Thomas Rutherford, DO
Hospitalist · Decatur, ILNPI 1225527138
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 134 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 27 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 23.3% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. 2025 is the largest year on record at $1,012, more than ten times the $11 reported in 2019. Among hospitalist clinicians in IL with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 134 payments — averaging $19.49 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AstraZeneca$607
- Pfizer$286
- Amgen$249
- Novo Nordisk$234
- Lilly USA, LLC$222
- AbbVie$133
- plus $881 from 21 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,612100%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca | 26 | $607 |
| Pfizer | 17 | $286 |
| Amgen | 13 | $249 |
| Novo Nordisk | 14 | $234 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 12 | $222 |
| AbbVie | 6 | $133 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 6 | $99 |
| GSK | 5 | $88 |
| Exact Sciences | 4 | $83 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 3 | $79 |
| Abbott | 3 | $67 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 2 | $57 |
| Mylan Specialty L.p. | 3 | $56 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 3 | $53 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $39 |
| Almatica Pharma LLC | 2 | $36 |
| Phadia US Inc. | 1 | $36 |
| Novartis | 2 | $35 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 2 | $30 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Merck | 1 | $16 |
| Bayer | 1 | $15 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $15 |
| Insulet Corporation | 1 | $15 |
| Verona Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 1 | $11 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- LOKELMA$125
How this compares
$2,612 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,328 hospitalist providers in Illinois.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 50 | $50,424 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 59 | $46,323 |
| TrulicityDulaglutide | 28 | $37,915 |
| EliquisApixaban | 28 | $26,054 |
| OzempicSemaglutide | 19 | $20,712 |
| MounjaroTirzepatide | 17 | $17,805 |
| EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan | 15 | $12,723 |
| Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 30 | $4,718 |
| Novolog Mix 70-30 FlexpenInsulin Aspart Prot/Insuln Asp | 11 | $2,945 |
| Gabapentin | 207 | $2,812 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 251 | $1,583 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 181 | $1,543 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 87 | $1,442 |
| Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate | 47 | $1,439 |
| Ezetimibe | 24 | $1,016 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| Lilly USA, LLCTrulicity, Mounjaro | $222 | $55,72045 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance | $99 | $50,42450 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga | $607 | $46,32359 claims |
| PfizerEliquis | $286 | $26,05428 claims |
| Novo NordiskOzempic | $234 | $20,71219 claims |
| NovartisEntresto | $35 | $12,72315 claims |
| Almatica Pharma LLCSertraline Hcl | $36 | $40262 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 95th percentile of 1,328 hospitalist providers in Illinois.
Other hospitalist in Decatur
- Odulola OdusanyaLibertyville$544K
- Salih SamoChicago$251K
- Eric GluckChicago$80K
- Jorge Gomez AlarconLake Forest$72K
- Alvin ThomasChicago$28K
- Osman QaiyumMount Vernon$22K
- Wajahat HumayunMaywood$20K
- Gabriel DiazMaywood$18K
- Tasmeen HussainChicago$18K
- Juan Pablo Salazar AdumEvanston$11K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.