NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin Randolph Childs, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Fort Hood, TX

Benjamin Randolph Childs, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Fort Hood, Texas, and NPI 1548827793, issued on May 23, 2019. Check the license (Texas U9490, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1548827793
Name
Benjamin Randolph Childs
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
U9490 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
590 Medical Center RD, Fort Hood, TX 76544
Phone
(254) 553-0627
Enumerated
May 23, 2019
Record last updated
Dec 17, 2025
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 590 Medical Center RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Sravan Abbaraju, D.M.DGeneral Practice Dentistry1235417767
  2. Carl Abustan, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1386582864
  3. Teresa Adcock, LCSW-SClinical Social Worker1760639447
  4. Adam Alvarez, RPHPharmacist1871640375
  5. Madison Beall, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1225967755
  6. Alexander Bullock, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1003743667

Verify Benjamin Randolph Childs in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
    Search for license U9490
    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Open the Texas license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

21 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Benjamin Childs21
  2. Specialty average346

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $998.19

17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Benjamin Childs$998
  2. Specialty average$23,023

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Benjamin Randolph Childs among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas

Benjamin Randolph Childs, MD is one of 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 91% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 91% of these records are older, 7% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Erickson Andrews, MDFort Cavazos, TX 765441881154300
  2. Lydia Coffman, MDFort Hood, TX 765441316045917
  3. Austin FaresFort Cavazos, TX 765441700382496
  4. Anthony Gavalas, MDFort Hood, TX 765441114544830
  5. Craig Kampfer, MDFort Hood, TX 765441659731362
  6. Kayleigh Renfro, MDFort Hood, TX 765441962085126
  7. Patrick Rushford, MDFort Cavazos, TX 765441639664378
  8. Joseph Cohn, M.D.Harker Heights, TX 765481881604072

Common questions

What is Benjamin Randolph Childs, MD's NPI number?

Benjamin Randolph Childs, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548827793, issued on May 23, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin Randolph Childs, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 590 Medical Center RD, Fort Hood, TX, 76544. Phone: (254) 553-0627. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benjamin Randolph Childs, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number U9490, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Benjamin Randolph Childs, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Benjamin Randolph Childs, MD had 21 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.