Dr. David W. Backstedt, MD
Gastroenterology (Gastroenterology Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans (2011)
- Years since graduation
- 15
- In the NPI registry since
- 2012
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 379
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2011Medical school: Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans
- 2012Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Gastroenterology Physician primary
AR license E-10719
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock Little Rock, AR
- Chi-St Vincent Infirmary Little Rock, AR
- Baptist Health Medical Center- Conway Conway, AR
Medical groups
- Gastroenterology Associates PA (29 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 379
- Services billed
- 3,949
- Patients’ average age
- 72
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | 120 | 119 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 112 | 81 |
| Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | 112 | 107 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 58 | 55 |
| Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | 54 | 54 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 51 | 51 |
| Insertion of guide wire with dilation of esophagus using a flexible endoscope | 28 | 27 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 22 | 22 |
| Balloon dilation of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope, less than 3.0 cm | 20 | 20 |
| Complete ultrasound scan of abdomen | 15 | 15 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Pantoprazole Sodium Other prescribers in Little Rock, AR | 423 |
| Famotidine Other prescribers in Little Rock, AR | 169 |
| Omeprazole Other prescribers in Little Rock, AR | 92 |
| Linzess (linaclotide) Other prescribers in Little Rock, AR | 74 |
| Sucralfate Other prescribers in Little Rock, AR | 55 |
| Mesalamine Other prescribers in Little Rock, AR | 34 |
| Gavilyte-G (peg3350/sod sulf,bicarb,cl/kcl) Other prescribers in Little Rock, AR | 34 |
| Peg-3350 And Electrolytes (peg3350/sod sulf,bicarb,cl/kcl) Other prescribers in Little Rock, AR | 33 |
| Clenpiq (sod picosulf/mag ox/citric ac) | 32 |
| Creon (lipase/protease/amylase) Other prescribers in Little Rock, AR | 24 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 18 companies reported 189 payments worth $3,431 in total to this clinician.
| AbbVie Inc. | $1,485 |
|---|---|
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $515 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $246 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $224 |
| Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. | $183 |
| Pfizer Inc. | $137 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $102 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | $95.83 |
| Food and Beverage | $3,421 |
|---|---|
| Education | $9.65 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie Inc. Mar 26, 2025 | Education SKYRIZI · IMMUNOLOGY · in-kind | $9.65 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.