Melanie Root, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Lebanon, PA
Melanie Root, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1508307851, issued on Mar 19, 2017. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD477848, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Root
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- MD477848 PA
2020-00741 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 252 S 4TH St, Lebanon, PA 17042
- Phone
- (717) 270-7688
- Enumerated
- Mar 19, 2017
- Record last updated
- Mar 6, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220820000137); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melanie Root in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD477848Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
86 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin30 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
- The Good Samaritan Hospital OF Lebanon, PennsylvaniaLebanon, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melanie Root among 3,911 emergency medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Melanie Root, MD is one of 3,911 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 2017, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2013 among the 2,231 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207P00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
22 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Lebanon
They are 22 of the 1,756 NPPES records with a practice address in Lebanon, and 3,911 emergency medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Melanie Root, MD's NPI number?
Melanie Root, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508307851, issued on Mar 19, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Root, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 252 S 4TH St, Lebanon, PA, 17042. Phone: (717) 270-7688. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Root, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD477848, 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 Melanie Root, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Root, MD had 86 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.