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Compass Palliative Care
Los Angeles, CA, United States

Interventional Pain Physician MD/DO

Pain MedicineContract

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Job Description

Interventional Pain Physician MD/DO

Job Description

Compass Palliative Care, a leading California-based palliative care provider, is seeking an experienced Interventional Pain Physician (MD/DO) to provide pain management services in an outpatient pain clinic. The physician will primarily perform fluoroscopy-guided interventional pain procedures.

We are pleased to offer a flexible part-time schedule of 1 day per week.

Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To

  • Evaluate and treat patients with acute and chronic pain
  • Perform fluoroscopy-guided interventional pain procedures
  • Develop treatment plans, provide follow-up care, and educate patients
  • Maintain accurate clinical documentation
  • Collaborate with the clinical team to ensure quality patient care

Requirements

  • MD or DO with training in Interventional Pain, PM&R, Anesthesiology, or a related specialty
  • Active and unrestricted California medical license
  • Active DEA license
  • Experience performing fluoroscopy-guided pain procedures
  • Current certification/qualification to perform fluoroscopy-guided procedures
  • Interventional Pain fellowship preferred
  • Job Type: 1099 Contract, Part-Time
  • Schedule: 1 day per week
  • Work Location: Clinic Setting

Key Responsibilities

The physician will evaluate and treat patients with acute and chronic pain while performing fluoroscopy-guided interventional procedures. They are also responsible for developing treatment plans, maintaining clinical documentation, and collaborating with the clinical team.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Interventional Pain ManagementPain assessmentTreatment planningPatient education

Pain Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Pain Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 66% have no call, 52% require no weekends.

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).

What does the Pain Medicine market look like in California?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPain Medicine median $578k (middle half $481k–$620k)66 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingCalifornia index 110.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pain Medicine listings in California11 active142 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 66% no call · 52% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Pain Medicine pay trend−12.5% vs prior quarter—through Sep 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 contract/1099 Pain Medicine Jobs

27 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

26 jobs · 17 employers
5
<$405k
11
$405k-505k
1
$575k
7
$605k-705k
2
$705k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

24 jobs · 17 employers
Sign-on bonus
71%
401k / retirement match
63%
CME allowance
46%
Relocation assistance
21%
Loan repayment
17%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Anesthesiologist Dallas (DFW) TX

Healthcare Recruitment Counselors · Dallas, Texas

$430K - $770K
#2

Physician - Interventional Pain Management

Capital Health (US) · New Jersey

$430k-$709k
#3

Interventional Pain Management Physician | $500K Base | $700K+ Expected | Stuart, Florida

$500K - $700K+
#4

Pain Management Physician | $500K Base | $700K+ Expected | Jacksonville Beach, Florida

$500k-$700k
+ 25 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 1.5
Below most Pain Medicine listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 137 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Compass Palliative Care

Hospitals and Health Care
Youngstown, Ohio

Living in Los Angeles

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$922k
Typical market rent
$2,772/mo
Residents’ average commute
31 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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