About this role
At a glance
Physician - Gastroenterologist with Ochsner Health in Slidell, LA. Listed from the employer's own careers site.
- Employer: Ochsner Health
- Location: Slidell, LA
- Schedule: Full-time
- Also mentioned: Relocation help
- License: ABIM
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The contract: what this ad says, and what to ask
- Malpractice Malpractice coverage 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?
- 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?
- 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?
- 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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Know before you apply
Public data about this job's location and employer, collected in one place.
Local GI market
34 gastroenterologists
within 30 miles. That is 13 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
56% colonoscopy
Medicare fee-for-service procedures billed within 30 miles in 2024: 5,063 colonoscopies, 3,435 EGDs, 302 ERCPs, 221 EUS.
ERCP volume is heavy and EUS is heavy for the population, compared with the US (adjusted for Medicare Advantage share). 96% done in a hospital or surgery center; 67% by gastroenterologists.
67.7% of adults 45-75 in this county are up to date on colorectal screening, about the same as the state (66.3%).
62% of Medicare patients here are in Medicare Advantage (state: 57%). Medicare procedure counts above cover only the other 38%.
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 Louisiana are 11.8% below the US average.
Louisiana state income tax on $450k: about $14k (3%), single filer, before deductions. Local taxes not included. ($450k is a reference salary; this ad states none.)
Source: BEA regional price parities, 2024. State level; big metros cost more. Tax: Tax Foundation 2026 state brackets.
Employer
Academic medical center, 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 5 H-1B wage filings for attending GI physicians (2024-2026), at $350k-$550k (median $550k).
All GI H-1B filings in Louisiana: 7, median $350k.
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