Brandon K. Root, M.D.
Neurological Surgery Physician · West Reading, PA
Brandon K. Root, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in West Reading, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1639437064, issued on Apr 23, 2012. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD469871, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brandon K. Root
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- MD469871 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 601 Spruce St, West Reading, PA 19611
- Phone
- (484) 628-8900
- Enumerated
- Apr 23, 2012
- Record last updated
- Apr 21, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200826001146); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arizona College Of Medicine, 2012
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest neurological surgery physician records → All 447 in Pennsylvania → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 601 Spruce St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sara Bean, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1376190777
- Trudy Bush, CRNPNurse Practitioner1750348991
- Jennifer Capone-Brown, CRNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1992570576
- Richard Close, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1295791382
- William Doyon, PH.D.Electroneurodiagnostic Specialist/Technologist1356999635
- Gavin Duffy, P.A.Physician Assistant1316017189
Verify Brandon K. Root in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD469871Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
30 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Brilinta11 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $82.93
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Imperative Care, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Phoenixville Clinic Company LLCLimerick, PA
- Tower Health Medical GroupWest Reading, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brandon K. Root among 447 neurological surgery physician records in Pennsylvania
Brandon K. Root, M.D. is one of 447 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2006 among the 311 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 447 neurological surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 447 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in West Reading → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Close, M.D.West Reading, PA 196111295791382
- Erin Graves, M.D.West Reading, PA 196111700312568
- Michael Kakareka, DOWest Reading, PA 196111174948004
- Herman Lawson, MDWest Reading, PA 196111366589517
- Amber Valeri, DOWest Reading, PA 196111578957304
- Steven Schwartz, MDWyomissing, PA 196101932303658
- David Allen, MDReading, PA 196051881652733
- Kenneth Hill, M.D.Reading, PA 196051992921563
Common questions
What is Brandon K. Root, M.D.'s NPI number?
Brandon K. Root, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639437064, issued on Apr 23, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brandon K. Root, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 601 Spruce St, West Reading, PA, 19611. Phone: (484) 628-8900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brandon K. Root, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD469871, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brandon K. Root, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brandon K. Root, M.D. had 30 Medicare Part D claims; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brandon K. Root, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.