Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Richard J Backes, MD

Individual provider Cardiovascular Disease Physician · NPI 1871595686

Richard J Backes, MD is registered under Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. Graduated from Mayo Medical School in 1985, 41 years ago. Practices with Centracare Clinic, a 782-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Minnesota.

Years since qualifying
41
Trained at
Mayo Medical School
Licensed in
MN
In the registry since
2005
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

1200 6th Ave N
Saint Cloud, MN 56303-2735
Phone: (320) 252-5131
Fax: (320) 255-5714
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Specialties & licences

Cardiovascular Disease Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207RC0000X · Licence 30055 (MN)

Record details

NPI number1871595686
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedAugust 11, 2005
Last updated in NPPESAugust 21, 2024

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyCARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY)
Also practisesINTERNAL MEDICINE
Medical schoolMAYO MEDICAL SCHOOL
Graduated 1985 (41 years in practice)
Group practice Centracare Clinic — 782 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations12 on file with Medicare

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients313
Services billed 493 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age76

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Practises at

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Colleagues at Centracare Clinic

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 782 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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