Inflammatory Bowel Disease Physician
Murray, UT
About this role
At a glance
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Physician with Intermountain Health in Murray, UT. Listed from the employer's own careers site.
- Employer: Intermountain Health
- Location: Murray, UT
- Posted by employer: 2026-08-10
- Schedule: Full-time
- Pay stated in the posting: $650,000
- Sign-on bonus: $50,000
- Call: 1:5 call
- 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 1:5 call
- 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.
- 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?
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Public data about this job's location and employer, collected in one place.
Local GI market
72 gastroenterologists
within 30 miles. That is 13.4 per 100,000 adults aged 45-74, close to the US average (13.6).
32% 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: 11,608 colonoscopies, 5,093 EGDs, 224 ERCPs, 252 EUS.
ERCP volume is thin and EUS is typical for the population, compared with the US (adjusted for Medicare Advantage share). 100% done in a hospital or surgery center; 63% by gastroenterologists.
65.3% of adults 45-75 in this county are up to date on colorectal screening, 2.3 points above the state (63%).
58% of Medicare patients here are in Medicare Advantage (state: 55%). Medicare procedure counts above cover only the other 42%.
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.
$650k here buys what $657k buys in an average-priced state
Utah state income tax on $650k: about $29k (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