Richard Lee Backman, MD
Family Medicine Physician · South Salt Lake, UT
Richard Lee 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 (Utah 4998659-1205, as entered in NPPES) on the Utah Medical Licensing Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Lee Backman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 4998659-1205 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3690 S Main St, South Salt Lake, UT 84115
- Phone
- (801) 587-2525
- Enumerated
- Oct 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 26, 2024
- Fax
- (801) 261-0503
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040113000411); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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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-CPhysician Assistant1851866735
- Bridget Raymundo HsiehStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1083535488
- Joshua SimsStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1891517165
- Menerva Yole-LobePhysician Assistant1215285374
Verify Richard Lee Backman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersUtah Medical Licensing Board
Search for license 4998659-1205Check 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 3,544 among the 117,163 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF Utah Community Physicians GroupSalt Lake City, UT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Lee Backman among 1,411 family medicine physician records in Utah
Richard Lee Backman, MD is one of 1,411 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Utah. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2008 among the 942 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Utah practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Family Medicine Physician providers in Utah
There are 1,411 family medicine physician records in Utah.
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- David Robinson, M.D.Salt Lake City, UT 841161780661421
Common questions
What is Richard Lee Backman, MD's NPI number?
Richard Lee 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 Lee 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 Lee Backman, MD's license?
NPPES lists Utah license number 4998659-1205, as entered by the provider. 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 Lee Backman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Lee Backman, MD had 589 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Lee Backman, MD's MIPS final 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), 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.