Justin Van Backer
Surgery Physician · New Britain, CT
Justin Van Backer is a surgery physician with a practice address in New Britain, Connecticut, and NPI 1396139762, issued on Mar 24, 2015. Check the license (Connecticut 70670, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Justin Van Backer
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 70670 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 Grand St Dept OF, New Britain, CT 06052
- Phone
- (860) 696-4923
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jul 22, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220728002186); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Vermont College Of Medicine, 2015
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 100 Grand St Dept OF
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Amanda Dingui, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1194454967
Verify Justin Van Backer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 70670Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
158 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin30 claims
- Omeprazole21 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium19 claims
- Pregabalin14 claims
- Lidocaine13 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): 84.5 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: $1,199.84
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medical Device Business Services, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Hartford Healthcare Medical Group Specialists PLLCNew Britain, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Justin Van Backer among 360 surgery physician records in Connecticut
Justin Van Backer is one of 360 surgery physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 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 2015, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 84% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2002 among the 219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 208600000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Connecticut
There are 360 surgery physician records in Connecticut.
All 360 in Connecticut → Every provider in New Britain → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Terrence Donahue, MDNew Britain, CT 060521306886163
- James Massi, M.D.New Britain, CT 060521760481428
- Jennifer McCallister, MDNew Britain, CT 060521629271192
- Georgios Mihalopulos, MDNew Britain, CT 060521043796790
- Robert Napoletano, M.D.New Britain, CT 060521356341648
- George Perdrizet, MDNew Britain, CT 060521871695114
- Michael Posner, M.D.New Britain, CT 060521811972755
- Elizabeth Roderick, MDNew Britain, CT 060521326592478
Common questions
What is Justin Van Backer's NPI number?
Justin Van Backer's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396139762, issued on Mar 24, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Justin Van Backer located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Grand St Dept OF, New Britain, CT, 06052. Phone: (860) 696-4923. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Justin Van Backer's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 70670, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Justin Van Backer prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Justin Van Backer had 158 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Justin Van Backer's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.5 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.