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William Cleveland Wood III, M.D.

NPI 1710095310ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Birmingham, AL

Surgery (M.D.) in Birmingham, Alabama, trained at University of Alabama School of Medicine (class of 1997). 26 Medicare patients in 2024, $6,053 paid; nearly all of their 108 Part D prescriptions were generic (97%). Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,966 in all, mostly travel and lodging.

Overview

NPI1710095310
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedAug 25, 2006
Last updated in NPPESFeb 18, 2022
Certified by providerFeb 18, 2022

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Surgery Primary208600000X22387AL

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (AL)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients26
Services billed37 across 8 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$6,053

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)108 · 112 30-day fills
Patients35
Total drug cost$805.16
Generic share97% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Alabama School of Medicine
Graduation year1997
Medicare specialtyGeneral Surgery

Medical group

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$1,966 · 12 payments from 2 companies
  • 2024$317.35 · 14 payments from 5 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.$1,5845
Medtronic, Inc.$381.947

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Travel and Lodging$1,584 · 5 payments
  • Food and Beverage$381.94 · 7 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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