Sarah Catherine Rutherford, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Carthage, TN
Sarah Catherine Rutherford, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Carthage, Tennessee, and NPI 1881270791, issued on Mar 22, 2021. Check the license (Tennessee 5520, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sarah Catherine Rutherford
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 5520 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 133 Hospital Dr Ste 500, Carthage, TN 37030
- Phone
- (615) 735-0700
- Enumerated
- Mar 22, 2021
- Record last updated
- Sep 5, 2025
- Fax
- (615) 735-5480
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241205001027); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Lincoln Mem Univ, Debusk Col Of Osteopathic Med, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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- Lauren CooperFamily Medicine Physician1174919617
- Grace DillardPhysician Assistant1013600915
- Reyna Niner, MDFamily Medicine Physician1811519952
- Alexandra White, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1740984491
Verify Sarah Catherine Rutherford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 5520Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
392 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 30 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate26 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium20 claims
- Metformin Hcl16 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl14 claims
- Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide13 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $42.83
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Sumner Physician Practices LLCCarthage, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sarah Catherine Rutherford among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee
Sarah Catherine Rutherford, DO is one of 2,674 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 92% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2004 among the 1,685 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207Q00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
10 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Carthage
They are 10 of the 91 NPPES records with a practice address in Carthage, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.
All 2,674 in Tennessee → Every provider in Carthage → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Morlee Burgess, D.O.Carthage, TN 370301821386525
- Lauren CooperCarthage, TN 370301174919617
- Reyna Niner, MDCarthage, TN 370301811519952
- Robert Roy, M.D.Carthage, TN 370301912902495
- Richard Rutherford, M.D.Carthage, TN 370301184619124
- Ginger Smith, DOCarthage, TN 370301790753259
- Bowdoin Smith, D.O.Carthage, TN 370301346345154
- Meagan SmithCarthage, TN 370301790211894
Common questions
What is Sarah Catherine Rutherford, DO's NPI number?
Sarah Catherine Rutherford, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881270791, issued on Mar 22, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sarah Catherine Rutherford, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 133 Hospital Dr Ste 500, Carthage, TN, 37030. Phone: (615) 735-0700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sarah Catherine Rutherford, DO's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 5520, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sarah Catherine Rutherford, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sarah Catherine Rutherford, DO had 392 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.