Amber Shirley Backes, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Linn, MO
Amber Shirley Backes, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Linn, Missouri, and NPI 1881886117, issued on Aug 10, 2007. Check the license (Missouri 2000161570, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Amber Shirley Backes
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 2000161570 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 916 E Main St, Linn, MO 65051
- Phone
- (573) 897-2525
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 26, 2024
- Fax
- (573) 897-3566
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070918000590); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 916 E Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Michelle Barg, MDFamily Medicine Physician1528010071
Verify Amber Shirley Backes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this profession
Search for license 2000161570Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
4,084 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium270 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium182 claims
- Omeprazole176 claims
- Losartan Potassium165 claims
- Lisinopril161 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate119 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Curators OF The University OF MissouriColumbia, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Amber Shirley Backes among 5,226 family nurse practitioner records in Missouri
Amber Shirley Backes, FNP is one of 5,226 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Missouri. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 10% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2018 among the 3,339 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 family nurse practitioner record lists a practice address in Linn
They are 1 of the 16 NPPES records with a practice address in Linn, and 5,226 family nurse practitioner records in Missouri.
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Common questions
What is Amber Shirley Backes, FNP's NPI number?
Amber Shirley Backes, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881886117, issued on Aug 10, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Amber Shirley Backes, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 916 E Main St, Linn, MO, 65051. Phone: (573) 897-2525. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Amber Shirley Backes, FNP's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2000161570, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Amber Shirley Backes, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Amber Shirley Backes, FNP had 4,084 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.