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David Backus

Counselor • Saint Paul, MN

Active NPI 1679927248 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner
Practice location in NPPES

1400 Energy Park Dr, Suite 21
Saint Paul, MN 551085272

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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1400 Energy Park Dr
Suite 21

Saint Paul, MN 551085272

Telephone 6512526070
Fax 6512526071
Organization at the Same NPPES Address or Phone
Evergreen Recovery Facility NPI 1992152821

Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.

NPI first issued

2016

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, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”

Guide: What Medicare assignment means

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.

Guide: How Medicare covers telehealth

Compared with the same specialty in Saint Paul and Minnesota

42 active clinicians are listed under Counselor with a practice address in Saint Paul, MN (450 in Minnesota).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

Telehealth indicator in Saint Paul

4.8% of these 42 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.

9.5% of these 42 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

Counselor Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 101Y00000X

A provider who is trained and educated in the performance of behavior health services through interpersonal communications and analysis. Training and education at the specialty level usually requires a master's degree and clinical experience and supervision for licensure or certification.

Check License Status with the State Board License numbers are self-reported to NPPES; T-MedInfo does not confirm them against state records. Current status: Minnesota Board of Medical Practice.
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Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Other Identifier License
303683

Career & Practice History

NPI enumerated April 20, 2016.

No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1679927248
Entity Type:
Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)
Enumeration Date: April 20, 2016
Last Update: April 20, 2016
Sole Proprietor: Yes

Mailing Address

1400 Energy Park Dr, Suite 21

Saint Paul, MN 551085272

Phone: 6512526070

About This Data NPPES fields (address, phone, specialty, license) are self-reported and may be outdated; Medicare fields follow the CMS dataset named in each section. Correct directly at NPPES.