Active NPI 1720206568 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Thomas Nicholas Carruthers , MD

Surgery - Vascular Surgery • Providence, RI

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Thomas Carruthers, MD is a certified Surgery - Vascular Surgery practicing in Providence, RI. With approximately 20 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine in 2006, Dr. Carruthers delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 195 COLLYER ST STE 302.

Dr. Carruthers maintains professional affiliations with University Surgical Associates, Inc., Lifespan Physician Group Inc, Rhode Island Hospital and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less, ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers, removal of skin and tissue. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

195 Collyer St Ste 302

Providence, RI 029041869

Telephone 4017937632

Fax 4017935171

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 University Surgical Associates, Inc. Facility NPI 1376589895

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

2006

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Providence, RI

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

20 Yrs -1.4 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 21.4 Yrs

State Avg: 20.7 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

11 Specialists

Practicing in Providence, RI (14 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

72.7% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

77.0% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Carruthers (20 Years) 20 Yrs

Providence Specialty Average (21.4 Years) 21.4 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	408	70	$199.00	$58.77
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	296	279	$77.00	$20.67
11045 Removal of skin and tissue, each additional 20.0 sq cm or less	224	29	$86.00	$24.74
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	147	144	$105.00	$32.21
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	69	69	$156.00	$37.27
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	48	15	$280.00	$65.40
93926 Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts	41	33	$108.00	$22.21
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	32	30	$72.00	$11.34
93923 Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	31	31	$94.00	$21.15
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	30	26	$228.00	$35.00
93975 Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow	12	12	$258.00	$53.82

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	324	59	$190.10	$59.39
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	267	248	$73.57	$21.33
11045 Removal of skin and tissue, each additional 20.0 sq cm or less	217	20	$81.85	$25.42
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	157	152	$100.27	$33.39
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	61	61	$230.80	$37.99
93923 Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	40	40	$89.45	$21.73
93926 Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts	36	30	$102.44	$22.11
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	29	27	$68.55	$11.97
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	16	15	$220.00	$35.81
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	15	11	$272.33	$71.63
93882 Ultrasound of one side of head and neck blood flow	15	13	$68.67	$24.07
93975 Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow	14	14	$243.86	$55.91
93924 Ultrasound study of arteries of both legs at rest and exercise	12	12	$169.00	$24.18

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	237	226	$87.51	$22.12
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	215	36	$185.00	$61.88
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	147	133	$136.18	$34.77
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	55	55	$201.02	$39.49
93926 Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts	27	26	$100.00	$23.86
93923 Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	27	26	$91.89	$22.74
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	24	24	$55.13	$12.61
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	21	17	$212.00	$37.26
93924 Ultrasound study of arteries of both legs at rest and exercise	14	14	$130.00	$25.17
93975 Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow	13	13	$240.00	$57.28
93882 Ultrasound of one side of head and neck blood flow	11	11	$93.91	$25.18

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
11045 Removal of skin and tissue, each additional 20.0 sq cm or less	681	19	$79.97	$27.48
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	331	43	$171.95	$61.67
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	274	254	$93.00	$22.31
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	153	146	$144.00	$34.50
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	56	56	$166.00	$40.06
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	31	20	$260.00	$69.85
93926 Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts	30	20	$100.00	$24.28
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	22	21	$52.00	$13.20
93923 Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	21	21	$93.00	$22.50
93975 Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow	17	17	$240.00	$58.30
93924 Ultrasound study of arteries of both legs at rest and exercise	16	16	$103.00	$25.01

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
11045 Removal of skin and tissue, each additional 20.0 sq cm or less	569	17	$80.00	$28.38
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	330	41	$157.55	$62.64
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	271	250	$93.00	$23.16
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	181	171	$144.00	$36.20
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	79	78	$166.00	$41.42
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	44	24	$210.23	$53.55
93923 Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	26	26	$93.00	$23.28
93926 Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts	22	19	$100.00	$24.58
93924 Ultrasound study of arteries of both legs at rest and exercise	18	18	$103.00	$25.89
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	18	18	$52.00	$13.25
93975 Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow	16	15	$240.00	$60.29
93978 Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts	13	13	$165.00	$41.19

