Dr. Benjamin Zimmerman Root, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 605
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 424
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,417
- Publications
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 4
- Practice address
- 11525 Olde Cabin Road, suite 101, Creve Coeur, MO 63141
- Practice phone
- Call (314) 400-9999
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Advanced Endoscopy Center - Creve Coeur
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Creve Coeur, Missouri
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Dr. Benjamin Zimmerman Root is a gastroenterologist in Saint Louis, Missouri
Dr. Root practices at Advanced Endoscopy Center - Creve Coeur in Creve Coeur, Missouri.
Dr. Root's NPI, 1619355765, was assigned on May 9, 2015. Dr. Root graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in 2015. Dr. Root holds Missouri license 2021008458.
- NPI
- 1619355765NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2860801149
- NPI enumeration date
- May 9, 2015
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (314) 400-9999
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 37
- Medical school graduation
- 2015
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Benjamin Zimmerman Root practices at Advanced Endoscopy Center - Creve Coeur in Creve Coeur, Missouri
Dr. Root's primary practice is Advanced Endoscopy Center - Creve Coeur, at 11525 Olde Cabin Road, suite 101, Creve Coeur, MO 63141. The practice phone is (314) 400-9999.
- Advanced Endoscopy Center - Creve Coeur11525 Olde Cabin Road, suite 101, Creve Coeur, MO 63141Phone(314) 400-9999
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Benjamin Zimmerman Root is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Root's primary practice is Advanced Endoscopy Center - Creve Coeur in Creve Coeur, Missouri. Dr. Root is also affiliated with Barnes-Jewish Hospital. The medical group on file is Digestive Health Specialists. Dmand AI also links Dr. Root to 3 more hospitals, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Benjamin Zimmerman Root's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Root practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Advanced Endoscopy Center - Creve Coeur | Available with a free account |
| +4 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Benjamin Zimmerman Root is one of 329 gastroenterologists in Missouri
Gastroenterology is Dr. Root's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dmand AI has Dr. Root's licenses on file in 2 states: Missouri and New York.
Specialties and state licenses
- Gastroenterology, MissouriPrimary
- Student in an organized health care education/training program, New York
Gastroenterologists near Dr. Root
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Benjamin Zimmerman Root billed Medicare for 605 services in 2024
CMS data shows 605 Medicare services from Dr. Root across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 424 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $78,263 for them.
Dr. Root's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Surgery
- 2023: 3162024: 38622%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1092024: 17157%
- Other services
- 2023: 232024: 48109%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 8,2402024: 0100%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 802024: 0100%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 562024: 0100%
Where Dr. Root's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office17128%
- In a facility43472%
Dr. Root compared with the Missouri median for gastroenterologists, 2024
- Dr. Root
- Missouri median
- Medicare services
- 605vs 41645% above
- Medicare patients
- 424vs 29643% above
- Part D claims
- 1,276vs 4342.9 times
Medians across 337 gastroenterologists in Missouri with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Root's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Benjamin Zimmerman Root treated 424 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 424 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Root in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 245 patients. 74% of them have high cholesterol, and 69% have high blood pressure. 3% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.01, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Root's median patient age at 64, with 47% women.
Dr. Root's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Root's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women21551%
- Men20949%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Root's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol74%
- High blood pressure69%
- Arthritis48%
- Ischemic heart disease26%
- Mood disorders26%
- Anxiety25%
- Depression23%
- Diabetes23%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Root's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 64
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women47%
- Men52%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Benjamin Zimmerman Root wrote 1,417 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Root wrote 1,417 Medicare Part D claims for 635 patients. 80% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,276 of them, across 19 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $70,517 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 624 claims across 8 drugs.
Dr. Root's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,136 claims80%
- Brand-name281 claims20%
Dr. Root's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Root's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics1%14 of 1,417 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 6242024: 1,276104%
Drugs named by CMS: 19 in 2024, 8 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Benjamin Zimmerman Root ranks in the 90th percentile for colonoscopy in Medicare
Dr. Root accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 158 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Root, more than 90% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Root ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
- 87th percentile165 procedures
- Colonoscopy
- 90th percentile158 procedures
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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Benjamin Zimmerman Root has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Root in 2015.
Recent publications by Dr. Root
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Dr. Benjamin Zimmerman Root received $12,915 in industry payments from 2021 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 717 general payments to Dr. Root from 37 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $3,428.
General payments to Dr. Root by program year, 2021 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Root by kind, 2021 to 2025
- Food and beverage$12,70498%
- Education$2112%
Companies that paid Dr. Root the most, 2021 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Benjamin Zimmerman Root graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
Dr. Root graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in 2015.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Benjamin Zimmerman Root's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Benjamin Zimmerman Root's NPI number?
Dr. Benjamin Zimmerman Root's NPI number is 1619355765. It was assigned on May 9, 2015, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Benjamin Zimmerman Root?
Dr. Benjamin Zimmerman Root is a gastroenterologist in Saint Louis, Missouri. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gastroenterology Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0100X).
Where does Dr. Benjamin Zimmerman Root practice?
Dr. Root practices at 11525 Olde Cabin Road, suite 101, Creve Coeur, MO 63141. Dr. Root's primary practice is Advanced Endoscopy Center - Creve Coeur in Creve Coeur, Missouri. Dmand AI also links Dr. Root to 3 hospitals.
What is Dr. Benjamin Zimmerman Root's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Root is (314) 400-9999.
What is Dr. Benjamin Zimmerman Root's medical license number?
Dr. Root holds Missouri license 2021008458, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Benjamin Zimmerman Root been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Root in Missouri and New York.
Which hospitals is Dr. Benjamin Zimmerman Root affiliated with?
Dr. Root is affiliated with Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Root to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Benjamin Zimmerman Root part of?
Dr. Root is linked to Digestive Health Specialists.
Does Dr. Benjamin Zimmerman Root accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Root billed Medicare for 605 services in 2024, and Dr. Root accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Benjamin Zimmerman Root see?
CMS counts 424 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Root in 2024, with an average age of 73.
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What services does Dr. Benjamin Zimmerman Root bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Root's most billed Medicare services were surgery: digestive system (45385), surgery: digestive system (43239) and office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. Benjamin Zimmerman Root go to medical school?
Dr. Root graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in 2015.
What drugs does Dr. Benjamin Zimmerman Root prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Root's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ondansetron ODT, Omeprazole and Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf.
Has Dr. Benjamin Zimmerman Root received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $12,915 in general payments to Dr. Root from 37 companies from 2021 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. Benjamin Zimmerman Root been practicing?
Dr. Root graduated from medical school in 2015, 11 years ago.
Does Dr. Benjamin Zimmerman Root do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Root.
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