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Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Neurology (Brain & Spinal Cord Disease)

University of Buenos Aires Faculty of Medicine (1975)

11180 Warner Avenue Suite 259
Fountain Valley, CA

(714) 540-1840

Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD is a neurologist in Fountain Valley, CA specializing in neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). He graduated from University of Buenos Aires Faculty of Medicine in 1975 and has 51 years of experience. Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD is affiliated with Greater Newport Physicians, MemorialCare, MemorialCare Medical Group and Edinger Medical Group MemorialCare Independent Physicians.

Office Locations

11180 Warner Avenue Suite 259
Fountain Valley, CA

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11180 Warner Avenue Suite 259
Santa Ana, CA 92708

(714) 540-1840

(714) 540-2319

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

electrodiagnostic testing

electrophysiological study

nerve conduction studies

In 2023, Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD had a list price for electrodiagnostic testing, electrophysiological (EP) study, and nerve conduction studies (NCS) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within California. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD treated as a neurologist in Fountain Valley, CA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, diagnostic procedures and electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	218
doctor visit	209
electroencephalography (EEG)	77
hospital care	333
inpatient care	333

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD treated as a neurologist in Fountain Valley, CA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, electroencephalography (EEG) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	200
electroencephalography (EEG)	68
hospital care	243
inpatient care	243

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	144
Black	0
Hispanic	81
Asian	38
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	48
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	33
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	50
Dementia	41
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD treated as a neurologist in Fountain Valley, CA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	183
electroencephalography (EEG)	79
hospital care	243
inpatient care	243
nursing home care	81

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	175
Female	190

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	203
Black	0
Hispanic	96
Asian	47
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	51
Less than 65	141

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	42
Dementia	34
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD treated as a neurologist in Fountain Valley, CA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, electroencephalography (EEG) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	30
doctor visit	199
electroencephalography (EEG)	66
hospital care	204
inpatient care	204
nursing home care	14

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	310
Female	304

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	322
Black	0
Hispanic	184
Asian	76
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	174
From 75 to 84	144
85 and over	80
Less than 65	216

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD in 2015

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	26
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	44
Dementia	36
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD treated as a neurologist in Fountain Valley, CA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, electroencephalography (EEG) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	321
electroencephalography (EEG)	62
hospital care	141
inpatient care	141

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	161
Black	0
Hispanic	85
Asian	39
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	37
Less than 65	109

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD in 2016

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	24
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	41
Dementia	32
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD treated as a neurologist in Fountain Valley, CA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, electroencephalography (EEG) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	25
doctor visit	246
electroencephalography (EEG)	26
hospital care	64
inpatient care	64

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	106

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	118
Black	0
Hispanic	79
Asian	17
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	33
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD in 2017

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	38
Dementia	31
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD treated as a neurologist in Fountain Valley, CA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, electroencephalography (EEG) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	41
doctor visit	241
electroencephalography (EEG)	68
hospital care	77
inpatient care	77

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	134

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	96
Black	0
Hispanic	108
Asian	19
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	42
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD in 2018

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	47
Dementia	36
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD treated as a neurologist in Fountain Valley, CA during 2019 were electroencephalography (EEG), hospital care, inpatient care and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	38
doctor visit	258
electroencephalography (EEG)	79
hospital care	75
inpatient care	75

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	99
Black	0
Hispanic	89
Asian	23
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	33
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD in 2019

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	45
Dementia	33
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD treated as a neurologist in Fountain Valley, CA during 2020 were electroencephalography (EEG) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	227
electroencephalography (EEG)	41

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	91

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	54
Black	0
Hispanic	80
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	18
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD in 2020

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	42
Dementia	39
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD treated as a neurologist in Fountain Valley, CA during 2021 were electroencephalography (EEG) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	252
electroencephalography (EEG)	54

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	97

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	63
Black	0
Hispanic	80
Asian	25
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	24
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD in 2021

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	43
Dementia	44
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD treated as a neurologist in Fountain Valley, CA during 2022 were electroencephalography (EEG) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	29
doctor visit	261
electroencephalography (EEG)	41

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	76
Black	0
Hispanic	78
Asian	20
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	21
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD in 2022

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	41
Dementia	32
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD treated as a neurologist in Fountain Valley, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, electroencephalography (EEG) and nursing home care.

diagnostic procedures	43
doctor visit	236
electroencephalography (EEG)	60
hospital care	172
inpatient care	172
nursing home care	47

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	130

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	29
Non-Hispanic White	121
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	87
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	59
85 and over	35
Less than 65	85
65 to 74	74

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	39
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	32
Cancer	6

Education & Training

Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD graduated from University of Buenos Aires Faculty of Medicine in 1975. He completed residency at SUNY, University at Buffalo Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of Buenos Aires Faculty of Medicine (1975)

Residency: SUNY, University at Buffalo Affiliated Hospitals (1988)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Greater Newport Physicians

MemorialCare

MemorialCare Medical Group

Edinger Medical Group MemorialCare Independent Physicians

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 3.6 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Fountain Valley, CA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$1,351 KESIMPTA $1,047	MAYZENT $111	Gilenya $107	NON BRAND $47	ARZERRA $28	Other $11
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.	$1,325 AUSTEDO $407	Austedo XR $366	COPAXONE $270	AJOVY $27	Zecuity $23	Other $232
Biogen, Inc.	$834 Vumerity $301	ZINBRYTA $199	PLEGRIDY $155	TECFIDERA $94	TYSABRI $53	Other $31
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$636 TROKENDI XR $543	OXTELLAR XR $93
UCB, Inc.	$585 Vimpat $261	Briviact $236	$88
Other	$4,066 Fycompa $277	BOTOX $267	QULIPTA $228	AUBAGIO $198	AVONEX $190	Other $2,906

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$8,399
Education	$388
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$11

Research Payments

Dr. Martin J. Backman, MD has received 56 research payments totaling $215,516.

Biography

Dr. Martin Backman works as a neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). He is conversant in Spanish. Dr. Backman is professionally affiliated with Greater Newport Physicians and MemorialCare Medical Group. Before performing his residency at a hospital affiliated with SUNY, University at Buffalo, Dr. Backman attended the University of Buenos Aires Faculty of Medicine for medical school. Patients gave him an average rating of 3.5 stars (out of 5).