Physician (Gastroenterology)
Veterans Health Administration
West Palm Beach, FL
About this role
At a glance
Physician (Gastroenterology) with Veterans Health Administration in West Palm Beach, FL. Listed from the employer's own careers site.
- Employer: Veterans Health Administration
- Location: West Palm Beach, FL
- Posted by employer: 2026-07-16
- Schedule: Full-time
- Pay stated in the posting: $287,490 - $400,000
- Procedures: ERCP / EUS named in the posting
- Setting: Academic
- Also mentioned: Student loan help
- License: ABIM
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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?
- 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?
- 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?
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Local GI market
86 gastroenterologists
within 30 miles. That is 14.4 per 100,000 adults aged 45-74, close to the US average (13.6).
57% of them finished medical school 30 or more years ago (US: 36%). Expect retirements to open up patient volume.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file; Census ACS 2019-2023.
Procedure mix nearby
63% colonoscopy
Medicare fee-for-service procedures billed within 30 miles in 2024: 33,346 colonoscopies, 18,877 EGDs, 188 ERCPs, 387 EUS.
ERCP volume is thin and EUS is typical for the population, compared with the US (adjusted for Medicare Advantage share). 99% done in a hospital or surgery center; 54% by gastroenterologists.
67.3% of adults 45-75 in this county are up to date on colorectal screening, 1.7 points above the state (65.6%).
48% of Medicare patients here are in Medicare Advantage (state: 57%). Medicare procedure counts above cover only the other 52%.
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 Florida are 3.4% above the US average.
$287k here buys what $278k buys in an average-priced state
Florida 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
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 Florida: 23, median $573k.
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
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.