Empower to provide advisor managed accounts and PCRA benefits to the CA-based physician group 

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLO. Aug. 18, 2026 – Empower, a leading provider of retirement and wealth management solutions,¹ announced today that they have been selected by Mission Internal Medical Group as their new benefit provider effective June 28, 2026.

Empower will provide advisor managed accounts and personal choice retirement accounts (PCRA), which are  self-directed brokerage accounts, to approximately 189 participants with roughly $166M in plan assets. 

Mission Internal Medical Group is home to a team of board-certified primary care physicians and specialists serving the South Orange County communities, including more than 90 physicians and locations throughout South Orange County, CA.

“We are so proud that the team from Mission Internal Medical Group chose Empower and are grateful for the trust they’ve placed in us,” said Casey Craig, Head of the Large, Mega, NfP, and PEO Markets at Empower. “Their commitment to supporting the health and well-being of the communities they serve makes this collaboration especially meaningful to us and we look forward to helping support their financial goals while they focus on others.”

Craig indicated that the client found the tools available on both Empower’s participant and plan sponsor websites to be highly intuitive, particularly compared to those offered by other retirement providers.

Mission Internal Medical Group’s innovative programs and specialized services include:

• Diverse groups of board-certified primary care physicians.
• Board-certified physicians specializing in Allergy, Arthritis, Cardiology, Critical Care, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, and Neurology.
• On-site services such as Clinical Lab, Endoscopy Center, Nuclear Medicine Department, Physical Therapy, Sleep Center, Vascular Lab, and Vein Center.
• Medical office locations in Foothill Ranch, San Clemente, Lake Forest, Laguna Niguel, and Mission Viejo, CA.

Both Michael Castner, senior vice president of the Retirement + Wealth division, and Jason Smith, vice president, Retirement Plan Consulting, at OneDigital were the advisors to the transaction.

Learn about Empower’s 2026 community-focused research: EAFJ Community-focused organizations 2026 | Empower

About Empower

Recognized as a leader in retirement services and wealth management,² Empower administers more than $2.1 trillion in assets¹ for more than 20 million individuals through the provision of workplace and individual retirement plans, advice, financial planning and investments. Connect with us on empower.com, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, TikTok, and Instagram.

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