Specialties
Board Certification
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American Board of Family Medicine
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Patient Rating
Patients consistently describe Dr. Backman as caring, compassionate, and highly trustworthy. He listens attentively, spends the necessary time with patients, clearly explains diagnoses and treatment plans, and arranges appropriate follow-up and referrals. Reviewers highlight his clinical expertise in managing complex or chronic conditions and his supportive response during emotional or difficult moments. The practice staff are also praised for being professional and helpful, contributing to a personalized, respectful care experience.
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The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers. The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety. For the convenience of our visitors, some patient comments have been translated from their original language into English while preserving their original meaning as accurately as possible. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.
Education history
| Residency | Family Medicine - University of Wisconsin | Resident |
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| Internship | Family Medicine - University of Wisconsin | Intern |
| Professional Medical | Medicine - University of Texas Health Science Center | M.D. |
| Undergraduate | Biology and Chemistry - Pitzer College | B.A. |
Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Langelier C, Graves M, Kalantar KL, Caldera S, Durrant R, Fisher M, Backman R, Tanner W, DeRisi, J, Leung D (2019). Microbiome and Antimicrobial Resistance Gene Dynamics in International Travelers. Emerg Infect Dis, 25(7), 1380-1383.
Dr Backman is as knowledgeable and trustworthy as they come. He has cared for me and my family for over 20 years. Through all of our insurance changes, being able to see him was of the utmost importance! Thank you!
Very pleasant. Amazing care I feel that my health and well-being are in good hands
great clinician and a fine person - caring, compassionate, and competent.
Dr Backman cares about my care and treated me well. Service was very affordable
A very caring friendly doctor. Look always forward to see him
Dr. Richard Lee Backman is an extraordinary human being/Physician. From the time, you meet him, you feel his caring presence and focus about your health and well-being. He focuses on your immediate concern, he thoroughly reviews your history with you (previous labs, x-rays- diagnostic tests, etc), and he gives you his plan of action and the reason for it. He goes over everything with you one more time, and he provides the necessary referrals for follow-up and continuity of care. He assures you of his accessibility if anything comes up -"toujours disponible." I'm a 66-year old black woman. At one point in my life, all my Physicians were female, until one day when my Provider was unavailable, and I needed to see a Physician so badly. Fortunately for me, Dr. Backman was available to see me. Everybody deserves to meet a Dr. Backman even once in their lifetime. He's a phenomenal human being and an exemplary Physician! If I were any younger, I would go to medical school to be like him!
Dr. Backman is a wonderful doctor. His knowledge and professionalism are above any expectations; his attention to every detail of my complicated symptoms, his kindness and compassion are exceptional. And he is extremely friendly and easy to talk with about anything. His staff is superb as well.
He was very kind, answering my questions perfectly. He was very attentive, and I highly recommend him because it's rare to find a doctor so kind. [TRANSLATED]
Awesome
I'm glad he is at U health. He is a genuine asset
He is very polite, explaining everything step by step, respectful, friendly, and easy-going. He makes us feel safe and in good hands. He is trustworthy and a very good doctor. [TRANSLATED]
Very good doctor and cares about the patient [TRANSLATED]
I suffer from epilepsy and he has given me the help I have needed to the point of reintegrating into society without fear, leading a normal life like most people. [TRANSLATED]
Not only very competent, but Dr. Backman is personable, caring and takes the time needed. I didn't feel rushed. VERY good doctor.
The best
Dr. Backman is thorough and always treats me with respect and care. I'm grateful to have him as my doctor.
I've been seeing Dr Backman for five years now. I have had good, competent doctors for going on five decades, but Dr Backman is my favorite of the bunch. He is attentive, personable, and genuinely cares about me. He is thorough and always willing to address any questions or concerns that I might have. He and his entire staff are the best!
Dr. Backman is the Best! It's always a pleasure seeing him for appointments. He always gives excellent care to me and my Family!
Excellent Doctor, the best and only one to treat my epilepsy, with his experience he helped me to have a normal life, he always looks for ways to help his patients [TRANSLATED]
Dr. Backman is a good person and an excellent physician
Great Doctor
Very good Doctor, the best, excellent, friendly, understanding service 20/10 [TRANSLATED]
I don't need to be anonymous my name is [NAME REMOVED] and Dr Richard Lee Bachman has been my doctor for the past 15 years he is our family doctor my daughter used to work for Dr Bachman back in the day at the old Madison Buld. For our family there is no other family doctor for the [NAME REMOVED] family. I encourage 1,000% if anybody out there needs a family doctor this is the doctor that you want to have on your side
I love Richard Bachman! He is wonderful, sensitive and completely relatable. I believe he is conservative which is in line with my personality. Dr. Bachman gives sensible advice, recommendations and is always encouraging regarding good health, weight management, and keeping my physical & mental health well, healthy and setting reasonable goals to improve in areas that need improvement. Overall, he is amazing! Recently my husband passed away, and for some crazy reason I walked into his office and become extremely emotional. He took the time to make sure I was okay emotionally, reviewed the circumstances of this unexpected event in my life and offered wonderful recommendations. He wanted to make sure I was okay (which I believe I am) in my wave of grief. I followed Dr. Bachman from Madsen Clinic to the South Main and will be so sad when he decides to retire. A+ care for Dr. Bachman.
Dr. Backman spends the time required to listen to you and ascertain your health issues.
Dr. Backman cares about me as a person and I trust him with my healthcare needs.
El Dr. Backman es un excelente doctor y siempre está atento a nuestro salud.