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Center Well
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Primary Care Physician

Primary Care 8.8 Work-LifeNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$255k-$299k

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Job Description

Become a Part of Our Caring Community

CenterWell Senior Primary Care, a subsidiary of Humana, provides senior-focused, value-based care through more than 340 centers across 15 states.

We're looking for a Primary Care Physician (MD/DO) to join our outpatient clinic in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. This is a full-time, onsite, patient-facing role reporting to the Associate Medical Director

At CenterWell, you will have the time and support to build meaningful patient relationships while delivering high-quality care to seniors in the local community.

What You'll Do

  • You will provide comprehensive primary care services to a panel of adult and senior patients.
  • You will care for patients with chronic and complex medical conditions.
  • You will typically see 12-15 patients per day, allowing for longer visits and stronger patient relationships.
  • You will manage longitudinal care plans focused on prevention, wellness, and chronic disease management.
  • You will complete accurate, same-day documentation to support quality outcomes and patient care.
  • You will manage a daily clinical inbox, including lab review, patient messages, prescriptions, and follow-up care.
  • You will coordinate care with specialists, hospitals, community resources, and members of the care team.
  • You will apply Medicare risk adjustment and annual condition documentation practices to support comprehensive patient care.

Use your skills to make an impact

Required Qualifications

  • MD or DO from an accredited medical school
  • Board Certified or Board Eligible in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Geriatric Medicine
  • Active, unrestricted medical license in South Carolina or ability to obtain licensure
  • Active, unrestricted DEA registration or ability to obtain prior to start date

Qualifications That Will Help You Excel

  • 2+ years of experience caring for senior populations within a Medicare Advantage setting
  • Experience supervising Advanced Practice Providers (NPs/PAs)

Your Compensation Package May Include

  • Competitive base salary plus annual incentive opportunity.
  • Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance, where applicable.
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Paid time off and CME support.
  • 401(k) with employer match.
  • Malpractice coverage.
  • Comprehensive benefits beginning on day one.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Pay Range

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.

$255,000 - $298,500 per year

This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.

Description of Benefits

Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work.

Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.

About Us

About CenterWell Senior Primary Care

CenterWell Senior Primary Care provides proactive, preventive care to seniors, including wellness visits, physical exams, chronic condition management, screenings, minor injury treatment and more.

Our unique care model focuses on personalized experiences, taking time to listen, learn and address the factors that impact patient well-being.

Our integrated care teams, which include physicians, nurses, behavioral health specialists and more, spend up to 50 percent more time with patients, providing compassionate, personalized care that brings better health outcomes.

We go beyond physical health by also addressing other factors that can impact a patient’s well-being.

About CenterWell, a Humana company: CenterWell is a leading healthcare services business focused on creating integrated and differentiated experiences that put our patients at the center of everything we do. The result is high-quality healthcare that is accessible, comprehensive and, most of all, personalized.

As the largest provider of senior-focused primary care, a leading provider of home healthcare and a leading integrated home delivery, specialty, hospice and retail pharmacy, CenterWell is focused on whole health and addressing the physical, emotional and social wellness of our patients.

CenterWell is part of Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM). Learn more about what we offer at CenterWell.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status.

It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements.

This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive primary care to adult and senior patients, including those with chronic and complex conditions, with a typical daily volume of 12–15 patients. Manage preventive and longitudinal care plans, complete same-day documentation, handle clinical inbox tasks, coordinate with care teams and external providers, and apply Medicare risk adjustment practices.

Requirements

Requires an MD or DO from an accredited medical school, board certification or eligibility in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Geriatric Medicine, and an active unrestricted South Carolina medical license or ability to obtain one. An active unrestricted DEA registration or ability to obtain it before starting is required; experience with senior populations in Medicare Advantage and supervision of NPs or PAs are preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Geriatric CareComplex Medical CareWellness PlanningLongitudinal Care PlanningClinical DocumentationClinical Inbox ManagementPrescription ManagementCare CoordinationAdvanced Practice Provider Supervision

Primary Care — Physician Career Context

The cost-of-living index for South Carolina is 93.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$277k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $295k in an average-cost state. 60.6% of South Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 40% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

What does the Primary Care market look like in South Carolina?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score8.8 / 10 · top 5% in primary careranked against 1,335 Primary Care listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$255k–$299kPrimary Care median $274k (middle half $247k–$311k)148 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$295k in purchasing powerSouth Carolina index 93.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Primary Care listings in South Carolina16 active1,336 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 40% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedSouth Carolina physician listings (all specialties): 20% state a sign-on bonus (median $100k) · 15% offer loan repayment449 active listings, Nov 2026
Primary Care hiring demand#17 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 42 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 503 postings, 521 closed
New Primary Care listings920 in the last 30 days458 the 30 days before (+101%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Primary Care pay trend−2.2% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Center Well#7 of 11 for payTop Employers work-life index
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,335 Primary Care listings), Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Primary Care Physician at Center Well a 8.8 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Primary Care — ranked against 1,335 active Primary Care listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
44% this job
Loan repayment
28%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 8.8
Among the best 10% of Primary Care listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,335 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
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About Center Well

Hospitals and Health Care
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive base salary plus annual incentive
Sign-on bonus
Relocation assistance
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Paid time off
CME support
401(k) with employer match
Malpractice coverage

Living in Myrtle Beach

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$333k≈ 1.3× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,697/mo≈ 8% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
18 min
State income tax
Up to 6.5%
Sources & methodology

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

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.