, and does it apply if they end your contract?
  7. Visa. Who files the petition, are they cap-exempt, and have they placed a Conrad 30 J-1 physician before?

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Local GI market

6 gastroenterologists

within 30 miles. That is 19.1 per 100,000 adults aged 45-74, 40% more than the US average (13.6).

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: 1,073 colonoscopies, 452 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; 69% by gastroenterologists.

62.6% of adults 45-75 in this county are up to date on colorectal screening, about the same as the state (62.3%).

30% of Medicare patients here are in Medicare Advantage (state: 52%). Medicare procedure counts above cover only the other 70%.

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 Colorado are 3.1% above the US average.

$450k here buys what $436k buys in an average-priced state

Colorado state income tax on $450k: about $20k (4.4%), 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.

Hospitals and surgery centers

2 hospitals, 3 surgery centers

within 30 miles. 2 of the hospitals run an emergency department; 1 of 1 rated hold 4 or 5 CMS stars.

Nearest: Mercy Regional Medical Center (19 mi, 5 stars); Animas Surgical Hospital, Llc (19 mi).

1 of the surgery centers reported 641 Medicare outpatient colonoscopies in a year. More endoscopy centers usually means more ASC ownership and partnership options.

Source: CMS Care Compare, Hospital General Information and ASC Quality Reporting (ASC-12 colonoscopy cases, Medicare fee-for-service). Located by ZIP code.

State rules for your contract

Noncompete: Void for physicians

Noncompetes and patient non-solicits for physicians are void, at any income. C.R.S. § 8-2-113 (SB 25-083), from 2025-08-06. Usually covers only contracts signed after that date.

Interstate Medical Licensure Compact: member (faster multi-state licensing).

State law summary, not legal advice. Have a contract lawyer read your agreement. Source; IMLC states; all states.

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 Colorado: 1, median $425k.

This county has no current primary care shortage designation. 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

Data as of CMS clinicians 2026-09-28; Medicare claims 2024; MA 2026-09; BEA 2024; tax 2026; H-1B through 2026-09-28; ownership 2026-09-28. Something wrong? Report an error.

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