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Dr. William H. Childs, MD

(Dr. William Hayden Childs, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and General Practice

University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine (1974)

98 E Morris Street
Samson, AL 36477

(334) 898-2728

Dr. William H. Childs, MD is a pulmonologist in Samson, AL specializing in adult pulmonology and general practice. He graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine in 1974 and has 52 years of experience. Dr. William H. Childs, MD is affiliated with GENEVA COUNTY HEALTHCARE AUTHORITY INC.

Office Locations

98 E Morris Street
Samson, AL 36477

(334) 898-2728

(334) 898-2774

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. William H. Childs, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Affordability:

blood draw

blood draw for lab tests

phlebotomy for lab tests

venipuncture

In 2023, Dr. William H. Childs, MD had a list price for blood draw, blood draw for lab tests, phlebotomy for lab tests, and venipuncture (phlebotomy) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Alabama. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

In 2012, Dr. William H. Childs, MD had a list price for flu shot, flu vaccine, immunization (preventive vaccines), and vaccines that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Alabama. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William H. Childs, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Samson, AL during 2012 were hospital care, lab tests, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William H. Childs, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	39
blood draw	371
diabetes management	120
doctor visit	1224
hospital care	591
injections	63
inpatient care	435
lab tests	552
nursing home care	107
outpatient care	156
preventive care	365
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	40
skin procedures	40
thoracic (chest) imaging	157
vaccines	245
X-rays	157

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William H. Childs, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Samson, AL during 2013 were hospital care, lab tests, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William H. Childs, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	57
blood draw	474
diabetes management	152
doctor visit	1398
hospital care	692
injections	95
inpatient care	517
lab tests	579
nursing home care	93
outpatient care	175
pain management	16
preventive care	386
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	29
skin procedures	29
thoracic (chest) imaging	144
vaccines	234
X-rays	144

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. Childs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	238
Female	343

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	555
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	241
From 75 to 84	175
85 and over	77
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. Childs, MD in 2013

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	29
Dementia	14
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William H. Childs, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Samson, AL during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William H. Childs, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	42
blood draw	434
diabetes management	148
doctor visit	1439
hospital care	642
injections	57
inpatient care	591
lab tests	543
nursing home care	113
outpatient care	51
pain management	15
preventive care	401
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	37
skin procedures	37
thoracic (chest) imaging	145
vaccines	253
X-rays	145

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. Childs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	247
Female	325

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	553
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	238
From 75 to 84	170
85 and over	79
Less than 65	85

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. Childs, MD in 2014

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Dementia	14
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William H. Childs, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Samson, AL during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William H. Childs, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	38
blood draw	149
diabetes management	175
doctor visit	1437
hospital care	738
injections	70
inpatient care	696
lab tests	508
nursing home care	68
outpatient care	42
pain management	14
preventive care	509
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	22
skin procedures	22
thoracic (chest) imaging	107
vaccines	334
X-rays	107

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. Childs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	494
Female	664

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1118
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	470
From 75 to 84	354
85 and over	152
Less than 65	182

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. Childs, MD in 2015

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	15
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William H. Childs, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Samson, AL during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William H. Childs, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	44
diabetes management	116
doctor visit	1680
hospital care	531
injections	62
inpatient care	489
lab tests	447
nursing home care	100
outpatient care	42
preventive care	390
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	25
skin procedures	25
thoracic (chest) imaging	73
vaccines	274
X-rays	73

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. Childs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	239
Female	333

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	553
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	245
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	82
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. Childs, MD in 2016

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Dementia	12
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William H. Childs, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Samson, AL during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William H. Childs, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	50
diabetes management	81
doctor visit	1489
hospital care	545
injections	67
inpatient care	460
lab tests	365
nursing home care	82
outpatient care	85
pain management	17
preventive care	268
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	19
skin procedures	19
thoracic (chest) imaging	59
vaccines	187
X-rays	59

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. Childs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	222
Female	281

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	486
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	209
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	76
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. Childs, MD in 2017

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	34
Dementia	14
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William H. Childs, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Samson, AL during 2018 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William H. Childs, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	49
diabetes management	83
doctor visit	1454
hospital care	294
injections	84
inpatient care	268
lab tests	326
nursing home care	46
outpatient care	26
pain management	14
preventive care	267
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
skin procedures	15
vaccines	184

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. Childs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	200
Female	268

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	452
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	71
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. Childs, MD in 2018

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	35
Dementia	15
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William H. Childs, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Samson, AL during 2019 were preventive care, lab tests, vaccines and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William H. Childs, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	25
diabetes management	66
doctor visit	1170
injections	40
lab tests	254
preventive care	271
vaccines	205

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. Childs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	233

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	407
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	181
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	70
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. Childs, MD in 2019

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	34
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William H. Childs, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Samson, AL during 2020 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William H. Childs, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	145
diabetes management	66
doctor visit	895
ear procedures	13
lab tests	229
preventive care	199
vaccines	133

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. Childs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	163
Female	169

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	320
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	55
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. Childs, MD in 2020

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	38
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William H. Childs, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Samson, AL during 2021 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William H. Childs, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	254
diabetes management	43
doctor visit	749
lab tests	112
preventive care	103
vaccines	60

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. Childs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	156

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	38
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. Childs, MD in 2021

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William H. Childs, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Samson, AL during 2022 were blood draw, preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William H. Childs, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	129
diabetes management	19
doctor visit	124
lab tests	19
preventive care	55
vaccines	36

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. Childs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	83

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	23
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. Childs, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	38
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William H. Childs, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William H. Childs, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Samson, AL were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and preventive care.

aspiration	43
blood draw	279
diabetes management	97
doctor visit	1187
ear procedures	13
hospital care	576
injections	67
inpatient care	493
lab tests	357
nursing home care	87
outpatient care	82
pain management	15
preventive care	292
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	26
skin procedures	26
thoracic (chest) imaging	114
vaccines	195
X-rays	114

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. Childs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	199
Female	259

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	404
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	136
85 and over	65
Less than 65	65
65 to 74	192

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. Childs, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William H. Childs, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Education & Training

Dr. William H. Childs, MD graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine in 1974. He has a state license in Alabama.

Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine (1974)

Licensed In: Alabama

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. William H. Childs, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

GENEVA COUNTY HEALTHCARE AUTHORITY INC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. William H. Childs, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$417 INVOKANA $244	XARELTO $138	INVOKAMET $34
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$202 ANORO $190	BREO $12
Novo Nordisk Inc	$197 Ozempic $145	RYBELSUS $19	Tresiba $17	Victoza $16
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$143 STEGLATRO $127	JANUMET $16
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$88 DISEASE STATE $53	TOUJEO $35
Other	$158 Reveal LINQ $81	Vascepa $37	VAC ULTA $29	TRULICITY $12

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,201
Education	$5

Research Payments

Dr. William H. Childs, MD has received 2 research payments totaling $910.

Biography

Dr. William Childs' specialties are general practice and adult pulmonology. He practices in Samson, AL. He is a graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine.

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. Childs, MD From 2012 - 2022

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