NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Donald Root, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Brookville, PA

Donald Root, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Brookville, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1942657333, issued on May 16, 2016. Check the license (Pennsylvania OA003780, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1942657333
Name
Donald Root
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
OA003780 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
22 Industrial Park RD, Brookville, PA 15825
Phone
(814) 849-0990
Enumerated
May 16, 2016
Record last updated
May 16, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160803001876); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 22 Industrial Park RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Shannon Daubenspeck, PA-CPhysician Assistant1811125313
  2. Derrick Thomas, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1437552601
  3. Justine Toven, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1104239417
  4. Lisa Vivian, PAPhysician Assistant1942520085
  5. Lisa Witherite-Rieg, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1205821519

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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6.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024

5,669 Medicare Part D claims for 647 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.

  1. Donald Root5,669
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium309 claims
  2. Omeprazole258 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate218 claims
  4. Lisinopril214 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium197 claims
  6. Pravastatin Sodium177 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): 96.7 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.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities20 of 40 points · 15%50.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $90.20

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Donald Root$90.20
  2. Specialty average$841.65

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Armstrong County Memorial HospitalNew Bethlehem, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Donald Root among 8,020 physician assistant records in Pennsylvania

Donald Root, PA-C is one of 8,020 physician assistant records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 44% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 44% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2018 among the 5,313 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

7 physician assistant records list a practice address in Brookville

They are 7 of the 164 NPPES records with a practice address in Brookville, and 8,020 physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kate Belfiore, PA-CBrookville, PA 158251861865313
  2. Alyssa Byerly-Heschke, PA-CBrookville, PA 158251225558943
  3. Shannon Daubenspeck, PA-CBrookville, PA 158251811125313
  4. Katrina Harriger, PA-CBrookville, PA 158251043779382
  5. Sandra Nicholson, PA-CBrookville, PA 158251437327079
  6. Lisa Vivian, PABrookville, PA 158251942520085
  7. Casie Costion, PA-CBrockway, PA 158241699703090
  8. Kathy Fragale, PA-CEmporium, PA 158341720128143

Common questions

What is Donald Root, PA-C's NPI number?

Donald Root, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942657333, issued on May 16, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Donald Root, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 22 Industrial Park RD, Brookville, PA, 15825. Phone: (814) 849-0990. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Donald Root, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OA003780, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Donald Root, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Donald Root, PA-C had 5,669 Medicare Part D claims for 647 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Donald Root, PA-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.7 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.

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