Total Payments
$52,628
2024 Payments
$8,862
Companies
17
Transactions
111
Medicare Patients
2,082
Medicare Billing
$351,520
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$26,499 (50.4%)
Travel$13,851 (26.3%)
Royalty/License$5,352 (10.2%)
Food & Beverage$5,176 (9.8%)
Other$1,750 (3.3%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $26,499 | 7 | 50.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $13,851 | 10 | 26.3% |
| Royalty or License | $5,352 | 5 | 10.2% |
| Food and Beverage | $5,176 | 88 | 9.8% |
| Grant | $1,750 | 1 | 3.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cochlear Latinoamerica Sociedad Anonima | $13,223 | 6 | $0 (2020) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $12,094 | 10 | $0 (2020) |
| Stryker Corporation | $9,557 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| Cochlear Ltd | $6,032 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Grace Medical, Inc. | $5,530 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| MED-EL Corporation | $2,436 | 12 | $0 (2024) |
| Cochlear Americas | $1,805 | 25 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $704.50 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| Advanced Bionics, LLC | $637.98 | 20 | $0 (2022) |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | $154.12 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8,862 | 20 | Cochlear Ltd ($6,032) |
| 2023 | $4,003 | 12 | MED-EL Corporation ($1,807) |
| 2022 | $1,640 | 15 | Grace Medical, Inc. ($1,055) |
| 2021 | $1,232 | 6 | Grace Medical, Inc. ($1,063) |
| 2020 | $3,492 | 6 | Cochlear Latinoamerica Sociedad Anonima ($1,906) |
| 2019 | $4,797 | 15 | Stryker Corporation ($4,154) |
| 2018 | $9,432 | 17 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($8,524) |
| 2017 | $19,170 | 20 | Cochlear Latinoamerica Sociedad Anonima ($11,317) |
All Payment Transactions
111 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/13/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.52 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.73 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PROPEL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $144.64 | General |
| Category: Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, Throat) | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | Grace Medical, Inc. | 2 IN 1ALTO IMPLANT (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,795.26 | General |
| Category: OTOLOGY | ||||||
| 09/30/2024 | Cochlear Ltd | COCHLEAR NUCLEUS CI632 COCHLEAR IMPLANT WITH SLIM MODIOLAR ELECTRODE (Device), BAHA, OSIA OSI300 IMPLANT | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,381.00 | General |
| Category: Implantable hearing solution | ||||||
| 09/13/2024 | Neurent Medical Limited | NEUROMARK Device (Device), NEUROMARK Radiofrequency Console | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $118.79 | General |
| Category: Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories | ||||||
| 09/06/2024 | Cochlear Ltd | COCHLEAR NUCLEUS CI632 COCHLEAR IMPLANT WITH SLIM MODIOLAR ELECTRODE (Device), BAHA, OSIA OSI300 IMPLANT | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $76.94 | General |
| Category: Implantable hearing solution | ||||||
| 08/05/2024 | Oticon Medical, LLC | PONTO BONE ANCHORED HEARING SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $17.31 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 06/17/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MIDAS REX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.75 | General |
| Category: High Speed Surgical Drills and Tools | ||||||
| 06/12/2024 | MED-EL Corporation | Mi1250 SYNCHRONY 2 FLEXsoft (Device), BCI 602 Kit, ADHEAR Professional Kit | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $72.19 | General |
| Category: Cochlear Implant | ||||||
| 06/04/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PTEYE PARATHYROID DETECTION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $133.21 | General |
| Category: Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Products | ||||||
| 05/18/2024 | MED-EL Corporation | Mi1250 SYNCHRONY 2 FLEXsoft (Device), BCI 602 Kit, ADHEAR Professional Kit | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $69.22 | General |
| Category: Cochlear Implant | ||||||
| 05/18/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | NIM-RESPONSE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.02 | General |
| Category: Nerve Monitoring Products | ||||||
| 05/17/2024 | Stryker Corporation | XPRESS LOPROFILE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $57.68 | General |
| Category: ENTELLUS | ||||||
| 05/17/2024 | MED-EL Corporation | Mi1250 SYNCHRONY 2 FLEXsoft (Device), BCI 602 Kit | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.85 | General |
| Category: Cochlear Implant | ||||||
| 05/15/2024 | MED-EL Corporation | Mi1250 SYNCHRONY 2 FLEXsoft (Device), BCI 602 Kit, ADHEAR Professional Kit | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.36 | General |
| Category: Cochlear Implant | ||||||
| 04/24/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SCOPIS ENT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $121.11 | General |
| Category: INSTRUMENTS | ||||||
| 03/06/2024 | Grace Medical, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $94.32 | General |
| 02/15/2024 | MED-EL Corporation | Mi1250 SYNCHRONY 2 FLEXsoft (Device), BCI 602 Kit, ADHEAR Professional Kit | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $71.23 | General |
| Category: Cochlear Implant | ||||||
| 01/10/2024 | Cochlear Ltd | COCHLEAR NUCLEUS CI632 COCHLEAR IMPLANT WITH SLIM MODIOLAR ELECTRODE (Device), BAHA, OSIA OSI300 IMPLANT | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,574.53 | General |
| Category: Implantable hearing solution | ||||||
