Kate Backstrum, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Portland, ME
Kate Backstrum, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Portland, Maine, and NPI 1437736584, issued on Mar 25, 2021. Check the license (Maine MD27468, as entered in NPPES) on the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kate Backstrum
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- MD27468 ME
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 22 Bramhall St, Portland, ME 04102
- Phone
- (207) 662-0111
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2021
- Record last updated
- Mar 4, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240827002373); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Washington School Of Medicine, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kate Backstrum in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaine Board of Licensure in Medicine
Search for license MD27468Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
191 Medicare Part D claims for 132 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin20 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass14 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl14 claims
- Ondansetron Odt13 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Alaska Emergency Medicine AssociatesAnchorage, AK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kate Backstrum among 466 emergency medicine physician records in Maine
Kate Backstrum, MD is one of 466 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Maine. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2011 among the 293 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Maine practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
105 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Portland
They are 105 of the 6,022 NPPES records with a practice address in Portland, and 466 emergency medicine physician records in Maine.
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Common questions
What is Kate Backstrum, MD's NPI number?
Kate Backstrum, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437736584, issued on Mar 25, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kate Backstrum, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 22 Bramhall St, Portland, ME, 04102. Phone: (207) 662-0111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kate Backstrum, MD's license?
NPPES lists Maine license number MD27468, as entered by the provider. Search the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine at https://www.maine.gov/md/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kate Backstrum, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kate Backstrum, MD had 191 Medicare Part D claims for 132 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.