Dr. Heather Root, MD
Infectious Disease (Infectious Disease Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine (2015)
- Years since graduation
- 11
- In the NPI registry since
- 2015
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 71
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2015Medical school: Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine
- 2015Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Infectious Disease Physician primary
NY license 309274
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY
Medical groups
- Montefiore Medical Center (2,820 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 71
- Services billed
- 140
- Patients’ average age
- 65
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 61 | 38 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 43 | 42 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 27 | 16 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Biktarvy (bictegrav/emtricit/tenofov ala) | 118 |
| Amlodipine Besylate Other prescribers in Bronx, NY | 91 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium Other prescribers in Bronx, NY | 70 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa (albuterol sulfate) Other prescribers in Bronx, NY | 63 |
| Tivicay (dolutegravir sodium) | 49 |
| Pravastatin Sodium Other prescribers in Bronx, NY | 46 |
| Lisinopril Other prescribers in Bronx, NY | 38 |
| Prezcobix (darunavir/cobicistat) | 29 |
| Dovato (dolutegravir sodium/lamivudine) | 28 |
| Genvoya (elviteg/cob/emtri/tenof alafen) | 25 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.