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Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD

(Dr. James W. Backstrom, MD)

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Specializes in: Pediatric Radiology and Diagnostic Radiology

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

1000 Dutch Ridge Road
Beaver, PA 15009

(724) 728-7000

Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD is a pediatric radiologist in Beaver, PA specializing in pediatric radiology and diagnostic radiology. He graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD is affiliated with University Hospitals, Ballad Health, Heritage Valley Sewickley, and Heritage Valley Beaver.

Office Locations

Heritage Valley Beaver

1000 Dutch Ridge Road
Beaver, PA 15009

(724) 728-7000

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6400 Brooktree Court Suite 350
Wexford, PA 15090

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Heritage Valley Beaver

720 Blackburn Road
Sewickley, PA 15043

(412) 741-6600

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD in 2023

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Top 25%

By Affordability:

abdominal CT scan

head/brain CT scan

pelvic CT scan

In 2012, Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD had a list price for abdominal CT scan, head/brain CT scan, and pelvic CT scan that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Pennsylvania. 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. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD treated as a pediatric radiologist in Beaver, PA during 2012 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and brain imaging (neuroimaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	35
breast procedures	26
CT scan	35
preventive care	26
thoracic (chest) imaging	98
women's imaging	26
X-rays	124

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD treated as a pediatric radiologist in Beaver, PA during 2013 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, breast procedures and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	22
preventive care	22
thoracic (chest) imaging	68
women's imaging	22
X-rays	90

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	109

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	167
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	34
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	39
Dementia	23
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD treated as a pediatric radiologist in Beaver, PA during 2014 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and brain imaging (neuroimaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	23
CT scan	23
thoracic (chest) imaging	73
X-rays	73

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	115

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	163
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	45
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	50
Dementia	26
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD treated as a pediatric radiologist in Beaver, PA during 2016 were X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD for Medicare patients.

thoracic (chest) imaging	78
X-rays	78

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	151
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	20
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	38
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	36
Dementia	21
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD treated as a pediatric radiologist in Beaver, PA during 2017 were ultrasound (sonogram), abdominal imaging, neck imaging and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	45
neck imaging	27
thoracic (chest) imaging	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	84
vascular procedures	12
X-rays	11

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD.

**Gender**
Male	60
Female	89

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	15
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD in 2017

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	30
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD treated as a pediatric radiologist in Beaver, PA during 2018 were CT scan, ultrasound (sonogram) and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	12
CT scan	20
ultrasound (sonogram)	12

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD.

**Gender**
Male	55
Female	73

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	116
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	60
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	16
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	40
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD treated as a pediatric radiologist in Beaver, PA during 2019 were CT scan, brain imaging (neuroimaging), MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	21
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	49
CT scan	59
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	42
musculoskeletal imaging	16
pelvic imaging	33
spinal procedures	29
X-rays	40

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD.

**Gender**
Male	328
Female	410

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	687
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	286
From 75 to 84	221
85 and over	117
Less than 65	114

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	40
Dementia	23
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD treated as a pediatric radiologist in Beaver, PA during 2020 were CT scan, brain imaging (neuroimaging), pelvic imaging and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	30
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	53
CT scan	96
pelvic imaging	30
spinal procedures	13

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD.

**Gender**
Male	176
Female	263

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	390
Black	24
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	96
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	43
Dementia	25
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD treated as a pediatric radiologist in Beaver, PA during 2021 were CT scan, ultrasound (sonogram), brain imaging (neuroimaging) and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	40
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	44
CT scan	99
neck imaging	12
pelvic imaging	29
spinal procedures	26
ultrasound (sonogram)	48
vascular procedures	25

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD.

**Gender**
Male	175
Female	250

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	380
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	167
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	78
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	40
Dementia	20
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD treated as a pediatric radiologist in Beaver, PA during 2022 were CT scan and brain imaging (neuroimaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	27
CT scan	27

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	194
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	25
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	45
Dementia	18
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD treated as a pediatric radiologist in Beaver, PA during 2023 were CT scan, brain imaging (neuroimaging), thoracic (chest) imaging and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	19
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	40
CT scan	80
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	19
neck imaging	15
pelvic imaging	19
spinal procedures	19
thoracic (chest) imaging	21
ultrasound (sonogram)	15

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD.

**Gender**
Male	211
Female	297

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	443
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	90
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	35
Dementia	15
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD treated as a pediatric radiologist in Beaver, PA were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and ultrasound (sonogram).

abdominal imaging	27
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	38
breast procedures	24
CT scan	54
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	30
musculoskeletal imaging	16
neck imaging	18
pelvic imaging	27
preventive care	24
spinal procedures	21
thoracic (chest) imaging	58
ultrasound (sonogram)	39
vascular procedures	18
women's imaging	24
X-rays	69

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD.

**Gender**
Female	164
Male	121

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	11
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	244
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	85
85 and over	48
Less than 65	42
65 to 74	109

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	19
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He completed residency at Duke University Hospital. He is certified by the American Board Of Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology and has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Residency: Duke University Hospital (1993)

Board Certification: American Board Of Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University Hospitals

Ballad Health

Heritage Valley Sewickley

Heritage Valley Beaver

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 3.0 out of 5 stars based on 1 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Beaver, PA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc.	$14,295 Vantage Orian $10,255	TOSHIBA SCANNER $3,638	CANON INC. $200	DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND SYSTEM $51	$151
Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.	$454 multiple $248	xr $109	ct $97
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.	$423 Multix Impact $296	$128
GE Healthcare	$25 $25
Boston Scientific Corporation	$16 Angiojet $16
Other	$13 PYLARIFY $13

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$12,216
Food and Beverage	$3,010

Biography

Dr. James Backstrom is a physician who specializes in pediatric radiology and diagnostic radiology. His professional affiliations include the University Hospitals and Ballad Health. He attended the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and subsequently trained at Duke University Hospital for residency.

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD in 2023

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD in 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Wilbert Backstrom, MD From 2012 - 2023

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