William Hayden Childs, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Samson, AL
William Hayden Childs, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Samson, Alabama, and NPI 1730293366, issued on Aug 19, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 6999, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Hayden Childs
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 6999 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 98 E Morris St, Samson, AL 36477
- Phone
- (334) 898-2728
- Enumerated
- Aug 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (334) 898-2774
- Medicaid ID
- 051520815 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040511001439); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1974
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 98 E Morris St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify William Hayden Childs in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 6999Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,130 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin86 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium58 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa30 claims
- Lisinopril30 claims
- Furosemide26 claims
- Clopidogrel25 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: $20.88
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Geneva County Healthcare Authority IncSamson, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Hayden Childs among 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama
William Hayden Childs, M.D. is one of 1,705 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1974 · median 2003 among the 1,136 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 internal medicine physician record lists a practice address in Samson
They are 1 of the 11 NPPES records with a practice address in Samson, and 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is William Hayden Childs, M.D.'s NPI number?
William Hayden Childs, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730293366, issued on Aug 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Hayden Childs, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 98 E Morris St, Samson, AL, 36477. Phone: (334) 898-2728. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Hayden Childs, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 6999, 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.
How much does William Hayden Childs, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Hayden Childs, M.D. had 1,130 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.