Primary Care Physician - Peak Primary Care: Thornton, CO
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Job Description
Job Description:
Colorado Physician Partners, PLLC is looking for a Primary Care Physician to join our clinic in Thornton, Colorado, one of 8 clinics in an independent private practice in the Thornton area. Our practice is a member of the independent practice association (IPA), PHPprime.
PHPprime provides wrap-around services to help make our practice successful, including care coordination, practice transformation coaching, risk adjustment coding education, population health management, data and analytics, specialist network management and large group contracting.
About Our Clinics
Independent, outpatient private practices within the Denver area The team is made up of Providers and support staff, as well as a social worker and an RN/patient educator, who are care coordinators.
Most of our practices also have mental health support This practice is an active participant in the largest IPA in Colorado and physicians have clinical faculty appointments with the University of Colorado. CU Medical students and Regis APP students keep physicians’ teaching skills sharp.
We are known as the “go-to” group in the area for complex patients needing the very best medical care. The physicians’ clinical excellence has earned maximum scores/bonuses with CPC+ and the practices look forward to continued high performance.
Practice are located off a major commuting/shopping artery in excellent payer-mix zip codes If interested in relocating to the Thornton area, please apply!
We would love to have you Qualified Candidates: Board eligible/board certified in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine Supervisory skills and interest in working with advanced practice providers Geriatric fellowship training or medicine subspecialty interests are welcome About Us: Colorado Physician Partners (CP2) is an exceptional group of independent primary care practices in Colorado focused on offering comprehensive individual and family care to the community.
Our providers work collaboratively to share best practices and create innovative solutions for improved quality of care. Join our team and grow your career with the highest performing practice group in the Colorado market!
Salary Range
Alpine is growing, and we welcome new talent to our highly collaborative and diverse team. We are passionate about building a leading national organization that enables physicians to focus on the joy of practicing medicine, and supports the ongoing transition to value-based care for senior populations. Alpine brings this same level of passion to employee engagement, career development and progression. If this aligns with your career goals, then look no further. Grow with us!
Key Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive primary care to patients within an independent private practice setting. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team including social workers and patient educators to manage complex patient needs.
Requirements
Candidates must be board eligible or board certified in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine. Supervisory skills and an interest in working with advanced practice providers are required.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Primary Care — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 50% have no call, 64% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Alpine Physicians ranks #9 of 23 employers hiring Primary Care on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.
Primary Care pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Primary Care Physician - Peak Primary Care: Thornton, CO at Alpine Physicians a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Primary Care — ranked against 1,311 active Primary Care listings on WeekdayDoc.
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Living in Thornton
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $470k
- Typical market rent
- $1,881/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 30 min
- State income tax
- Up to 4.4%
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.
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