NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Steve Childress, DDS

General Practice Dentistry · Beckley, WV

Steve Childress, DDS is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Beckley, West Virginia, and NPI 1548209869, issued on Jun 5, 2006. Check the license (West Virginia WV3449, as entered in NPPES) with the West Virginia board that licenses this profession; 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
1548209869
Name
Steve Childress
Credential
DDS
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
License number
WV3449 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
402 Carriage Dr, Beckley, WV 25801
Phone
(304) 255-0439
Enumerated
Jun 5, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Medicaid ID
4001074-000 WV
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.
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Also registered at 402 Carriage Dr

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

  1. Austin Willis, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1588145429

Verify Steve Childress in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich West Virginia board licenses this profession
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  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
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55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024

37 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Steve Childress37
  2. Specialty average83

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass15 claims
  2. Azithromycin14 claims

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: $51.41

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dentsply Sirona Inc. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Steve Childress$51.41
  2. Specialty average$597.01

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

Steve Childress among 547 general practice dentistry records in West Virginia

Steve Childress, DDS is one of 547 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in West Virginia. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 80% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

General Practice Dentistry providers in West Virginia

There are 547 general practice dentistry records in West Virginia.

The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rachel Andrada-Rose, D.D.S.Beckley, WV 258011952346827
  2. William Buch, DDSBeckley, WV 258011639131196
  3. Charles Cappellari, DDSBeckley, WV 258011225233216
  4. William Dillon, D.D.S.Beckley, WV 258011598950024
  5. Stephen Finch, DDSBeckley, WV 258011033271572
  6. Gregory Harvey, DDSBeckley, WV 258011518027135
  7. Melissa Keaton, DDSBeckley, WV 258011306857578
  8. Joseph Kourey, DDSBeckley, WV 258011720140247

Common questions

What is Steve Childress, DDS's NPI number?

Steve Childress, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548209869, issued on Jun 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Steve Childress, DDS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 402 Carriage Dr, Beckley, WV, 25801. Phone: (304) 255-0439. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Steve Childress, DDS's license?

NPPES lists West Virginia license number WV3449, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Steve Childress, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Steve Childress, DDS had 37 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.