NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard C. Childs, M.D.

Ophthalmology Physician · Fairhope, AL

Richard C. Childs, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Fairhope, Alabama, and NPI 1457324188, issued on Feb 13, 2006. Check the license (Alabama AL10386, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1457324188
Name
Richard C. Childs
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
AL10386 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
29 Spring Run RD, Fairhope, AL 36532
Phone
(251) 990-6700
Enumerated
Feb 13, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 5, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
529402940 AL
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

Verify Richard C. Childs in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
    Search for license AL10386    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 Alabama 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.

Ophthalmology Physician providers in Alabama

There are 234 ophthalmology physician records in Alabama. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

All 234 in Alabama → Every provider in Fairhope →

Other ophthalmology physician records in Alabama

  1. Amira Abbas, MDBirmingham, AL1689324329
  2. Michael Albert, MDBirmingham, AL1730165325
  3. Matthew Albright, MDBirmingham, AL1578778890
  4. Aric Aldridge, M.D.Dothan, AL1194770511
  5. Thomas Allison, M.D.Birmingham, AL1558365544
  6. Sarah Amanullah, MDMontgomery, AL1053870105
  7. Melton Ambrose, M.D.Killen, AL1740432863
  8. Shivam Amin, MDMontgomery, AL1033679493
  9. Bertrand Anz, MDOpelika, AL1598778912
  10. Jorge Arango, MDDothan, AL1295764983

Common questions

What is Richard C. Childs, M.D.'s NPI number?

Richard C. Childs, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457324188, issued on Feb 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard C. Childs, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 29 Spring Run RD, Fairhope, AL, 36532. Phone: (251) 990-6700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard C. Childs, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number AL10386, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.