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Dr. Richard Woodson Rutherford Jr., MD
NPI1104116227PAC ID0244526879
- Medicare services, 2024
- 3,872
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 589
- Part D claims, 2024
- 688
- Publications
- 3
- MIPS score, 2024
- 100
- Practice address
- 3916 Ben Franklin Boulevard, Durham, NC 27704
- Practice phone
- Call (919) 956-9300
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Richard Woodson Rutherford Jr. is an orthopedic surgeon in Durham, North Carolina
Dr. Rutherford practices at North Carolina Specialty Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, part of North Carolina Specialty Hospital.
Dr. Rutherford's NPI, 1104116227, was assigned on April 11, 2011. Dr. Rutherford graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Rutherford holds North Carolina license 2017-01006.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1104116227NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0244526879
- NPI enumeration date
- April 11, 2011
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (919) 956-9300
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 41
- Medical school graduation
- 2011
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Richard Woodson Rutherford Jr. practices at North Carolina Specialty Hospital in Durham, North Carolina
Dr. Rutherford's primary practice is North Carolina Specialty Hospital, at 3916 Ben Franklin Boulevard, Durham, NC 27704 in Durham County. The practice phone is (919) 956-9300.
- North Carolina Specialty Hospital3916 Ben Franklin Boulevard, Durham, NC 27704 · Durham CountyPhone(919) 956-9300
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Richard Woodson Rutherford Jr. is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Rutherford's primary practice is North Carolina Specialty Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, part of North Carolina Specialty Hospital. Dr. Rutherford is also affiliated with Duke University Hospital. The medical group on file is Legacy Healthcare Services. Dmand AI also links Dr. Rutherford to 2 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 home health agencies and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Duke University HospitalLegacy Healthcare Services2 hospitalsNames with a free account2 group practices and clinicsNames with a free account2 home health agenciesNames with a free account1 medical groupName with a free account
See all 10 affiliations for Dr. RutherfordSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Richard Woodson Rutherford Jr.'s practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Rutherford practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| North Carolina Specialty Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +7 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Richard Woodson Rutherford Jr. is one of 809 orthopedic surgeons in North Carolina
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Rutherford's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Rutherford is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Rutherford's licenses on file in 2 states: North Carolina and Colorado.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, North CarolinaPrimary
- Colorado license
Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Rutherford
Counts of orthopedic surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
809orthopedic surgeons in North Carolina136orthopedic surgeons in Durham50orthopedic surgeons at North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Richard Woodson Rutherford Jr. billed Medicare for 3,872 services in 2024
CMS data shows 3,872 Medicare services from Dr. Rutherford across 20 procedure codes in 2024, for 589 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $215,445 for them.
Medicare services, 20243,872
Medicare patients589
Paid by Medicare$215,445
Procedure codes20
Dr. Rutherford's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 1,9602024: 1,8854%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 9302024: 80613%
- Imaging
- 2023: 9052024: 73918%
- Surgery
- 2023: 4352024: 37614%
- Other services
- 2023: 752024: 6612%
Where Dr. Rutherford's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office3,69195%
- In a facility1815%
Dr. Rutherford compared with the North Carolina median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Rutherford
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 3,872vs 9963.9 times
- Medicare patients
- 589vs 2412.4 times
- Part D claims
- 628vs 1574.0 times
Medians across 792 orthopedic surgeons in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Rutherford'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. Richard Woodson Rutherford Jr. treated 589 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 589 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Rutherford in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 299 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.94, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Rutherford's median patient age at 72, with 67% women.
Medicare patients, 2024589
Average age74
Average risk score0.94
Also on Medicaid4%
Dr. Rutherford's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Rutherford's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women38265%
- Men20735%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Rutherford's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Mood disorders26%
- Anxiety25%
- Depression23%
- Diabetes23%
- Chronic kidney disease20%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Rutherford's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 72
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women67%
- Men32%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Richard Woodson Rutherford Jr. wrote 688 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Rutherford wrote 688 Medicare Part D claims for 315 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 628 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $5,095 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 471 claims across 9 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024688
Drugs named by CMS9
Total drug cost$5,095
Part D patients315
Dr. Rutherford's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic684 claims99%
- Brand-name and other4 claims1%
Dr. Rutherford'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. Rutherford's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids11%78 of 688 claims
- Antibiotics32%218 of 688 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: 4712024: 62833%
Drugs named by CMS: 9 in 2024, 9 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. Richard Woodson Rutherford Jr. scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Rutherford for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Rutherford accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 72 procedures of knee replacement by Dr. Rutherford, more than 87% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Rutherford's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 100of 100Final score
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Rutherford ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Knee replacement
- 87th percentile72 procedures
- Hip replacement
- 72nd percentile26 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Richard Woodson Rutherford Jr. has 3 publications on record
Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Rutherford, published from 2017 to 2020. The most frequent topics are Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee, Knee Joint and Range of Motion, Articular. Dr. Rutherford's most frequent co-authors are Douglas Alan Dennis, MD, Jason Michael Jennings, MD and Michael P. Bolognesi, MD.
