Derek Hayden Backer, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Asheville, NC
Derek Hayden Backer, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1457646085, issued on Jun 11, 2011. Check the license (North Carolina 2014-01498, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Derek Hayden Backer
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 2014-01498 NC
85601 GA
ME171740 FL
MMD.33625 LL SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 509 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
- Phone
- (828) 213-4411
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2011
- Record last updated
- Mar 26, 2025
- Fax
- (866) 285-9740
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250521000185); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Derek Hayden Backer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2014-01498Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
82 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $185.30
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Smh Physician Services IncSarasota, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Derek Hayden Backer among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Derek Hayden Backer, M.D. is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 66% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
203 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Asheville
They are 203 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Derek Hayden Backer, M.D.'s NPI number?
Derek Hayden Backer, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457646085, issued on Jun 11, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Derek Hayden Backer, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 509 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 213-4411. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Derek Hayden Backer, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2014-01498, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Derek Hayden Backer, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Derek Hayden Backer, M.D. had 82 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Derek Hayden Backer, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.