| 11/15/2023 | Grace Medical, Inc. | 2 IN 1 ALTO IMPLANT (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,360.91 | General |
| Category: OTOLOGY | ||||||
| 11/07/2023 | Cochlear Americas | COCHLEAR NUCLEUS CI632 COCHLEAR IMPLANT WITH SLIM MODIOLAR ELECTRODE (Device), BAHA, OSIA OSI300 IMPLANT | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $142.06 | General |
| Category: Implantable hearing solution | ||||||
| 10/02/2023 | Stryker Corporation | XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.02 | General |
| Category: ENTELLUS | ||||||
| 09/06/2023 | Cochlear Americas | COCHLEAR NUCLEUS CI632 COCHLEAR IMPLANT WITH SLIM MODIOLAR ELECTRODE (Device), BAHA, OSIA OSI300 IMPLANT | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $164.67 | General |
| Category: Implantable hearing solution | ||||||
| 07/26/2023 | AXOGEN | Avance Nerve Graft (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $64.87 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | 554 | 594 | $299,583 | $88,611 |
| 2022 | 9 | 565 | 612 | $327,110 | $92,525 |
| 2021 | 9 | 505 | 559 | $312,581 | $95,017 |
| 2020 | 11 | 458 | 497 | $276,029 | $75,367 |
Total Patients
2,082
Total Services
2,262
Medicare Billing
$351,520
Procedure Codes
38
All Medicare Procedures & Services
38 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69930 | Insertion of cochlear device | Facility | 2023 | 36 | 36 | $124,056 | $38,421 | 31.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 160 | 160 | $57,760 | $19,223 | 33.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 106 | 112 | $27,888 | $10,375 | 37.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 134 | 155 | $27,125 | $9,727 | 35.9% |
| 70480 | Ct scan of cranial cavity without contrast | Office | 2023 | 34 | 34 | $28,152 | $4,546 | 16.1% |
| 21235 | Obtaining ear cartilage for grafting | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $20,229 | $2,969 | 14.7% |
| 69210 | Removal of impacted ear wax | Office | 2023 | 38 | 43 | $7,224 | $1,294 | 17.9% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 18 | 26 | $3,120 | $1,050 | 33.7% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $4,029 | $1,006 | 25.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 196 | 196 | $70,756 | $23,819 | 33.7% |
| 69930 | Insertion of cochlear device | Facility | 2022 | 22 | 22 | $75,812 | $23,211 | 30.6% |
| 69643 | Repair of eardrum and ear canal with removal of middle ear bone | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $46,540 | $12,762 | 27.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 102 | 114 | $28,498 | $10,753 | 37.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 128 | 159 | $27,825 | $10,260 | 36.9% |
| 21235 | Obtaining ear cartilage for grafting | Facility | 2022 | 23 | 23 | $42,297 | $5,549 | 13.1% |
| 70480 | Ct scan of cranial cavity without contrast | Office | 2022 | 30 | 30 | $24,840 | $3,786 | 15.2% |
| 69210 | Removal of impacted ear wax | Office | 2022 | 35 | 39 | $6,750 | $1,353 | 20.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $3,792 | $1,031 | 27.2% |
| 69930 | Implantation of cochlear device | Facility | 2021 | 31 | 31 | $106,826 | $32,972 | 30.9% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 150 | 150 | $51,302 | $19,213 | 37.5% |
| 69643 | Repair of eardrum and ear canal with removal of mastoid bone, simple | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $42,120 | $13,250 | 31.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 152 | 196 | $30,620 | $12,782 | 41.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 71 | 75 | $16,820 | $6,731 | 40.0% |
| 21235 | Obtaining ear cartilage for grafting | Facility | 2021 | 18 | 18 | $33,102 | $4,494 | 13.6% |
| 70480 | Ct scan of cranial cavity | Office | 2021 | 27 | 27 | $22,356 | $3,305 | 14.8% |
About Dr. Douglas Backous, MD
Dr. Douglas Backous, MD is a Otology & Neurotology healthcare provider based in Puyallup, Washington. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/23/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1669589974.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Douglas Backous, MD has received a total of $52,628 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $8,862 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 111 transactions from 17 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($26,499).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Backous has provided services to 2,082 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,262 services with total Medicare billing of $351,520. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 38 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Otology & Neurotology
- Other Specialties Otolaryngology
- Location Puyallup, WA
- Active Since 08/23/2006
- Last Updated 05/31/2024
- Taxonomy Code 207YX0901X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1669589974
Products in Payments
- Nucleus (Device) $14,379
- NIM (Device) $10,835
- COCHLEAR NUCLEUS CI632 COCHLEAR IMPLANT WITH SLIM MODIOLAR ELECTRODE (Device) $6,418
- NSE S2 Drill (Device) $5,020
- NSE - HIGH SPEED DRILLS (Device) $4,000
- 2 IN 1 ALTO IMPLANT (Device) $3,479
- Mi1250 SYNCHRONY 2 FLEXsoft (Device) $2,202
- 2 IN 1ALTO IMPLANT (Device) $1,795
- INDIGO (Device) $1,260
- HIRES ULTRA CI HIFOCUS MS ELECTRODE (Device) $333.50
- HiResolution Bionic Ear System (Device) $304.48
- PROPEL (Device) $294.44
- MED-EL Maestro Cochlear Implant System (Device) $233.65
- STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) $204.14
- Cochlear (Device) $185.90
- NSE - Saber Drill (Device) $180.41
- Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System (Device) $154.12
- NEUROMARK Device (Device) $147.43
- NSE - NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT (Device) $134.85
- PTEYE PARATHYROID DETECTION SYSTEM (Device) $133.21
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.