There are 8 physician-owned gastroenterology practices in Delaware, vetted against the NPPES NPI Registry. Hospital-employed, government, and academic positions are excluded.
9 independent gastroenterology practices across Delaware, cross-referenced against NPPES, state medical boards, and each practice's own website. Negotiate from leverage instead of from gratitude.
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If a recruiter tells you the hospital is the only viable gastroenterology employer within driving distance, you should be able to name five physician-owned groups that prove otherwise before the end of the call. This directory is how you get to five. The Real Contract course walks you through every clause that matters.
Hospital-employed, government-operated, and academic positions are excluded. These are not independent private practices:
Hospital systems
Milford, DE
Adarsh Sai, MD brings gastroenterology expertise to patients in Milford, Delaware through a physician-owned practice. Beyond gastroenterology, the office offers digestive health and GI care. Contact by phone to discuss potential employment or buy-in opportunities.
100 Wellness Way, Milford, DE 19963
Newark, DE
Based in Newark, Delaware, Dr. Fedele J. DePalma, MD runs an independently owned gastroenterology practice focused on direct physician-patient relationships. Services extend to digestive health and GI care. Reach out by phone for information about joining this practice.
MAP 1, 4745 Ogletown Stanton Rd Ste 134, Newark, DE 19713
Newark, DE
Dr. Scott M. Meyerson sees patients at a private gastroenterology office in Newark, Delaware, emphasizing physician autonomy in clinical care. Beyond gastroenterology, the office offers digestive health and GI care. Contact by phone to discuss potential employment or buy-in opportunities.
537 Stanton Christiana Rd #207, Newark, DE 19713
Newark, DE
A privately owned gastroenterology practice, Penn Liver Transplant Newark is located in Newark, Delaware. Additional capabilities include digestive health and GI care. Physicians exploring opportunities can reach out through the practice website or by phone.
Penn Liver Transplant Clinic, 537 Stanton Christiana Rd #202, Newark, DE 19713
Newark, DE
US Digestive Health (USDH) is one of the leading gastroenterology practices in the United States. USDH aims to deliver high-value, patient-centric digestive healthcare by bringing new insights into the care, treatment, and prevention of digestive health disorders. With more than 35 office locations, 20+ ambulatory surgery centers, and over 250 GI providers across Southeastern, Central, and Southwestern Pennsylvania and Delaware, USDH provides high-quality, comprehensive digestive health services
Apex Medical Building, 537 Stanton Christiana Rd #203, Newark, DE 19713
Wilmington, DE
A solo gastroenterology practitioner in Wilmington, Delaware, Brooks Michael J MD provides care under an independent practice model. The practice also provides digestive health and GI care and internal medicine. Visit the practice website or call to discuss potential openings.
1941 Limestone Rd, Wilmington, DE 19808
Wilmington, DE
Michael H Bass sees patients at a private gastroenterology office in Wilmington, Delaware, emphasizing physician autonomy in clinical care. Additional capabilities include digestive health and GI care. Physicians exploring opportunities can reach out through the practice website or by phone.
1941 Limestone Rd # 120, Wilmington, DE 19808
Wilmington, DE
In Wilmington, Delaware, US Digestive Health at Wilmington - Limestone offers gastroenterology care as part of the region's private practice scene. Services extend to digestive health and GI care. Reach the office through their website or direct phone line for career-related questions.
Limestone Medical Center, 1941 Limestone Rd # 120, Wilmington, DE 19808
Then PGY-Final hits, and the page is blank. A recruiter calls. A contract lands in your inbox with a 50-mile non-compete, an opaque productivity model, and a signing bonus you do not understand the strings on.
Nobody is telling you what other gastroenterology practices exist in Delaware, what the contract really says, or which lawyer to call. The senior people in your program signed without reading because they had no guide either. This directory is the first page of the map.
This directory covers 8 independently operated gastroenterology practices in Delaware. The data comes from two sources: the NPPES NPI Registry (the federal provider database maintained by CMS) and DataForSEO business listings for contact details and descriptions. I've excluded every practice that doesn't qualify as physician-owned. That means hospital-employed positions, academic roles, and corporate medical groups are filtered out. What remains is 9 practices across 3 cities.
The reason this matters is that job boards don't distinguish between an independent gastroenterology practice and a corporate medical group. They list them side by side, identical formatting, identical apply buttons. But the compensation model, the call schedule, the equity path, and the long-term upside are completely different depending on who owns the practice. This page separates the two. You can work through the list, contact practices directly, and skip the recruiter entirely.
Delaware's physician-owned gastroenterology directory lists 8 practice locations across 3 cities.
None of the gastroenterology practices listed in Delaware carry a PE-Backed or Corporate-Acquired flag. All listings in this directory are physician-owned independent practices verified through NPPES.
Practices are located in Milford, Newark, and Wilmington.
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Daniel Aragón, MD, MBAThere are 8 physician-owned gastroenterology private practices in Delaware, verified against the NPPES NPI Registry. All are independently operated. Hospital-employed, government, corporate, and academic positions are excluded.
A physician-owned practice is one where licensed physicians hold controlling ownership of the business entity. This is distinct from hospital employment, corporate medical groups, or private equity-backed practices where non-physician entities control the business.
The Corporate-Acquired flag means the practice was historically physician-owned but has since been acquired by a corporate entity such as Optum. The MSO-Affiliated flag means the practice uses a Management Services Organization for billing and administration while physicians retain practice-level ownership.
Delaware's physician-owned gastroenterology practices include Joel E. Chodos, MD - Digestive Health Center (Newark), Delaware Center for Digestive Care (DCDC) - Newark (Newark, founded 1970, 35 physicians), and GI Specialists of Delaware - Newark (Newark). Delaware Center for Dig...
NPPES is the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System, a federal database maintained by CMS. Every practice in this directory has an active NPI record in NPPES, confirming it is a registered U.S. medical practice.
Many do, but not all. Physician-owned endoscopy centers represent the primary financial advantage of GI private practice over hospital employment. In Delaware, groups with ASC or endoscopy center ownership generate significantly higher per-physician revenue from facility fees (roughly $800-$3,000 per colonoscopy under commercial payers). Always ask about ownership structure and buy-in terms during any practice interview, this single variable often predicts a $100,000-$250,000 income difference annually.
| Physician-Owned | Hospital-Employed | Corporate / PE-Backed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who controls the practice | Physicians | Health system | Non-physician entity |
| Non-compete scope | Narrower, negotiable | Broad | Very broad |
| Partnership / buy-in path | Common | Rare | Rare |
| Call schedule flexibility | Higher | Variable | Lower |
| Productivity bonus upside | High | Moderate | Moderate |
| Included in this directory | Yes | No | Flagged |
This directory is maintained by Daniel Aragón, MD, MBA, a physician who just walked this path. All listings are pulled from the NPPES NPI Registry (CMS.gov), the federal database of all U.S. medical providers. Hospital-employed, corporate, and government-operated positions are excluded. Last updated: .
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