Leah Monique Backhus, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Palo Alto, CA
Leah Monique Backhus, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1528293677, issued on May 19, 2009. Check the license (California A77191, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leah Monique Backhus
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- A77191 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 Pasteur Dr, Palo Alto, CA 94304
- Phone
- (650) 723-4000
- Enumerated
- May 19, 2009
- Record last updated
- Apr 27, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050805000732); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 2000
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 300 Pasteur Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Leah Monique Backhus in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A77191Check 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): 76.5 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: $18,255.21
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ethicon US, LLC. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Stanford Health CareStanford, CA · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Leah Monique Backhus among 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California
Leah Monique Backhus, M.D. is one of 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 70% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 1997 among the 408 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in California
There are 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California.
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The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Burdon, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041215980347
- James Fann, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041750313268
- Michael Fischbein, M.D., PHDPalo Alto, CA 943041700811411
- Vincent Gaudiani, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041851317341
- Frank Hanley, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041083632624
- William Hiesinger, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041093913667
- John Lamberti, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041518038371
- Anson Lee, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041336237247
Common questions
What is Leah Monique Backhus, M.D.'s NPI number?
Leah Monique Backhus, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528293677, issued on May 19, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leah Monique Backhus, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 Pasteur Dr, Palo Alto, CA, 94304. Phone: (650) 723-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leah Monique Backhus, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A77191, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Leah Monique Backhus, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.5 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.