What is Matthew Backens's specialty?

Matthew Backens (NPI 1972766996) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Va Beach, VA.

Where does Matthew Backens practice?

Matthew Backens practices in Va Beach, VA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1972766996.

How much does Medicare pay Matthew Backens?

Matthew Backens (NPI 1972766996) received approximately $172K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 416 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1972766996

Matthew BackensMD

Family PracticeVa Beach, VAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,389

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

4,940

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$165K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,194 Family Practice providers in VA — top quintile (cohort median 866).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

5,966

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$422K

Distinct drugs

109

Brand share

17.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium485 claims

Amlodipine Besylate368 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium278 claims

Losartan Potassium230 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium221 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$548

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$548

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$548

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Matthew Backens'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). 21 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Sanjay Patel Interventional Radiology · Chesapeake, VA	74	281
PETRUSCHAK, MICHAEL	62	163
John Daughdrille Diagnostic Radiology · Chesapeake, VA	60	194
SENTARA HOSPITALS	45	139
TAN, DOMINGO	25	64
Rajnish Dhawan Internal Medicine · Suffolk, VA	24	175
EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE LLC	23	181
CHESAPEAKE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	23	87
Ramin Alimard Interventional Cardiology · Chesapeake, VA	21	88
Jennifer Salch Emergency Medicine · Chesapeake, VA	20	53
Courtney Zydron Emergency Medicine · Virginia Beach, VA	18	62
Harry Kanter Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Chesapeake, VA	17	62

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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