NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Samuel Herring, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Clanton, AL

William Samuel Herring, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Clanton, Alabama, and NPI 1407890072, issued on Jun 15, 2006. Check the license (Alabama MD.26261, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1407890072
Name
William Samuel Herring
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
MD.26261 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1010 Lay Dam RD, Clanton, AL 35045
Phone
(205) 755-2500
Enumerated
Jun 15, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 19, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
051557957 AL
051536856 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.
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Also registered at 1010 Lay Dam RD

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

  1. Wayne Barefield, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1760421671
  2. Stephen Henderson, RPHPharmacist1902111529
  3. Wade Naven, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1326074873
  4. Marcus Romanello, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1366494908
  5. Mark Zahid, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1710934872

Verify William Samuel Herring in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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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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3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

729 Medicare Part D claims for 425 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 169 claims were for opioids.

  1. William Herring729
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen121 claims
  2. Prednisone56 claims
  3. Ondansetron Odt42 claims
  4. Azithromycin31 claims
  5. Cephalexin31 claims
  6. Methocarbamol29 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: $53.82

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Herring$53.82
  2. Specialty average$953.79

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

William Samuel Herring among 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama

William Samuel Herring, M.D. is one of 678 emergency 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, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

7 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Clanton

They are 7 of the 171 NPPES records with a practice address in Clanton, and 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Wayne Barefield, D.O.Clanton, AL 350451760421671
  2. Brandon Buchel, MDClanton, AL 350451023647963
  3. Wade Naven, M.D.Clanton, AL 350451326074873
  4. Marcus Romanello, M.D.Clanton, AL 350451366494908
  5. Sean Vanlandingham, MDClanton, AL 350451700220142
  6. Mark Zahid, MDClanton, AL 350451710934872
  7. Eugene Aquino, M.D.Centreville, AL 350421952663122
  8. George Hipp, M.D.Centreville, AL 350421245411289

Common questions

What is William Samuel Herring, M.D.'s NPI number?

William Samuel Herring, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407890072, issued on Jun 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Samuel Herring, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1010 Lay Dam RD, Clanton, AL, 35045. Phone: (205) 755-2500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Samuel Herring, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.26261, 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 Samuel Herring, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Samuel Herring, M.D. had 729 Medicare Part D claims for 425 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.