Richard Backman, MD
Family Medicine Physician · South Salt Lake, UT
Richard Backman, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in South Salt Lake, Utah, and NPI 1528158151, issued on Oct 13, 2006. Check the license on the Utah Medical Licensing Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Backman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- Practice location
- 3690 S Main St, South Salt Lake, UT 84115
- Phone
- (801) 587-2525
- Enumerated
- Oct 13, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3690 S Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Anna Mair, C-PAPhysician Assistant1508900127
- Katie Nicholls, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1851866735
- Bridget Raymundo HsiehStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1083535488
- Joshua SimsStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1891517165
- Menerva Yole-LobeCounselor1215285374
Verify Richard Backman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersUtah Medical Licensing BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
589 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,519 among the 111,126 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium74 claims
- Losartan Potassium25 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate22 claims
- Lisinopril18 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium17 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl17 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 95.7 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
One hospital or facility affiliation
- University OF Utah Community Physicians GroupSalt Lake City, UT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
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Common questions
What is Richard Backman, MD's NPI number?
Richard Backman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528158151, issued on Oct 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Backman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3690 S Main St, South Salt Lake, UT, 84115. Phone: (801) 587-2525. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Backman, MD's license?
Search the Utah Medical Licensing Board at https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Backman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Backman, MD had 589 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,519. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Backman, MD's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.7 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.