Derek Hayden Backer, M.D.

Primary specialty

Internal Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207R00000X

License

85601 Issued in GA

Practice address

509 Biltmore Ave
Asheville, NC 28801-4601

Phone

(828) 213-4411

Fax

(866) 285-9740

NPI assigned

Jun 11, 2011

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 4

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in NC, GA, FL3 enrollments

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 3

Specialty

Internal Medicine

Education

Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine, 2011

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

SMH Physician Services IncGroup PAC ID 1355240177, 781 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Sarasota Memorial Hospital Hospital, Sarasota, FL, CCN 100087

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

93.93 of 100Reported as apm

Quality

82.14

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Networks

• Freedom Health HMO Network
• Optimum HealthCare HMO Network

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• SMH Physician Services Inc

  dba First Physicians Group

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Sarasota, FL
  • NPI 1346295292
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Au Medical Associates Inc

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Augusta, GA
  • NPI 1841230620
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Au Medical Associates Inc

  dba Augusta University Health West Wheeler

  • Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
  • Augusta, GA
  • NPI 1114574126
  NPD
• Au Medical Center, Inc

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Augusta, GA
  • NPI 1437135902
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Sarasota County Public Hospital District

  dba Sarasota Memorial Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Sarasota, FL
  • NPI 1245294826
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "address_1": "1120 15TH ST",
            "address_2": "STE BI1056",
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            "state": "GA",
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            "telephone_number": "706-721-3813"
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            "city": "ASHEVILLE",
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• Internal Medicine Physician in Asheville, NC
• Providers in Asheville, NC by specialty
• Internal Medicine Physician in North Carolina

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Mar 26, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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