Physician profile
John R Backman
NPI 1215905831
$13,505.92
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
51 companies · $590 in 2025
The $590 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Cardiovascular Disease provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $433).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $2,938 · 2020: $480 · 2021: $735 · 2022: $3,418 · 2023: $2,850 · 2024: $2,495 · 2025: $590.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $5,839 · Education: $95.25.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $5,839.34 |
| Education | $95.25 |
Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.
Who reported paying
General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $1,160.96 | 2019-2025 | |
| Pfizer INC. | $1,118.88 | 2019-2025 | |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $1,052.48 | 2021-2025 | Verquvo |
| Amgen INC. | $898.60 | 2019-2025 | Repatha, Repatha |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC | $816.19 | 2019-2024 | Xarelto |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp | $668.43 | 2019-2025 | Farxiga, Wainua, Brilinta |
| Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC | $630.06 | 2019-2024 | |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $562.50 | 2019-2025 | Watchman Access System, Accolade Sr, Watchman Flx |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $558.44 | 2019-2024 | Camzyos, Eliquis |
| Impulse Dynamics (USA) INC. | $502.98 | 2022-2023 | Optimizer |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, INC. | $477.35 | 2019-2024 | Uptravi, Opsumit |
| Medtronic, INC. | $409.08 | 2023-2025 | Linq II, Aurora Ev-Icd Mri Surescan |
| Abbott Laboratories | $406.31 | 2019-2024 | Mitraclip, Thoratec Heartmate 3 Lvas Implant Kit |
| Novo Nordisk INC | $385.13 | 2021-2024 | Rybelsus, Ozempic |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $340.84 | 2019-2025 | Jardiance |
Show all 51 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvrx, INC. | $327.06 | 2022-2024 | Barostim Neo System |
| Esperion Therapeutics, INC. | $325.83 | 2021-2024 | Nexletol, Nexlizet |
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $309.27 | 2019-2024 | Lifevest |
| Irhythm Technologies, INC. | $236.58 | 2019-2024 | Zio Xt Patch, Zio Monitor |
| Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. | $213.96 | 2021-2023 | Arcalyst |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, INC. | $196.80 | 2019-2025 | Evkeeza |
| Medtronic Vascular, INC. | $192.19 | 2019 | |
| Bardy Diagnostics, INC. | $185.00 | 2020-2022 | |
| Abiomed | $174.13 | 2023-2024 | Impella |
| Heartflow, INC. | $172.42 | 2019-2025 | |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, INC. | $113.06 | 2019 | |
| Chiesi USA, INC. | $108.55 | 2022-2024 | Kengreal |
| Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, Plc | $99.00 | 2024 | Arcalyst |
| Amarin Pharma, INC. | $93.09 | 2019-2022 | |
| Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $90.21 | 2024 | Inpefa |
| Tactile Systems Technology INC | $72.56 | 2019-2025 | Nimbl, Flexitouch Plus |
| Lundbeck LLC | $72.04 | 2019-2020 | |
| Daiichi Sankyo INC. | $57.85 | 2022-2023 | Injectafer |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, INC. | $54.16 | 2019-2022 | |
| Braemar Manufacturing, LLC | $48.42 | 2019 | |
| Philips North America LLC | $43.11 | 2023-2024 | (Ck4) Mcot |
| Gilead Sciences, INC. | $42.48 | 2019 | |
| Celgene Corporation | $37.54 | 2023 | Camzyos |
| Kestra Medical Technology Services, INC. | $26.01 | 2024 | Assure Wcd |
| Biotronik INC. | $24.45 | 2022 | |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals INC. | $24.25 | 2023 | Amvuttra |
| Baxter Healthcare | $22.48 | 2024 | Hillrom - Cardiac Ambulatory Monitor |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $21.21 | 2024 | Edwards Sapien 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Thv) |
| Atricure, INC. | $20.95 | 2022 | |
| Scpharmaceuticals INC. | $20.51 | 2023 | |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. | $17.82 | 2020 | |
| Angiodynamics, INC. | $17.73 | 2021 | |
| Trevena, INC. | $15.66 | 2022 | |
| Amryt Pharma Holdings Ltd | $15.28 | 2022 | |
| Itamar Medical INC | $14.06 | 2022 | |
| Allergan, INC. | $11.97 | 2019 |
Drugs and devices associated with these payments
CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.
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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.