Papers3
Years published2017 to 2020
Dr. Rutherford's papers by year, 2017 to 2020
Topics Dr. Rutherford writes about most
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
- Knee Joint
- Range of Motion, Articular
- Reoperation
Dr. Rutherford's most frequent co-authors
- Douglas Alan Dennis, MD2 shared papers
- Jason Michael Jennings, MD2 shared papers
- Michael P. Bolognesi, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Rutherford
Arthroplasty, Replacement, KneeFibrosisJoint Diseases
Orthop Clin North Am
Arthroplasty, Replacement, KneeKnee JointPain, Postoperative
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Richard Woodson Rutherford Jr. received $9,182 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 76 general payments to Dr. Rutherford from 14 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 56% of the total. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. paid the most, $3,286.
General payments to Dr. Rutherford by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Rutherford by kind, 2016 to 2025
$9.2Kin total
- Travel and lodging$5,14456%
- Food and beverage$4,03844%
Companies that paid Dr. Rutherford the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Richard Woodson Rutherford Jr. graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine
Dr. Rutherford graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 2011.
- Medical school
- Board certified in orthopaedic surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Richard Woodson Rutherford Jr.'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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (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. Richard Woodson Rutherford Jr.'s NPI number?
Dr. Richard Woodson Rutherford Jr.'s NPI number is 1104116227. It was assigned on April 11, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Richard Woodson Rutherford Jr.?
Dr. Richard Woodson Rutherford Jr. is an orthopedic surgeon in Durham, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Richard Woodson Rutherford Jr. practice?
Dr. Rutherford practices at 3916 Ben Franklin Boulevard, Durham, NC 27704. Dr. Rutherford's primary practice is North Carolina Specialty Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, part of North Carolina Specialty Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Rutherford to 2 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 home health agencies and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Richard Woodson Rutherford Jr.'s office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Rutherford is (919) 956-9300.
What is Dr. Richard Woodson Rutherford Jr.'s medical license number?
Dr. Rutherford holds North Carolina license 2017-01006, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Richard Woodson Rutherford Jr. been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Rutherford in North Carolina and Colorado.
Which hospitals is Dr. Richard Woodson Rutherford Jr. affiliated with?
Dr. Rutherford practices at North Carolina Specialty Hospital in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Rutherford is also affiliated with Duke University Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Rutherford to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Richard Woodson Rutherford Jr. part of?
Dr. Rutherford is linked to Legacy Healthcare Services. Dmand AI links Dr. Rutherford to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Richard Woodson Rutherford Jr. accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Rutherford billed Medicare for 3,872 services in 2024, and Dr. Rutherford accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Richard Woodson Rutherford Jr.'s MIPS score?
Dr. Rutherford's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported individually.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Richard Woodson Rutherford Jr. see?
CMS counts 589 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Rutherford in 2024, with an average age of 74.
Is Dr. Richard Woodson Rutherford Jr. board certified?
Yes. Dr. Rutherford is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
What services does Dr. Richard Woodson Rutherford Jr. bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Rutherford's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J3301), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, established patient (99213).
Where did Dr. Richard Woodson Rutherford Jr. go to medical school?
Dr. Rutherford graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 2011.
What drugs does Dr. Richard Woodson Rutherford Jr. prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Rutherford's most prescribed drugs by claims were Amoxicillin, Celecoxib and Meloxicam.
Has Dr. Richard Woodson Rutherford Jr. received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $9,182 in general payments to Dr. Rutherford from 14 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
How long has Dr. Richard Woodson Rutherford Jr. been practicing?
Dr. Rutherford graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.
Does Dr. Richard Woodson Rutherford Jr. do research?
Dmand AI links 3 publications to Dr. Rutherford, published from 2017 to 2020.
Who does Dr. Richard Woodson Rutherford Jr. publish with?
Dr. Rutherford's most frequent co-authors are Douglas Alan Dennis, MD (2 shared papers), Jason Michael Jennings, MD (2 shared papers) and Michael P. Bolognesi, MD (1 shared paper).
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