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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1871595686

Richard BackesMD

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CardiologySaint Cloud, MNI
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QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
No data available for this provider in 2024.
INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
No data available for this provider in 2024.
PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
1,241
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$178K
Distinct drugs
26
Brand share
26.4%
Top prescribed drugs
Metoprolol Succinate153 claims
Atorvastatin Calcium120 claims
Clopidogrel Bisulfate102 claims
Amlodipine Besylate76 claims
Losartan Potassium71 claims
MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
344
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
458
Distinct HCPCS
6
Medicare payment
$24K
Peer benchmark
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Total Medicare services vs. 450 Cardiology providers in MN — below median (cohort median 868).
REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Backes'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). 48 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from
Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
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60152
MARTONE, MARK57123
Bernard Erickson
Cardiology · St Cloud, MN
52131
Hieu Joe Nguyen
Cardiology · Saint Cloud, MN
5294
Daniel Tiede
Interventional Cardiology · St Cloud, MN
52137
NPI 145735328648144
ASTERA HEALTH39148
Kevin Smith
Diagnostic Radiology · Sartell, MN
3963
Tracy Napp
Interventional Radiology · Sartell, MN
3964
NPI 11543239703873
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.