Cristina Churchill Rutherford, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Portland, ME
Cristina Churchill Rutherford, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Portland, Maine, and NPI 1831534031, issued on May 2, 2013. Check the license (Maine MD21593, as entered in NPPES) on the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cristina Churchill Rutherford
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- MD21593 ME
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 161 Marginal Way, Portland, ME 04101
- Phone
- (207) 773-7964
- Enumerated
- May 2, 2013
- Record last updated
- Sep 8, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191029002138); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Michigan Medical School, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 161 Marginal Way
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Melanie Connors, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1497881833
- Vicki Cook, NP-CNurse Practitioner1548820384
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Verify Cristina Churchill Rutherford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaine Board of Licensure in Medicine
Search for license MD21593Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
422 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole82 claims
- Gavilyte-G65 claims
- Stelara20 claims
- Creon18 claims
- Famotidine18 claims
- Budesonide Ec17 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $258.85
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Portland Gastroenterology Associates PAPortland, ME
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Maine
There are 86 gastroenterology physician records in Maine.
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- Brian Baggott, M.D.Augusta, ME1407813306
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- Kirk Bernadino, MDRockport, ME1871523290
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- Mark Branda, MDLewiston, ME1861619058
Common questions
What is Cristina Churchill Rutherford, M.D.'s NPI number?
Cristina Churchill Rutherford, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831534031, issued on May 2, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cristina Churchill Rutherford, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 161 Marginal Way, Portland, ME, 04101. Phone: (207) 773-7964. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cristina Churchill Rutherford, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maine license number MD21593, as entered by the provider. Search the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine at https://www.maine.gov/md/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cristina Churchill Rutherford, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cristina Churchill Rutherford, M.D. had 422 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cristina Churchill Rutherford, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.