What is Douglas Backous's specialty?

Douglas Backous (NPI 1669589974) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Otolaryngology in Puyallup, WA.

Where does Douglas Backous practice?

Douglas Backous practices in Puyallup, WA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1669589974.

How much does Medicare pay Douglas Backous?

Douglas Backous (NPI 1669589974) received approximately $127K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 300 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1669589974

Douglas BackousMD

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OtolaryngologyPuyallup, WAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

599

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

653

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$67K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 211 Otolaryngology providers in WA — top quintile (cohort median 614).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

0.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Clonazepam14 claims

Ofloxacin14 claims

Acetazolamide12 claims

Dexamethasone11 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$9K

Payment records

By payment type

Travel and Lodging$6K

Royalty or License$2K

Food and Beverage$1K

Top paying entities

Travel and Lodging$6K

Royalty or License$2K

Food and Beverage$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Douglas Backous's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 6 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES	79	271
DYNACARE NORTHWEST, INC	62	232
Stacey Watson Audiologist · Seattle, WA	31	60
ELKINS, ELIZABETH	27	44
CLOUTIER, FRANCOIS	18	38
Andrea Pertoso Physician Assistant · Clackamas, OR	12	27

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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