Thomas Wayne Childress, D.P.M
Podiatrist · Louisville, KY
Thomas Wayne Childress, D.P.M is a podiatrist with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1013094978, issued on Oct 31, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 00209, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Wayne Childress
- Credential
- D.P.M
- Primary taxonomy
- Podiatrist 213E00000X
- License number
- 00209 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6400 Dutchmans Pkwy Ste 215, Louisville, KY 40205
- Phone
- (502) 721-8288
- Enumerated
- Oct 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 16, 2026
- Fax
- (502) 721-8792
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231108000858); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thomas Wayne Childress in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
Search for license 00209Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average podiatrist in 2024
802 Medicare Part D claims for 279 beneficiaries, against an average of 314 among the 6,407 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 66 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin265 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium155 claims
- Terbinafine Hcl84 claims
- Ketoconazole51 claims
- Meloxicam51 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen48 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $800.46
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 4,596 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,476.60 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University Foot And Ankle Center LLCJeffersonville, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas Wayne Childress among 72 podiatrist records in Kentucky
Thomas Wayne Childress, D.P.M is one of 72 podiatrist records with a practice address in Kentucky. 76% 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 22% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 22% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 1997 among the 49 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213E00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Podiatrist providers in Kentucky
There are 72 podiatrist records in Kentucky.
All 72 in Kentucky → Every provider in Louisville → Podiatrist nationwide →
The 8 podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Larry Ketcherside, DPMLouisville, KY 402051083907471
- Steven Shlonsky, DPMLouisville, KY 402071366542748
- Walter PayneLouisville, KY 402021447815832
- Ralph Bohn, D.P.M.Louisville, KY 402101548236946
- William Beasley, DPMLouisville, KY 402141336140482
- Karim AshamLouisville, KY 402171285318899
- Samuel ClellenLouisville, KY 402171124607585
- Peter Cunningham, D.P.MLouisville, KY 402171578112983
Common questions
What is Thomas Wayne Childress, D.P.M's NPI number?
Thomas Wayne Childress, D.P.M's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013094978, issued on Oct 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Wayne Childress, D.P.M located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6400 Dutchmans Pkwy Ste 215, Louisville, KY, 40205. Phone: (502) 721-8288. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Wayne Childress, D.P.M's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 00209, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Thomas Wayne Childress, D.P.M prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Wayne Childress, D.P.M had 802 Medicare Part D claims for 279 beneficiaries; the average among podiatrist prescribers was 314. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thomas Wayne Childress, D.P.M's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.