Gastroenterology Physician
Sunnyvale, Texas
About this role
At a glance
Gastroenterology Physician with GI Alliance in Sunnyvale, Texas. Listed from the employer's own careers site.
- Employer: GI Alliance
- Location: Sunnyvale, Texas
- Schedule: Full-time
- Call: No call
- Setting: Outpatient only, Private practice
- Also mentioned: Relocation help, Partnership track
- 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 Outpatient-focused, light call
- Partnership track offered, ASC equity
- APP and staff support APP support mentioned
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?
- 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?
- 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?
Read from the employer's posting by DigestiveJobs. Confirm every term in the written contract.
Know before you apply
Public data about this job's location and employer, collected in one place.
Local GI market
220 gastroenterologists
within 30 miles. That is 16.5 per 100,000 adults aged 45-74, 21% more than the US average (13.6).
28% 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
68% colonoscopy
Medicare fee-for-service procedures billed within 30 miles in 2024: 46,046 colonoscopies, 19,074 EGDs, 1,407 ERCPs, 993 EUS.
ERCP volume is typical and EUS is typical for the population, compared with the US (adjusted for Medicare Advantage share). 99% done in a hospital or surgery center; 52% by gastroenterologists.
56.2% of adults 45-75 in this county are up to date on colorectal screening, 1.6 points below the state (57.8%).
55% of Medicare patients here are in Medicare Advantage (state: 55%). Medicare procedure counts above cover only the other 45%.
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
Physician group (corporate-owned), For-profit
Majority owned (73%) by Cardinal Health since January 30, 2025. Checked 2026-09-28.
For-profit employer. Jobs here do not count toward PSLF.
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