Richard Woodson Rutherford, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Durham, NC
Richard Woodson Rutherford, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1104116227, issued on Apr 11, 2011. Check the license (North Carolina 2017-01006, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Woodson Rutherford
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 2017-01006 NC
DR.0056220 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 120 William Penn Plz, Durham, NC 27704
- Phone
- (919) 220-5255
- Enumerated
- Apr 11, 2011
- Record last updated
- Feb 21, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 313-1276
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170922003506); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 120 William Penn Plz
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Catherine Alek, OTOccupational Therapist1154112506
- Perico Arcedo, DOPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1871600148
Verify Richard Woodson Rutherford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2017-01006Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
688 Medicare Part D claims for 315 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 78 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin182 claims
- Celecoxib131 claims
- Meloxicam108 claims
- Methylprednisolone73 claims
- Tramadol Hcl38 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl31 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $66.16
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 2 group practices
- Emergeortho PADurham, NC
- Legacy Healthcare Services IncDurham, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Woodson Rutherford among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina
Richard Woodson Rutherford, M.D. is one of 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 70% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 977 in North Carolina → Every provider in Durham → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Diane Allen, M.D.Durham, NC 277041174610802
- David Attarian, M.D.Durham, NC 277041518054246
- Michael Bolognesi, M.D.Durham, NC 277041649367384
- Richard Bruch, M.D.Durham, NC 277041578548202
- Thomas Dimmig, M.D.Durham, NC 277041073598868
- Peter Gilmer, M.D.Durham, NC 277041396720033
- Paul Kerner, MDDurham, NC 277041639160393
- Stephen Lang, M.D.Durham, NC 277041508953217
Common questions
What is Richard Woodson Rutherford, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Woodson Rutherford, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104116227, issued on Apr 11, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Woodson Rutherford, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 120 William Penn Plz, Durham, NC, 27704. Phone: (919) 220-5255. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Woodson Rutherford, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2017-01006, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Woodson Rutherford, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Woodson Rutherford, M.D. had 688 Medicare Part D claims for 315 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Woodson Rutherford, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.