NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ephraim E. Back, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Glens Falls, NY

Ephraim E. Back, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Glens Falls, New York, and NPI 1649295254, issued on Jul 13, 2006. Check the license (New York 163541, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1649295254
Name
Ephraim E. Back
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
163541 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
38 Larose St, Glens Falls, NY 12801
Phone
(518) 824-8181
Enumerated
Jul 13, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 12, 2026
Fax
(833) 819-0268
Medicaid ID
01262862 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041230000026); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 1984
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 38 Larose St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Alexandra Barbieri, RD CDNRegistered Dietitian1336502400
  2. Suzanne Barth, PA-CPhysician Assistant1871575605
  3. William Borgos, MDFamily Medicine Physician1932113669
  4. Anna Kaoutskaia, MDFamily Medicine Physician1396425211
  5. Kasuni Kotelawala, MDFamily Medicine Physician1801327119
  6. Jamie Martin, RD CDNRegistered Dietitian1316812563

Verify Ephraim E. Back in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,691 Medicare Part D claims for 252 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 79 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ephraim Back1,691
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium104 claims
  2. Lisinopril89 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate73 claims
  4. Omeprazole58 claims
  5. Gabapentin53 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium51 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 65.4 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score56.4
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%64.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Hudson Headwaters Health NetworkGlens Falls, NY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

36 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Glens Falls

They are 36 of the 963 NPPES records with a practice address in Glens Falls, and 6,417 family medicine physician records in New York.

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  3. Sharon Abara-Palaganas, MDBrooklyn, NY1952529158
  4. Daniel AbbeySyosset, NY1063867687
  5. Mary Claire Abbot, MDNew York, NY1215322383
  6. Heather Abdalla, FNP-CHorseheads, NY1164076907
  7. Higer Abdallah, NPPatchogue, NY1528662400
  8. Aya Abdelfattah, MBBCH, MPHSchenectady, NY1821676206
  9. Basil Abdeljaber, M.D.White Plains, NY1831354323
  10. Sarah Abdelsayed, MDBuffalo, NY1093065138

Common questions

What is Ephraim E. Back, MD's NPI number?

Ephraim E. Back, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649295254, issued on Jul 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ephraim E. Back, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 38 Larose St, Glens Falls, NY, 12801. Phone: (518) 824-8181. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ephraim E. Back, MD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 163541, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ephraim E. Back, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ephraim E. Back, MD had 1,691 Medicare Part D claims for 252 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ephraim E. Back, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 65.4 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.