Michael Backman , FNP
Nurse Practitioner β’ Meriden, CT
134 State St
Meriden, CT 064503293
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
134 State St
Meriden, CT 064503293
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 2 distinct additional practice-address records in Hamden, CT; New Haven, CT. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
What Public CMS Data Show
Nurse Practitioner: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2021β2025.
NPI first issued
2025
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, βDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?β
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Michael Backman has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Michael Backman as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Meriden and Connecticut
17 active clinicians are listed under Nurse Practitioner with a practice address in Meriden, CT (922 in Connecticut).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Meriden
29.4% of these 17 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
52.9% of these 17 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
Sources: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2026-05-14NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363L00000X
(1) A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 163W00000X
(1) A registered nurse is a person qualified by graduation from an accredited nursing school (depending upon schooling, a registered nurse may receive either a diploma from a hospital program, an associate degree in nursing (A.D.N.) or a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing (B.S.N.), who is licensed or certified by the state, and is practicing within the scope of that license or certification. R.N.'s assist patient in recovering and maintaining their physical or mental health. They assist physicians during treatments and examinations and administer medications. (2) A provider who is trained and educated in a formal nursing education program at an accredited school of nursing, passes a national certification examination, and is licensed by the state to practice nursing. The individual provides nursing services to patients or clients in areas such as health promotion, disease prevention, acute and chronic care and restoration and maintenance of health across the life span.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - NURSE PRACTITIONER
I20260619000300
CT
9537631692
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Secondary Practice Locations
374 Grand Ave
New Haven, CT 065133733
Phone: 2037777411
22 Cumpstone Dr
Hamden, CT 065182423
Phone: 9402065033
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Nurse Practitioner
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 134 STATE ST, MERIDEN, CT 064503293 (Tel: 2032372229)
Registered at 19 GRAND ST, MIDDLETOWN, CT 064572705 (Tel: 8603476971)
Recorded as MICHAEL BACKMAN, FNP
Nurse Practitioner (license number reported to NPPES: CT 16675)
Registered at 22 CUMPSTONE DR, HAMDEN, CT 065182423 (Tel: 9402065033)
Registered at 22 CUMPSTONE DR, HAMDEN, CT 065182423 (Tel: 9402065033)
Recorded as MICHAEL BACKMAN
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 66 ORANGE ST APT 504, NEW HAVEN, CT 065103144 (Tel: 9402065033)
Registered at 66 ORANGE ST APT 504, NEW HAVEN, CT 065103144 (Tel: 9402065033)
Recorded as MICHAEL GARZA
Registered Nurse (license number reported to NPPES: CT 10.212557)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Nurse Practitioners in Meriden
- Gretha Lewis, NP-C
- Alexandra Edmonson, RN, APRN
- Chih-Hsun Hsu, APRN
- Megan Lipford, APRN
- La'erica Fletcher, APRN
- Helen Krol, FNP
Mailing Address
19 Grand St
Middletown, CT 064572705
Phone: 8603476971