John C. Root, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Rockport, TX
John C. Root, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Rockport, Texas, and NPI 1871589341, issued on Sep 21, 2005. Check the license (Texas P1136, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John C. Root
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- P1136 TX
20046 OK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1202 FM 3036, Rockport, TX 78382
- Phone
- (361) 729-0133
- Enumerated
- Sep 21, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 18, 2023
- Fax
- (361) 729-0855
- Medicaid IDs
- 100126830B OK
100126830A OK - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220718003064); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Un Of British Columbia, Faculty Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John C. Root in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P1136Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
14,504 Medicare Part D claims for 1,137 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 474 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium946 claims
- Losartan Potassium607 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium544 claims
- Lisinopril432 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium374 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa358 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Wellmed Medical Group PARockport, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John C. Root among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
John C. Root, MD is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Rockport
They are 12 of the 145 NPPES records with a practice address in Rockport, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
All 11,119 in Texas → Every provider in Rockport → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is John C. Root, MD's NPI number?
John C. Root, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871589341, issued on Sep 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John C. Root, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1202 FM 3036, Rockport, TX, 78382. Phone: (361) 729-0133. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John C. Root, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P1136, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John C. Root, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John C. Root, MD had 14,504 Medicare Part D claims for 1,137 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.