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Dane Street
Stockton, California

Board Certified Internal Medicine Physicians for IME Cases- Stockton, CA

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Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

Dane Street is expanding our physician panel! This is an in-person opportunity for supplemental income for physicians providing a caseload customized to your schedule. Our physician panel is comprised of independent contract reviewers (1099) compensated on a per-case basis.

The ideal candidates will hold a CA license and be Board-Certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, or Occupational Medicine. We are searching for providers within the Stockton area in the state of California.

As Physician Reviewer/Advisor, you will utilize clinical expertise and reviews insurance appeals, and prospective and retrospective claims. The Physician Reviewer will provide an interpretation of the medical necessity of services provided by other healthcare professionals in compliance with client specific policies, nationally recognized evidence-based guidelines, and standards of care.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

Reviews all medical records and addresses each question posed by the client utilizing client specific criteria or other nationally recognized evidence-based criteria

Ensures that the rationale for the determination is clear, concise, and contains adequate supporting documentation to substantiate the decision

Identifies, critiques, and utilizes current criteria and resources such as national, state, and professional association guidelines and peer-reviewed literature that support sound and objective decision-making and rationales in reviews; refrains from using case studies, cohorts, and the like to make decisions due to their limited sample sizes

  • Provides copies of any criteria utilized in a review with the report in a timely manner
  • Returns cases on or before the due date and time
  • Makes telephone calls as mandated by the state and/or client specifics
  • Maintains proper credentialing and state licenses and any special certifications or requirements necessary to perform the job

Attends All Required Orientation and Training

  • Performs other duties as assigned including identifying and responding to quality assurance issues, complaints, regulatory issues, depositions, court appearances, or audits
  • Board certification required, active practice required

Please Be Aware

In the interest of the security of all parties, Dane Street will never conduct interviews via text or request checks from candidates for any reason including the purchase of equipment.

Robust Opportunity for Supplemental Income

Schedule flexibility and predictable work hours - You choose services and case types, dictate volume, and conduct exams and reviews based on your schedule availability

No doctor/patient relationship is established and no treatment is provided. These are advisory-only opinions.

Enhanced industry expertise strengthening your medical practice with medical necessity and utilization review/management expertise

  • Expanded credentials as an expert in Independent Medical Exams and physician advisor services
  • Fully prepped cases, streamlined case flow, transcription services at no cost, and user-friendly work portal

Dane Street supports all referral processes, scheduling, preps cases extensively, prepares all medical records, provides transcription services as applicable, facilitates all client communications, and ensures the quality and timeliness of all reports and report delivery.

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Key Responsibilities

The Physician Reviewer will analyze medical records and insurance claims to determine the medical necessity of services based on evidence-based guidelines. They are responsible for providing clear, documented rationales for their determinations and attending required training.

Requirements

Candidates must be Board-Certified in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, or Occupational Medicine. An active California medical license and active clinical practice are required.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Medical Record ReviewMedical Necessity InterpretationInsurance Appeals ReviewCase Management

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Board Certified Internal Medicine Physicians for IME Cases- Stockton, CA at Dane Street a 7.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Internal Medicine — ranked against 1,271 active Internal Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc.

Internal Medicine — Physician Career Context

Dane Street holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 70/100, 156 active listings.

Of the 50 active Internal Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 12% are remote, 40% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Internal Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks42 jobs · 35 employers

401k / retirement match
83%
CME allowance
60%
Sign-on bonus
55%
Relocation assistance
45%
Loan repayment
33%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 7.9
Among the best 10% of Internal Medicine listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,271 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Stockton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$412k
Typical market rent
$2,010/mo
Residents’ average commute
32 min
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.