Joshua James Backens, PMHNP
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Peoria, AZ
Joshua James Backens, PMHNP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Peoria, Arizona, and NPI 1952059776, issued on Mar 10, 2022. Check the license (Arizona 296237, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua James Backens
- Credential
- PMHNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License number
- 296237 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9647 W Bent Tree Dr, Peoria, AZ 85383
- Phone
- (602) 326-5466
- Enumerated
- Mar 10, 2022
- Record last updated
- Sep 18, 2025
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joshua James Backens in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
Search for license 296237Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
94 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Duloxetine Hcl19 claims
- Mirtazapine12 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: $44.83
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alkermes, Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 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.
Joshua James Backens among 1,887 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Arizona
Joshua James Backens, PMHNP is one of 1,887 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Arizona. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 62% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 23% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
50 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Peoria
They are 50 of the 2,528 NPPES records with a practice address in Peoria, and 1,887 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Arizona.
All 1,887 in Arizona → Every provider in Peoria → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Roy Evans, NNP-BC, PMHNP-BCPeoria, AZ 853831578583209
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- Tiffany Stroud, PMHNP-BCPeoria, AZ 853831093646937
- Michelle Zyla, MSN APRN, PMHNP-BCPeoria, AZ 853831467165670
- Jessica Cummings, NP-CPeoria, AZ 853821740435353
- Jania Davis, PMHNPPeoria, AZ 853821013437474
- Sandra Degroat, APNPeoria, AZ 853821144625799
- Lindsey DunningPeoria, AZ 853821780396911
Common questions
What is Joshua James Backens, PMHNP's NPI number?
Joshua James Backens, PMHNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952059776, issued on Mar 10, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua James Backens, PMHNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9647 W Bent Tree Dr, Peoria, AZ, 85383. Phone: (602) 326-5466. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua James Backens, PMHNP's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 296237, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joshua James Backens, PMHNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua James Backens, PMHNP had 94 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.