Andrew W. Backus, O.D.
Optometrist · Bloomington, IL
Andrew W. Backus, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Bloomington, Illinois, and NPI 1336131259, issued on Aug 17, 2005. Check the license (Illinois 046-006702, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Andrew W. Backus
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 046-006702 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6 Heartland Dr, Bloomington, IL 61704
- Phone
- (309) 663-0303
- Enumerated
- Aug 17, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 11, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (309) 663-0161
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080128000362); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 1975
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Andrew W. Backus in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 046-006702Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
37 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 51% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone12 claims
- Latanoprost11 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $18.14
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Rieger Eyecare LtdNormal, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Andrew W. Backus among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois
Andrew W. Backus, O.D. is one of 2,697 optometrist records with a practice address in Illinois. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1975 · median 2008 among the 1,513 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
17 optometrist records list a practice address in Bloomington
They are 17 of the 1,903 NPPES records with a practice address in Bloomington, and 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois.
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- Kellie Gladys, ODBloomington, IL 617041194454173
- Thomas Mahaffey, ODBloomington, IL 617041669401139
- Megan Mosley, ODBloomington, IL 617041073848511
- Drew Klein, O.D.Bloomington, IL 617051710039003
- Dennis Brtva, O.D.Bloomington, IL 617011215909056
- John Couillard, O.D.Bloomington, IL 617011053404780
Common questions
What is Andrew W. Backus, O.D.'s NPI number?
Andrew W. Backus, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336131259, issued on Aug 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Andrew W. Backus, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6 Heartland Dr, Bloomington, IL, 61704. Phone: (309) 663-0303. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Andrew W. Backus, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 046-006702, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Andrew W. Backus, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Andrew W. Backus, O.D. had 37 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.