Jonathon David Backus, MD
Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician · Vail, CO
Jonathon David Backus, MD is an orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician with a practice address in Vail, Colorado, and NPI 1548587900, issued on Apr 26, 2010. Check the license (Colorado 0054772, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jonathon David Backus
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician 207XX0004X
- License numbers
- 0054772 CO
2019009680 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 181 W Meadow Dr Ste 400, Vail, CO 81657
- Phone
- (970) 476-1100
- Enumerated
- Apr 26, 2010
- Record last updated
- Feb 11, 2026
- Fax
- (970) 479-5835
- Medicaid ID
- 200068535 MO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150625001931); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Duke University School Of Medicine, 2010
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Jonathon David Backus in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 0054772Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.3 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: $22,114.95
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medline Industries LP. The 643 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,314.63 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 2 group practices
- Select Physical Therapy OF West Denver Limited PartnershipLoveland, CO
- Steadman Clinic Professional LLCVail, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jonathon David Backus among 32 orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician records in Colorado
Jonathon David Backus, MD is one of 32 orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 56% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2007 among the 25 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0004X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician records list a practice address in Vail
They are 3 of the 357 NPPES records with a practice address in Vail, and 32 orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician records in Colorado.
All 32 in Colorado → Every provider in Vail → Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Clanton, M.D.Vail, CO 816571235179300
- Elise Grzeskiewicz, MDVail, CO 816571841811650
- Bradly Dresher, MDColorado Springs, CO 809201962441972
- John Shank, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809201831141290
- Timothy O'Brien, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809071275591539
- Michael Simpson, MDColorado Springs, CO 809071457373011
- Michael Houghton, MDFort Collins, CO 805251013990373
- Wesley Jackson, MDFort Collins, CO 805251194782995
Common questions
What is Jonathon David Backus, MD's NPI number?
Jonathon David Backus, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548587900, issued on Apr 26, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jonathon David Backus, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 181 W Meadow Dr Ste 400, Vail, CO, 81657. Phone: (970) 476-1100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jonathon David Backus, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 0054772, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Jonathon David Backus, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.3 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.