Dr. William Backlund , MD
Orthopaedic Surgery β’ Gig Harbor, WA
4340 Borgen Blvd Apt 1624
Gig Harbor, WA 983327009
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
4340 Borgen Blvd Apt 1624
Gig Harbor, WA 983327009
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Orthopaedic Surgery: 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 2019β2025.
NPI first issued
2023
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.
Compared with the same specialty in Gig Harbor and Washington
10 active clinicians are listed under Orthopaedic Surgery with a practice address in Gig Harbor, WA (656 in Washington).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
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: 2023-01-13NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated January 13, 2023.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from February 2023 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Orthopaedic Surgery Specialists in Gig Harbor
- Dr. Lance Bear, MD
- Dr. Jerry Du, MD
- Dr. Guy Klein, DO
- Dr. Mason Platt, DO
- Dr. Robert Vercio, MD
- Dr. Robert Holmes, MD
Mailing Address
4340 Borgen Blvd Apt 1624
Gig Harbor, WA 983327009
Phone: 4254066717