William Dean Sides, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Gardendale, AL
William Dean Sides, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Gardendale, Alabama, and NPI 1215255344, issued on May 13, 2010. Check the license (Alabama 12824, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Dean Sides
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 12824 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 430 Fieldstown RD Ste 104, Gardendale, AL 35071
- Phone
- (205) 631-5521
- Enumerated
- May 13, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jan 15, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100903000057); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Dean Sides in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 12824Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
10,185 Medicare Part D claims for 751 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate604 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium602 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium422 claims
- Losartan Potassium379 claims
- Metformin Hcl333 claims
- Lisinopril324 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: $96.92
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Baptist Health Centers LLCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Dean Sides among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
William Dean Sides, M.D. is one of 1,996 family 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 2010, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 62% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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 207Q00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
11 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Gardendale
They are 11 of the 363 NPPES records with a practice address in Gardendale, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
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- Terry Kinnebrew, M.D.Gardendale, AL 350711487767216
- Kristi Lunceford, CRNPGardendale, AL 350711295211795
Common questions
What is William Dean Sides, M.D.'s NPI number?
William Dean Sides, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215255344, issued on May 13, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Dean Sides, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 430 Fieldstown RD Ste 104, Gardendale, AL, 35071. Phone: (205) 631-5521. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Dean Sides, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 12824, 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 Dean Sides, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Dean Sides, M.D. had 10,185 Medicare Part D claims for 751 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.