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Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD

Accepting New Patients

(508 Ratings)

Specializes in: Gynecologic Oncology

University of Toledo College of Medicine (1986)

3 Tampa General Circle
Tampa, FL 33606

(813) 844-4554

Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD is a gynecologic oncologist in Tampa, FL specializing in gynecologic oncology. He graduated from University of Toledo College of Medicine in 1986 and has 40 years of experience. Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD is affiliated with University of South Florida Health and Tampa General Hospital.

Office Locations

10740 Palm River Road
Tampa, FL 33619

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University of South Florida Health

3 Tampa General Circle
Tampa, FL 33606

(813) 844-4554

(813) 844-5877

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In The News

“The principal investigator on the study is Thomas Rutherford, M.D., associate professor of gynecology at the Yale School of Medicine.”—"University study reveals drug may kill cancer cells", Yale News, February 2004

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

total abdominal hysterectomy

In 2023, Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD performed more total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Florida.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD treated as a gynecologic oncologist in Tampa, FL during 2012 were inpatient care, hospital care, open surgery and gynecologic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	34
cancer surgery	19
cytology	56
diagnostic procedures	18
dissection	18
doctor visit	724
excision	18
gynecologic pathology	56
gynecologic procedures	67
hospital care	610
inpatient care	610
lymph node procedures	18
open surgery	71
pelvic surgery	18
preventive care	56
removal of internal scar tissue	34
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18
urologic procedures	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD treated as a gynecologic oncologist in Tampa, FL during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	19
cancer surgery	16
cytology	40
doctor visit	534
gynecologic pathology	40
gynecologic procedures	36
hospital care	463
inpatient care	463
open surgery	35
preventive care	40
removal of internal scar tissue	19
urologic procedures	19

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	341

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	292
Black	30
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	37
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD in 2013

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD treated as a gynecologic oncologist in Tampa, FL during 2014 were inpatient care, hospital care, open surgery and gynecologic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	26
cancer surgery	31
cytology	35
diagnostic procedures	24
dissection	24
doctor visit	464
excision	24
gynecologic pathology	35
gynecologic procedures	70
hospital care	470
inpatient care	470
lymph node procedures	24
minimally invasive procedures	11
open surgery	70
pelvic surgery	24
preventive care	35
removal of internal scar tissue	26
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	24
urologic procedures	26

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	322

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	270
Black	30
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	27
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD in 2014

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD treated as a gynecologic oncologist in Tampa, FL during 2015 were open surgery, gynecologic procedures, abdominal surgery and removal of internal scar tissue.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	19
cancer surgery	15
diagnostic procedures	17
dissection	17
doctor visit	293
excision	17
gynecologic procedures	43
lymph node procedures	17
open surgery	51
pelvic surgery	17
removal of internal scar tissue	19
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
urologic procedures	19

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	304

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	272
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	44
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD in 2015

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD treated as a gynecologic oncologist in Tampa, FL during 2016 were gynecologic procedures, open surgery, abdominal surgery and removal of internal scar tissue.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	12
cancer surgery	11
doctor visit	277
gynecologic procedures	24
open surgery	23
removal of internal scar tissue	12
urologic procedures	12

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	146

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	122
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	13
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD in 2016

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD treated as a gynecologic oncologist in Tampa, FL during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	163
hospital care	38
inpatient care	38

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	49
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD treated as a gynecologic oncologist in Tampa, FL during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	12
cancer surgery	12
doctor visit	221
gynecologic procedures	12
hospital care	146
inpatient care	97
open surgery	24
outpatient care	49
removal of internal scar tissue	12
urologic procedures	12

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	85
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD in 2018

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD treated as a gynecologic oncologist in Tampa, FL during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	365
hospital care	71
inpatient care	71

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	105
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	26
Dementia	10
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD treated as a gynecologic oncologist in Tampa, FL during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	383
hospital care	26
inpatient care	26

