Susan E. Backes, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Houston, TX
Susan E. Backes, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1972504975, issued on Aug 2, 2005. Check the license (Texas 62635, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Susan E. Backes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 62635 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4550 Post Oak Place Dr, Houston, TX 77027
- Phone
- (713) 621-4950
- Enumerated
- Aug 2, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 4, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Susan E. Backes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license 62635Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
496 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Escitalopram Oxalate109 claims
- Bupropion Xl86 claims
- Clonazepam58 claims
- Lorazepam40 claims
- Trazodone Hcl39 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate19 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.
Susan E. Backes among 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas
Susan E. Backes, MD is one of 3,318 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 95% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 45% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Texas
There are 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Aaron Fink, M.D.Houston, TX 770271619248622
- Felecia Garner, M.D.Houston, TX 770271922239961
- Gregory Graham, MDHouston, TX 770271710100953
- Shelley Hayes, MDHouston, TX 770271720183536
Common questions
What is Susan E. Backes, MD's NPI number?
Susan E. Backes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972504975, issued on Aug 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Susan E. Backes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4550 Post Oak Place Dr, Houston, TX, 77027. Phone: (713) 621-4950. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Susan E. Backes, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 62635, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Susan E. Backes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Susan E. Backes, MD had 496 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.