Richard Lee Backman, MD

NPI 1528158151ActiveIndividual· Family Medicine· South Salt Lake, UT

Family Medicine (MD) in South Salt Lake, Utah, trained at University of Texas Medical School at Houston (class of 1994). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $62,708 for 589 claims, against $5,152 paid for services in 2024.

Overview

NPI	1528158151
Status	Active
Entity type	Individual
Credential	MD
Sole proprietor	No
NPI issued	Oct 13, 2006
Last updated in NPPES	Feb 26, 2024
Certified by provider	Feb 26, 2024

Specialties and licenses

Taxonomy	Code	License	State
Family Medicine Primary	207Q00000X	4998659-1205	UT

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Exclusion screening

List	Result	Details
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026	No match	Checked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026	No match	—
New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026	No match	—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026	No match	—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026	No match	—
Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026	No match	—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)	Enrolled Practitioner - Family Practice (UT)
Accepts assignment	Yes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients	19
Services billed	112 across 37 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare	$5,152

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)	589 · 1,521 30-day fills
Patients	46
Total drug cost	$62,708
Generic share	87% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical school	University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Graduation year	1994
Medicare specialty	Family Practice

Medical group

University of Utah Community Physicians GroupSalt Lake City, UT · 280 clinicians

Hospital affiliation

University of Utah Hospital and ClinicsSalt Lake City, UT

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

None reported for 2025 or 2024.

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