Gastroenterology Hospitalist Physician - Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital
Charlottesville, VA
About this role
At a glance
Gastroenterology Hospitalist Physician - Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital with Sentara Health in Charlottesville, VA. Listed from the employer's own careers site.
- Employer: Sentara Health
- Location: Charlottesville, VA
- Posted by employer: 2026-09-25
- Schedule: Full-time
- Pay stated in the posting: $610,000
- Procedures: ERCP / EUS named in the posting
- Setting: Inpatient / GI hospitalist
- Also mentioned: Student loan help
- License: ABIM
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The contract: what this ad says, and what to ask
- Pay model wRVU-based productivity pay
- Schedule Weekday schedule stated
- Advanced procedures ERCP / EUS named
- Malpractice Malpractice coverage stated
The ad does not say. Ask the recruiter:
- 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?
- APP and staff support. How many APPs, nurses, and schedulers per physician?
- 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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Public data about this job's location and employer, collected in one place.
Local GI market
45 gastroenterologists
within 30 miles. That is 35.5 per 100,000 adults aged 45-74, 161% more than the US average (13.6).
24% 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
59% colonoscopy
Medicare fee-for-service procedures billed within 30 miles in 2024: 8,424 colonoscopies, 3,718 EGDs, 1,559 ERCPs, 568 EUS.
ERCP volume is heavy and EUS is heavy for the population, compared with the US (adjusted for Medicare Advantage share). 90% done in a hospital or surgery center; 95% by gastroenterologists.
67.9% of adults 45-75 in this county are up to date on colorectal screening, about the same as the state (67.3%).
33% of Medicare patients here are in Medicare Advantage (state: 40%). Medicare procedure counts above cover only the other 67%.
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 Virginia are 1.1% above the US average.
$610k here buys what $603k buys in an average-priced state
Virginia state income tax on $610k: about $35k (5.7%), 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)
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 Virginia: 14, median $510k.
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.