Physician-Gastroenterology-Hepatologist
Veterans Health Administration
Little Rock AFB, AR
$365,000 - $390,000 · Full-time · Academic · ABIM
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- Schedule Weekday schedule stated
- Malpractice Malpractice coverage stated
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- 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?
- 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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Cost of living
Prices in Arkansas are 13.1% below the US average.
$365k here buys what $420k buys in an average-priced state
Arkansas state income tax on $365k: about $14k (3.9%), 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.
State rules for your contract
Noncompete: Void for physicians
Noncompetes with physicians are void. Ark. Code § 4-75-101(k), from 2025. Usually covers only contracts signed after that date.
Interstate Medical Licensure Compact: law passed, not yet active.
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Employer
Federal (VA), Government
The employer is a government employer. 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 4 H-1B wage filings for attending GI physicians (2024), at $337k-$384k (median $361k).
All GI H-1B filings in Arkansas: 5, median $384k.
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.