What is Ryland Melford's specialty?

Ryland Melford (NPI 1598874869) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiology in Laguna Hills, CA.

Where does Ryland Melford practice?

Ryland Melford practices in Laguna Hills, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1598874869.

How much does Medicare pay Ryland Melford?

Ryland Melford (NPI 1598874869) received approximately $177K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 489 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1598874869

Ryland MelfordMD

CardiologyLaguna Hills, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,304

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,241

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$161K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,869 Cardiology providers in CA — above median (cohort median 2,371).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,109

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$449K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

27.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Apixaban203 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium201 claims

Amlodipine Besylate200 claims

Metoprolol Succinate184 claims

Rivaroxaban148 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

73.7

Quality

47.5

Cost

82.4

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

-0.15%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$764

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$764

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$764

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ryland Melford's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 68 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SADDLEBACK MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER	521	1,367
HERREN ENTERPRISES INC	232	395
Elliott Fankuchen Diagnostic Radiology · Laguna Beach, CA	178	406
Steven Sorenson Diagnostic Radiology · Redlands, CA	134	298
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	109	302
Daniel Lamont Cardiology · Laguna Hills, CA	95	453
Jeffrey Dym Diagnostic Radiology · Laguna Niguel, CA	91	160
SUTHERLAND, JAMES	90	195
Michael Wang Diagnostic Radiology · Anaheim, CA	86	150
SZYMANOWSKI, JEREMY	78	161
Navid Jahed Diagnostic Radiology · Mission Viejo, CA	72	139
Richard Wasley Diagnostic Radiology · Laguna Beach, CA	65	118

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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