Ryland E Melford III, MD

Primary specialty

Cardiovascular Disease PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RC0000X

License

A104779 Issued in CA

Practice address

24012 Calle de la Plata Ste 450
Laguna Hills, CA 92653-7625

Phone

(949) 770-6252

Fax

(949) 770-1124

NPI assigned

Aug 30, 2006

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in CA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)Also: Internal Medicine

Education

Washington University School of Medicine, 1996

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

South Orange County Cardiology GRPGroup PAC ID 9537112586, 10 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Memorialcare Saddleback Medical Center Hospital, Laguna Hills, CA, CCN 050603
• Providence Mission Hospital Hospital, Mission Viejo, CA, CCN 050567

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

73.73 of 100Reported as group

Quality

47.53

Improvement activities

40

Cost

82.38

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• FHIR API: https://fhir4.healow.com/fhir/r4/DBDBAA

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• South Orange County Cardiology Group

  • Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician
  • Laguna Hills, CA
  • NPI 1811070253

  Cardiovascular Disease

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Modern Nuclear, Inc.

  • Nuclear Medicine Technology Radiologic Technologist
  • La Habra, CA
  • NPI 1063851335
  NPD
• Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center

  dba Providence Mission Hospital

  • Rehabilitation Hospital
  • Mission Viejo, CA
  • NPI 1003956913
  NPD (past)
• Saddleback Memorial Medical Center

  • Rehabilitation Hospital Unit
  • Laguna Hills, CA
  • NPI 1114967114
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center

  dba Providence Mission Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Mission Viejo, CA
  • NPI 1912108002
  Care Compare affiliation
• Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center

  dba Mission Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Mission Viejo, CA
  • NPI 1992752315
  Care Compare affiliation
• Saddleback Memorial Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Laguna Hills, CA
  • NPI 1275576381
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1790208000000",
    "number": "1598874869",
    "addresses": [
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "24012 CALLE DE LA PLATA STE 450",
            "city": "LAGUNA HILLS",
            "state": "CA",
            "postal_code": "926537625",
            "telephone_number": "949-770-6252",
            "fax_number": "949-770-1124"
        },
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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
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            "city": "LAGUNA HILLS",
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            "fax_number": "949-770-1124"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "MELFORD",
        "first_name": "RYLAND",
        "middle_name": "E",
        "name_suffix": "III",
        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2006-08-30",
        "last_updated": "2026-09-24",
        "certification_date": "2026-09-24",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
            "code": "207RC0000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease",
            "state": "CA",
            "license": "A104779",
            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

• Richard Frederick Mehl, M.DIV. MFT
• Meier Clinics of California, Inc.
• Meier Clinics of California, Inc. (Meier Clinics)
• John Thomas Meinhardt
• Jerome Dizon Melad
• Ghada Melik
• Memorial Radiation Oncology Medical
• Memorial Radiation Oncology Medical Group
• Memorialcare Health System
• Memorialcare Home Health - LLC

• Cardiovascular Disease Physician in Laguna Hills, CA
• Providers in Laguna Hills, CA by specialty
• Cardiovascular Disease Physician in California

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Sep 24, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.