William Childs MD in Samson, Alabama

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
GENERAL PRACTICE

Medical School: University Of Alabama School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1974
The Primary Medical Specialty for William Childs MD is listed as: Internal Medicine
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 50
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 2062401482
NPI #: 1730293366
NPI Created On: 08/19/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 03/07/2023
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
License Number:
6999
Listed Gender: Male

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Forms of insurance accepted by include, but are not limited to:

• Humana
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
2. Removal of impact ear wax, one ear
3. X-ray of chest, 1 view
4. X-ray of chest, 2 views
5. Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope
6. Automated urinalysis test
7. Hemoglobin a1c level
8. Blood test, clotting time
9. Detection test for influenza virus
10. Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle
11. Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older
12. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
13. Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention
14. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
16. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
17. Administration of influenza virus vaccine
18. Administration of pneumococcal vaccine
19. Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp
20. Physician certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial implem

They took part in Medicare's Electronic Health Record Incentive Program which was designed to help move people over to electronic records and improve the systems that were already in place.
They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).