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Dr. Michael Childs, PH.D.

School Psychologist in Amherst, MA · enumerated 2007 · practices at River Valley Acupuncture.

Data current as of Jul 13, 2026 · sourced from CMS NPPES

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Registry record

Entity type Individual (Type 1)

Name Dr. Michael Childs

Credential PH.D.

Sex Male

Practice address Amherst, MA, 01002

Phone (413) 253-0800

Fax (413) 253-0644

Enumeration date May 14, 2007

Last updated in NPPES Sep 11, 2025

Street address withheld: NPPES sole-proprietor addresses can be home addresses. See our data policy.

Taxonomy & licenses

103TB0200X Cognitive & Behavioral Psychologist Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers · License PY 4632-PR (MA) Secondary

103TC0700X Clinical Psychologist Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers · License PY 4632-PR (MA) Secondary

103TC2200X Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers · License PY 4632-PR (MA) Secondary

103TF0000X Family Psychologist Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers · License PY 4632-PR (MA) Secondary

103TF0200X Forensic Psychologist Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers · License PY 4632-PR (MA) Secondary

103TS0200X School Psychologist Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers · License PY 4632-PR (MA) Primary

PHD · Doctor of Philosophy: A doctoral degree; in healthcare often held by clinical psychologists and researchers. About the PHD credential

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Source: CMS NPPES (public data). Snapshot 2026-07-13. Provider record last updated 2025-09-11.