Leilah Backhus, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Skokie, IL
Leilah Backhus, MD is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Skokie, Illinois, and NPI 1508163643, issued on Feb 25, 2011. Check the license (Illinois 036-125760, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leilah Backhus
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License number
- 036-125760 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9650 Gross Point RD Ste 1900, Skokie, IL 60076
- Phone
- (847) 933-1773
- Enumerated
- Feb 25, 2011
- Record last updated
- Mar 30, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110923000491); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9650 Gross Point RD Ste 1900
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Andrea Honigsblum, MDOphthalmology Physician1750498168
Verify Leilah Backhus in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036-125760Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
134 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol48 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate17 claims
- Mometasone Furoate13 claims
- Valacyclovir13 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $75.46
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperSurgical, Inc. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 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
- Endeavor Health Medical GroupSkokie, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Leilah Backhus among 2,062 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Illinois
Leilah Backhus, MD is one of 2,062 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 62% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2006 among the 1,168 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
29 obstetrics & gynecology physician records list a practice address in Skokie
They are 29 of the 2,210 NPPES records with a practice address in Skokie, and 2,062 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Illinois.
All 2,062 in Illinois → Every provider in Skokie → Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician nationwide →
The 8 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Valerie Allen, M.D.Skokie, IL 600761346689734
- Suzanne Ashby, DOSkokie, IL 600761124100839
- Ana Burgos, MDSkokie, IL 600761578019311
- Catherine Dillon, MDSkokie, IL 600761245313964
- Erin Fleurant, MDSkokie, IL 600761669978763
- Elizabeth Marsh, M.D.Skokie, IL 600761487951190
- Jennie Ou, MDSkokie, IL 600761972921401
- Howard Topel, M.D.Skokie, IL 600761700875721
Common questions
What is Leilah Backhus, MD's NPI number?
Leilah Backhus, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508163643, issued on Feb 25, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leilah Backhus, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9650 Gross Point RD Ste 1900, Skokie, IL, 60076. Phone: (847) 933-1773. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leilah Backhus, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-125760, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Leilah Backhus, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leilah Backhus, MD had 134 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Leilah Backhus, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.1 of 100. 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.