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Express Pain and Urgent Care P
Corpus Christi, Texas

Physician

Pain Medicine 8.0 Work-LifeNo callNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$230k-$375k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

  • Physician – Pain Management
  • Epic Pain Management | Corpus Christi, Texas
  • Full-Time | Monday–Friday | 8:00 AM–5:00 PM | Zero Call

Epic Pain Management is seeking a board-certified or board-eligible Pain Management Physician (MD/DO) with fellowship training to join our growing Corpus Christi practice.

Build your practice without building the infrastructure around it.

As a physician-founded, physician-owned, and physician-led interventional pain practice, Epic gives physicians the autonomy to practice medicine with the support of an established organization behind them. You'll have experienced physician mentorship, dedicated MA/scribe support, zero call, and strong clinical and operational infrastructure—allowing you to focus on your patients, procedures, and practice growth.

Whether you're completing fellowship or are an experienced physician ready for your next opportunity, you'll have the resources to build your presence in the Corpus Christi community, develop strong patient and referral relationships, and grow alongside an expanding Texas practice.

  • Why Physicians Choose Epic
  • Competitive compensation model with productivity and performance-based incentives
  • Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM schedule
  • Zero call
  • 1–2 dedicated Medical Assistants/clinical scribes
  • Minimal after-hours charting
  • Clinical autonomy with established operational support
  • Experienced physician mentorship and support
  • Malpractice insurance fully covered
  • CME allowance + dedicated CME time off
  • DEA licensing support

Credentialing Handled by Our Team

  • 80% employer-paid medical insurance for employees + 20% employer-paid medical insurance for dependents
  • 401(k) with 4% employer match
  • PTO + paid holidays
  • Additional benefits including pet, legal, identity theft, and travel insurance
  • Employee discount programs
  • Opportunities for professional growth, practice development, and future leadership

Practice Medicine. Not Paperwork.

Each physician is supported by 1–2 dedicated Medical Assistants who also function as clinical scribes, helping reduce documentation burden and minimize after-hours charting.

Combined with dedicated scheduling, credentialing, and operational support, our infrastructure gives you more time to evaluate patients, perform procedures, develop treatment plans, and build meaningful patient relationships.

As Epic continues to expand throughout Texas, you'll also have opportunities to contribute ideas, participate in practice development, and help shape the future of the organization.

What You'll Do

Evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients with acute and chronic pain conditions, including spinal, neuropathic, and accident-related injuries

  • Develop individualized treatment plans using evidence-based, minimally invasive approaches
  • Perform fluoroscopy-guided interventional pain procedures, including:
  • Epidural steroid injections
  • Medial branch blocks
  • Radiofrequency ablations
  • Facet joint injections
  • Nerve blocks
  • Other minimally invasive pain interventions
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes
  • Maintain accurate and timely medical documentation with dedicated scribe support
  • Provide compassionate, patient-centered care while maintaining clinical excellence
  • Participate in quality assurance and performance improvement initiatives
  • Stay current with advances in pain medicine through continuing education and professional development

Requirements

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications

  • MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school
  • Completion of fellowship training in Pain Management
  • Board-certified or board-eligible in Pain Medicine
  • Active Texas medical license or eligibility to obtain one
  • DEA license or eligibility to obtain one and appropriate medical credentials
  • Strong clinical judgment and procedural skills
  • Excellent communication skills and a compassionate, patient-centered approach
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
  • Commitment to ethical practice, compliance, and patient safety

Preferred Experience

  • Experience in both clinic-based and procedure-based interventional pain management
  • Experience performing fluoroscopy-guided procedures
  • Interest or exposure to wellness, regenerative, or integrative medicine services
  • Interest in practice development, growth, and innovation

Build Your Future With Epic

Whether you're finishing fellowship or are an experienced physician ready for your next chapter, Epic offers the autonomy to practice medicine, the infrastructure to support you, and the opportunity to build something meaningful.

Build your practice. Make an impact. Grow with Epic.

Join Epic Pain Management in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Key Responsibilities

The physician will evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients with acute and chronic pain conditions using evidence-based, minimally invasive approaches. They are responsible for performing fluoroscopy-guided interventional procedures and maintaining accurate medical documentation with scribe support.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Patient evaluationClinical documentationTreatment planningMultidisciplinary collaborationMedical ethics

Pain Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Pain Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 66% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$303k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $312k in an average-cost state. 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Express Pain and Urgent Care P ranks #13 of 14 employers hiring Pain Medicine on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 82/100, 9 active listings.

Pain Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 9.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician at EXPRESS PAIN AND URGENT CARE P a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 10% in Pain Medicine — ranked against 130 active Pain Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$303k midpoint, that is roughly $12k–$21k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

Top Pain Medicine Jobs

24 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution24 jobs · 19 employers

6
<$430k
7
$430k-510k
5
$510k-590k
4
$590k-670k
2
$670k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks20 jobs · 19 employers

401k / retirement match
75% this job
Sign-on bonus
60%
CME allowance
45% this job
Relocation assistance
20%
Loan repayment
15%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Physician - Pain / Vascular Medicine - Procedural Training Provided

CHS Recruiting · Bethesda, Maryland

$450k-$800k
#2

Anesthesiologist Dallas (DFW) TX

Healthcare Recruitment Counselors · Dallas, Texas

$430K - $770K
#3

ST. MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER - ANES - STAFF PHYSICIAN

$661,667
#4

Physician - Anesthesiology - Kelsey Sey bold Clinic at Springwoods Village

$402k-$630k
+ 22 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 8.0
Among the best 10% of Pain Medicine listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 130 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No weekends

Living in Corpus Christi

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$243k≈ 1.1× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,424/mo≈ 7% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.7
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Corpus Christi, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Express Pain and Urgent Care P

Hospitals and Health Care
San Antonio, Texas
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Malpractice insurance fully covered
CME allowance + dedicated CME time off
DEA licensing support
Credentialing handled by team
80% employer-paid medical insurance for employees + 20% for dependents
401(k) with 4% employer match
PTO + paid holidays
Additional benefits: pet, legal, identity theft, travel insurance