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	106
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD treated as a gynecologic oncologist in Tampa, FL during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	438
hospital care	47
inpatient care	47

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	167

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	119
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD in 2021

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD treated as a gynecologic oncologist in Tampa, FL during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and gynecologic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	428
gynecologic procedures	12
hospital care	51
inpatient care	51

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	175

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	135
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD in 2022

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	54

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD treated as a gynecologic oncologist in Tampa, FL were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and open surgery.

abdominal surgery	20
cancer surgery	17
cytology	43
diagnostic procedures	19
dissection	19
doctor visit	390
excision	19
gynecologic pathology	43
gynecologic procedures	37
hospital care	213
inpatient care	208
lymph node procedures	19
minimally invasive procedures	11
open surgery	45
outpatient care	49
pelvic surgery	19
preventive care	43
removal of internal scar tissue	20
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	19
urologic procedures	20

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	139

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	7
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	141
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	9
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	39
85 and over	11
Less than 65	22
65 to 74	87

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and depression.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	5
Cancer	19

Education & Training

Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD graduated from University of Toledo College of Medicine in 1986. He completed residency at Cooper University Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and has a state license in Connecticut.

Medical School: University of Toledo College of Medicine (1986)

Residency: Cooper University Hospital (1993)

Board Certification: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Licensed In: Connecticut

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University of South Florida Health

Tampa General Hospital

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Aetna Medicare, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), United Healthcare Medicare, WellCare Medicare, TriWest, MultiPlan, United Healthcare Medicaid, HealthSpring, Aetna, Railroad Medicare, AvMed, United Healthcare, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Evolutions Healthcare Systems, Molina Healthcare, TRICARE, Coventry, Care Plus Medicare, Employers Health Network, First Health, Beech Street, HCHCP Indemnity, Devoted Medicare, Simply Medicare, Ambetter, Optimum Health, Florida Blue Cross Blue Shield, Advent Health Care Advantage, Freedom Care Medicare, Tricare For Life Medicare, Solis, BayCare Medicare, Advent Health Explorer Plan and Longevity.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Aetna Medicare

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

United Healthcare Medicare

WellCare Medicare

TriWest

MultiPlan

United Healthcare Medicaid

HealthSpring

Aetna

Railroad Medicare

AvMed

United Healthcare

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

Evolutions Healthcare Systems

Molina Healthcare

TRICARE

Coventry

Care Plus Medicare

Employers Health Network

First Health

Beech Street

HCHCP Indemnity

Devoted Medicare

Simply Medicare

Ambetter

Optimum Health

Florida Blue Cross Blue Shield

Advent Health Care Advantage

Freedom Care Medicare

Tricare For Life Medicare

Solis

BayCare Medicare

Advent Health Explorer Plan

Longevity

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.81 out of 5 stars based on 508 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Tampa, FL.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$1,985 JEMPERLI $1,703	ZEJULA $281
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$457 OPDIVO $414	ERBITUX $43
Genentech USA, Inc.	$315 Avastin $195	Phesgo $120
Stryker Corporation	$245 EIKON LT ADAPT $125	Orthobiologics $120
Celgene Corporation	$192 Pomalyst $167	Revlimid $25
Other	$1,250 FLOSEAL $135	Exparel $125	Lenvima $111	Enhertu $105	LYNPARZA $104	Other $670

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,843
Consulting Fee	$1,600

Research Payments

Dr. Thomas J. Rutherford, MD has received 17 research payments totaling $77,179.

Biography

Dr. Thomas Rutherford is a Tampa, FL physician who specializes in gynecologic oncology. Patients rated him highly, giving him an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5). He seems to be an in-network provider for AvMed, Coventry, and Viant, as well as other insurance carriers. Before performing his residency at Cooper University Hospital, Dr. Rutherford attended the University of Toledo College of Medicine for medical school. He is affiliated with the University of South Florida Health and Tampa General Hospital. Dr. Rutherford's practice in Tampa, FL is open to new patients as reported by Tampa General Hospital.