Dana J. Root, CRNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Allentown, PA
Dana J. Root, CRNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1568027282, issued on May 8, 2019. Check the license (Pennsylvania SP020317, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dana J. Root
- Credential
- CRNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- SP020317 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1230 S Cedar Crest Blvd Stes 301, 302, 304, Allentown, PA 18103
- Phone
- (610) 432-4529
- Enumerated
- May 8, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jun 3, 2022
- Fax
- (610) 432-2206
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190731002036); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dana J. Root in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license SP020317Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
776 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Calcium Acetate112 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate67 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate47 claims
- Valsartan44 claims
- Lanthanum Carbonate34 claims
- Sps34 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $52.59
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Vifor Pharma, Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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
- Kidney Care Specialists LLCAllentown, PA
- Valley Kidney Specialists, P.C.Allentown, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dana J. Root among 7,209 family nurse practitioner records in Pennsylvania
Dana J. Root, CRNP is one of 7,209 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 54% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2018 among the 4,232 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
207 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Allentown
They are 207 of the 5,904 NPPES records with a practice address in Allentown, and 7,209 family nurse practitioner records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Dana J. Root, CRNP's NPI number?
Dana J. Root, CRNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568027282, issued on May 8, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dana J. Root, CRNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1230 S Cedar Crest Blvd Stes 301, 302, 304, Allentown, PA, 18103. Phone: (610) 432-4529. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dana J. Root, CRNP's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number SP020317, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Dana J. Root, CRNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dana J. Root, CRNP had 776 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.