Dr. Thomas F. Rutherford III, DO
Hospitalist (Hospitalist Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Liberty Univ College of Osteopathic Medicine (2018)
- Years since graduation
- 8
- In the NPI registry since
- 2018
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 218
Licensed in Illinois since 2023, according to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2018Medical school: Liberty Univ College of Osteopathic Medicine
- 2018Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Hospitalist Physician primary
IL license 036165379 (first issued 2023; active) -
Internal Medicine Physician
IL license 036-165379 (first issued 2023; active) · LA license 312615 -
Pediatrics Physician
IL license 036-165379 (first issued 2023; active) · LA license 312615
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- St Johns Hospital Springfield, IL
- Decatur Memorial Hospital Decatur, IL
- St Anthonys Memorial Hospital Effingham, IL
- St Marys Hospital Decatur, IL
Medical groups
- Hshs Medical Group Inc (219 clinicians)
- Cep America-Illinois Hospitalists, LLP (196 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 218
- Services billed
- 1,262
- Patients’ average age
- 73
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 148 | 96 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 61 | 61 |
| Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | 27 | 25 |
| Administration of influenza virus vaccine | 22 | 22 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 21 | 19 |
| Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free | 20 | 20 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 13 | 13 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 16 companies reported 52 payments worth $1,012 in total to this clinician.
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $234 |
|---|---|
| Pfizer Inc. | $107 |
| Amgen Inc. | $93.60 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $89.26 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $77.34 |
| AbbVie Inc. | $76.57 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $70.57 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $56.80 |
| Food and Beverage | $1,012 |
|---|
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.