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Center Well
Gastonia, North Carolina

Primary Care Physician

Primary CareFull-Time

Listed compensation

$255k-$299k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Become a Part of Our Caring Community

Join a Team That's Redefining Senior Primary Care. Humana's Primary Care Organization is one of the largest and fastest-growing senior-focused, value-based care providers in the country.

With more than 340 centers across 15 states operating under the CenterWell and Conviva brands, we're transforming healthcare by placing seniors at the center of everything we do. We are looking for a Primary Care Physician to join our CenterWell office in Gastonia, North Carolina.

This is a full-time, onsite position and you will report to the Associate Medical Director.

Key Responsibilities

  • Deliver comprehensive outpatient care to adult and senior patients.
  • Maintain accurate medical records and documentation.
  • Diagnose and manage moderately to complex medical conditions.
  • Coordinate referrals and collaborate with specialists.

Use your skills to make an impact

Required Qualifications

  • MD or DO from an accredited medical school
  • Active, unrestricted NC medical license
  • Board Certification in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Geriatric Medicine
  • Minimum of 2 years' experience in value-based care or managing high-acuity geriatric patients
  • Participation in Tuberculosis (TB) screening program

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience working with senior populations or in value-based care settings
  • Experience supervising Advanced Practice Providers (NPs/PAs)

Additional Information

#PhysicianCareers

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.

Requirements

Requires an MD or DO degree with an active, unrestricted North Carolina medical license and board certification in Family, Internal, or Geriatric Medicine. Candidates must have at least 2 years of experience in value-based care or managing high-acuity geriatric patients.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Clinical diagnosisMedical documentationPatient care coordinationSupervision of advanced practice providers

Primary Care — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 56% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$277k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $293k in an average-cost state. 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Primary Care market look like in North Carolina?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$255k–$299kPrimary Care median $275k (middle half $260k–$305k)176 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$293k in purchasing powerNorth Carolina index 94.3 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Primary Care listings in North Carolina27 active1,392 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 8% remote · 56% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNorth Carolina Physician listings: 31% state a sign-on bonus (median $30k) · 18% offer loan repayment505 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Primary Care Jobs

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Salary Distribution

35 jobs · 26 employers
6
<$285k
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$285k-320k
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6
$355k-390k
3
$390k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

30 jobs · 26 employers
401k / retirement match
90% this job
Sign-on bonus
67%
CME allowance
67%
Relocation assistance
57%
Loan repayment
37%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.3this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Primary Care listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,353 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Center Well

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

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, and vision benefits
401(k) retirement savings plan
Paid time off
Company and personal holidays
Paid parental and caregiver leave
Short-term and long-term disability
Life insurance
Bonus incentive plan

Living in Gastonia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$275k≈ 1.1× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,483/mo≈ 7% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.3
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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