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	393	358	$93.69	$23.32
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	328	62	$149.89	$63.82
11045 Removal of skin and tissue, each additional 20.0 sq cm or less	305	21	$80.00	$27.75
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	183	171	$148.26	$35.85
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	108	108	$166.00	$41.71
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	63	24	$114.00	$52.71
93926 Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts	39	36	$100.00	$25.20
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	37	36	$52.00	$13.16
93923 Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	34	34	$93.00	$23.02
93925 Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts	21	21	$163.00	$40.98
93975 Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow	20	20	$240.00	$59.99
93924 Ultrasound study of arteries of both legs at rest and exercise	19	19	$103.00	$25.63
93978 Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts	16	16	$165.00	$40.93
97597 Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less	15	13	$97.00	$24.88

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	462	419	$94.75	$23.37
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	205	196	$145.90	$35.78
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	177	36	$148.00	$65.18
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	124	124	$166.00	$41.65
11045 Removal of skin and tissue, each additional 20.0 sq cm or less	105	16	$80.00	$27.72
93926 Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts	37	35	$100.00	$25.17
97597 Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less	36	16	$97.00	$24.84
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	34	33	$52.00	$13.14
93923 Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	32	32	$93.00	$23.00
93925 Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts	26	26	$163.00	$41.25
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	24	12	$60.00	$26.33
93978 Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts	24	24	$165.00	$41.27
93975 Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow	22	22	$240.00	$58.47
93924 Ultrasound study of arteries of both legs at rest and exercise	20	20	$103.00	$25.66

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	330	299	$93.82	$22.75
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	198	194	$145.97	$35.49
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	159	159	$166.00	$40.94
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	47	12	$148.00	$63.04
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	39	37	$52.00	$12.97
93925 Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts	36	35	$163.00	$40.53
93926 Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts	30	28	$100.00	$24.91
93924 Ultrasound study of arteries of both legs at rest and exercise	28	28	$103.00	$25.61
93923 Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	23	23	$93.00	$23.07
93975 Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow	18	18	$240.00	$59.58
93978 Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts	15	15	$165.00	$40.71

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2020-01-29

Surgery - Vascular Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2086S0129X

State License RI MD13705

A surgeon with expertise in the management of surgical disorders of the blood vessels, excluding the intracranial vessels or the heart.

Surgery

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License RI LP00868

A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.

Surgery

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License RI MD13705

Surgery - Vascular Surgery

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2086S0129X

State License MA 252777

A surgeon with expertise in the management of surgical disorders of the blood vessels, excluding the intracranial vessels or the heart.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

University Surgical Associates, Inc.

195 Collyer St, Providence, RI 029041869

Phone: 4017935140

Rhode Island Hospital

593 Eddy St, Providence, RI 029034923

Lifespan Physician Group Inc

195 Collyer St, Providence, RI 029041869

Phone: 4012721800

The Miriam Hospital

164 Summit Ave, Providence, RI 029062853

Phone: 4012743700

Rhode Island Hospital

950 Warren Ave, East Providence, RI 029141432

Phone: 4016064325

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

13 Associated Practitioners

Kristen Chapian , CNP

Nurse Practitioner

NPI 1003463316

Certified Nurse Practitioner

Dr. Todd Stafford , MD

Surgery

NPI 1013178029

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Junaid Malek , MD

Surgery - Vascular Surgery

NPI 1487769162

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Sunhe Fusco

Nurse Practitioner - Adult Health

NPI 1487902276

Dr. Sivamainthan Vithiananthan , MD

Surgery

NPI 1568458727

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Emily Henault , PA-C

Physician Assistant - Surgical

NPI 1598077588

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

7 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location January 29, 2020

Registered at 195 COLLYER ST STE 302, PROVIDENCE, RI 029041869 (Tel: 4017937632)

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NPI Profile Active June 05, 2014

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location June 05, 2014

Registered at 2 DUDLEY ST, SUITE 470, PROVIDENCE, RI 029053236 (Tel: 4012721800)

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Updated Business Mailing Address June 05, 2014

Registered at PO BOX 16149, RUMFORD, RI 029160697 (Tel: 4044539625)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated June 05, 2014

Recorded as THOMAS CARRUTHERS, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) June 05, 2014

Surgery (License #MD13705 in RI)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration April 24, 2007

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1720206568

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: April 24, 2007

Last Update: January 29, 2020

Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

Po Box 16149

Rumford, RI 029160697

Phone: 4044539625

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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