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Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD

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Specializes in: Family Medicine

Eastern Virginia Medical School

Professional interests include: sports physicals

675 Battlefield Boulevard N
Chesapeake, VA 23320

(757) 436-7888

Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Chesapeake, VA specializing in family medicine. He graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School. Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD is affiliated with Tidewater Physicians Multispecialty Group, TIDEWATER PHYSICIANS MULTISPECIALTY GROUP and LEGACY HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC.

Office Locations

200 Carmichael Way Suite 606
Chesapeake, VA 23322

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351 Edwin Drive Suite 102
Va Beach, VA 23462

(757) 499-5550

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675 Battlefield Boulevard N
Chesapeake, VA 23320

(757) 436-7888

(757) 548-5669

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In The News

“Drs. Caroline Han, Matthew Backens and David Zelinskas are joining established primary care offices in Virginia Beach and Chesapeake.”—"Tidewater Physicians Multispecialty Group adds five family physicians", Daily Press, July 2019

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD in 2023

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

Top 10%

By Volume:

lab tests

preventive care

In 2023, Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD performed more lab tests, and preventive care procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Virginia.

Top 25%

By Volume:

A1C test

blood draw

flu shot

phlebotomy for lab tests

In 2012, Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD performed more A1C test, blood draw, flu shot, and phlebotomy for lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Virginia.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Chesapeake, VA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
doctor visit	815
hospital care	101
injections	15
inpatient care	101
lab tests	83
preventive care	100
vaccines	100

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Chesapeake, VA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	975
hospital care	114
inpatient care	114
lab tests	54
preventive care	106
vaccines	106

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	261

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	278
Black	118
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	52
Less than 65	103

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	44
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Chesapeake, VA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
doctor visit	1141
hospital care	136
injections	15
inpatient care	136
lab tests	119
preventive care	132
vaccines	132

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	204
Female	307

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	349
Black	137
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	211
From 75 to 84	121
85 and over	50
Less than 65	129

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	43
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Chesapeake, VA during 2015 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1326
hospital care	106
inpatient care	106
lab tests	109
preventive care	187
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
skin procedures	15
vaccines	187

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	396
Female	526

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	674
Black	208
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	418
From 75 to 84	210
85 and over	116
Less than 65	178

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD in 2015

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	42
Dementia	16
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Chesapeake, VA during 2016 were preventive care, vaccines, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	13
doctor visit	1402
hospital care	155
injections	13
inpatient care	131
lab tests	122
outpatient care	24
preventive care	239
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
skin procedures	12
vaccines	239

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	224
Female	304

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	372
Black	131
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	232
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	67
Less than 65	100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	42
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Chesapeake, VA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
diabetes management	16
doctor visit	1412
ear procedures	13
hospital care	247
injections	15
inpatient care	205
lab tests	129
outpatient care	42
preventive care	204
vaccines	188

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	247
Female	332

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	405
Black	140
Hispanic	0
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	262
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	76
Less than 65	105

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD in 2017

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	42
Dementia	18
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Chesapeake, VA during 2018 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	26
doctor visit	1395
hospital care	166
inpatient care	149
lab tests	166
outpatient care	17
preventive care	222
vaccines	196

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	253
Female	335

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	399
Black	156
Hispanic	0
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	253
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	82
Less than 65	99

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD in 2018

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	38
Dementia	16
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Chesapeake, VA during 2019 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	248
diabetes management	101
doctor visit	1279
hospital care	78
inpatient care	78
lab tests	1167
preventive care	355
thyroid function tests	143
vaccines	61

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	311
Female	365

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	542
Black	104
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	324
From 75 to 84	186
85 and over	80
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD in 2019

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Chesapeake, VA during 2020 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	635
diabetes management	291
doctor visit	1097
ear procedures	14
lab tests	3069
preventive care	938
thyroid function tests	413
vaccines	122

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	273
Female	288

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	511
Black	33
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	291
From 75 to 84	175
85 and over	61
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD in 2020

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Chesapeake, VA during 2021 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	558
diabetes management	302
doctor visit	1042
ear procedures	14
lab tests	2681
preventive care	844
thyroid function tests	350
vaccines	97

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	223
Female	231

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	409
Black	26
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	240
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	44
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD in 2021

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Chesapeake, VA during 2022 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	494
diabetes management	117
doctor visit	1005
lab tests	1141
preventive care	420
thyroid function tests	181
vaccines	82

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	213
Female	193

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	363
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	239
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	34
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	32
Dementia	6
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Chesapeake, VA were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and thyroid function tests.

aspiration	14
blood draw	483
diabetes management	142
doctor visit	1171
ear procedures	13
hospital care	137
injections	14
inpatient care	127
lab tests	803
outpatient care	27
preventive care	340
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
skin procedures	13
thyroid function tests	271
vaccines	137

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	285

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	98
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	391
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	132
85 and over	60
Less than 65	80
65 to 74	239

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School. He completed residency at Portsmouth Family Medicine Residency Program. He is certified by the Board-Certified: Family Medicine and has a state license in Virginia.

Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School

Residency: Portsmouth Family Medicine Residency Program

Board Certification: Board-Certified: Family Medicine

Licensed In: Virginia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Matthew V. Backens, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Tidewater Physicians Multispecialty Group

TIDEWATER PHYSICIANS MULTISPECIALTY GROUP

LEGACY HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$1,310 Ozempic $323	Tresiba $282	Victoza $216	Saxenda $173	NovoLog $60	Other $256
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,171 SYMBICORT $476	FARXIGA $316	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $216	CRESTOR $50	BREZTRI $24	Other $90
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$897 XARELTO $523	INVOKANA $216	INVOKAMET $128	SPRAVATO $19	$12
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$849 TOUJEO $617	LANTUS $113	AFREZZA $37	PRALUENT $32	SOLIQUA $17	Other $33
Pfizer Inc.	$731 CHANTIX $155	LYRICA $112	ELIQUIS $93	EUCRISA $55	NURTEC ODT $54	Other $262
Other	$6,346 UBRELVY $319	JANUMET XR $239	Vesicare $217	Myrbetriq $214	VRAYLAR $200	Other $5,157

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$11,120
Education	$186

Biography

Dr. Matthew Backens' specialty is family medicine. Dr. Backens attended Eastern Virginia Medical School and then went on to complete his residency at Portsmouth Family Medicine Residency Program. He has indicated that his clinical interests include sports physicals. He has received professional recognition including the following: Coastal Virginia Magazine "Top Doc"; Virginia Living Magazine "Top Doctor"; and Virginia Business "Top Doc". Dr. Backens is affiliated with Tidewater Physicians Multispecialty Group.