NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kimberly Backus

Family Nurse Practitioner · Arlington, VA

Kimberly Backus is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Arlington, Virginia, and NPI 1578979761, issued on Jul 8, 2014. Check the license (Virginia 0024172839, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578979761
Name
Kimberly Backus
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License numbers
0024172839 VA
F338782-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1201 S Hayes St, Arlington, VA 22202
Phone
(866) 389-2727
Enumerated
Jul 8, 2014
Record last updated
Aug 6, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1201 S Hayes St

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

  1. Kashif AteeqPharmacist1033703376
  2. Belen BekeleFamily Nurse Practitioner1932489721
  3. Dustin Crovo, FNP, AG-ACNP, ENPFamily Nurse Practitioner1730707589
  4. Mariama Jalloh, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1164805529
  5. Meno Kouakeu, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1710338546
  6. Jennifer McKenzie, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1386060804

Verify Kimberly Backus in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
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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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10% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

1,435 Medicare Part D claims for 221 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 101 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kimberly Backus1,435
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Fluticasone Propionate52 claims
  2. Amitriptyline Hcl40 claims
  3. Ipratropium-Albuterol39 claims
  4. Eliquis35 claims
  5. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass34 claims
  6. Doxycycline Hyclate32 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): 78.7 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 score81.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%42.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $18.05

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kimberly Backus$18.05
  2. Specialty average$650.95

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Kimberly Backus among 6,474 family nurse practitioner records in Virginia

Kimberly Backus is one of 6,474 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Virginia. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 30% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 30% of these records are older, 67% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
  • Record last updated2015 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

157 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Arlington

They are 157 of the 3,510 NPPES records with a practice address in Arlington, and 6,474 family nurse practitioner records in Virginia.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Belen BekeleArlington, VA 222021932489721
  2. Dustin Crovo, FNP, AG-ACNP, ENPArlington, VA 222021730707589
  3. Sololia Debela, NPArlington, VA 222021730660267
  4. Crystal Hermano, FNPArlington, VA 222021558974105
  5. Mariama Jalloh, NPArlington, VA 222021164805529
  6. Meno Kouakeu, NPArlington, VA 222021710338546
  7. Jennifer McKenzie, FNP-BCArlington, VA 222021386060804
  8. Abonge Ngembus-Nihngieh, FNP-CArlington, VA 222021093445462

Common questions

What is Kimberly Backus's NPI number?

Kimberly Backus's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578979761, issued on Jul 8, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kimberly Backus located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1201 S Hayes St, Arlington, VA, 22202. Phone: (866) 389-2727. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kimberly Backus's license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0024172839, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Kimberly Backus prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kimberly Backus had 1,435 Medicare Part D claims for 221 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kimberly Backus's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.7 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.