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RYLAND E MELFORD

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

NPI
1598874869
CMS profile
254064
Location
LAGUNA HILLS, CA

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General Payments · PY2021 · Entire year

$1,967.39

69 records · 0 disputed

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By nature of payment

PY2021 · entire year · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Food and Beverage $1,908.12 66
Education $59.27 3

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PY2021 · entire year · sorted by reported total

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RYLAND E MELFORD

NPI 1598874869 · CMS profile ID 254064

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians / Internal Medicine / Cardiovascular Disease

LAGUNA HILLS, CA

A name match is not confirmation of identity. CMS publishes records for different people under similar names; the NPI, specialty, and location shown on this page are the CMS-published fields that distinguish them.

A payment attributed to a provider may have been made to a third party — a hospital, practice, or research institution — rather than paid to the provider personally.

General Payments, PY2021; Recipient scope: Physicians and non-physician practitioners; Reporting company: All reporting companies; Nature of payment: All payment types

Data edition: cms-20260630-workflow-20261105-v2; CMS publication: 2026-06-30; records imported: 2026-11-05T09:06:52.159882+00:00

Page 1 of 2; records 1–50 of 69 matching records. This page contains 50 records (maximum 50), not the full filtered export.

Filtered page: https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1598874869?year=2021&recipient=provider#records-h

CMS source: https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/dataset/0380bbeb-aea1-58b6-b708-829f92a48202

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RYLAND E MELFORD, NPI 1598874869, CMS profile ID 254064. General Payments, PY2021; Recipient scope: Physicians and non-physician practitioners; Reporting company: All reporting companies; Nature of payment: All payment types. Data edition: cms-20260630-workflow-20261105-v2; CMS publication: 2026-06-30; records imported: 2026-11-05T09:06:52.159882+00:00. Page 1 of 2; records 1–50 of 69 matching records. This page contains 50 records (maximum 50), not the full filtered export. IndustryPayments. https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1598874869?year=2021&recipient=provider#records-h. Source: https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/dataset/0380bbeb-aea1-58b6-b708-829f92a48202.
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IndustryPayments. (2026). RYLAND E MELFORD, NPI 1598874869, CMS profile ID 254064. General Payments, PY2021; Recipient scope: Physicians and non-physician practitioners; Reporting company: All reporting companies; Nature of payment: All payment types. Data edition: cms-20260630-workflow-20261105-v2; CMS publication: 2026-06-30; records imported: 2026-11-05T09:06:52.159882+00:00. Page 1 of 2; records 1–50 of 69 matching records. This page contains 50 records (maximum 50), not the full filtered export. [Filtered data set page]. https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1598874869?year=2021&recipient=provider#records-h. Source: https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/dataset/0380bbeb-aea1-58b6-b708-829f92a48202.
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RYLAND E MELFORD, NPI 1598874869, CMS profile ID 254064, IndustryPayments, General Payments, PY2021; Recipient scope: Physicians and non-physician practitioners; Reporting company: All reporting companies; Nature of payment: All payment types (Data edition: cms-20260630-workflow-20261105-v2; CMS publication: 2026-06-30; records imported: 2026-11-05T09:06:52.159882+00:00). Page 1 of 2; records 1–50 of 69 matching records. This page contains 50 records (maximum 50), not the full filtered export. Source: https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/dataset/0380bbeb-aea1-58b6-b708-829f92a48202. https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1598874869?year=2021&recipient=provider#records-h.

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Payment records · PY2021

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General Payments · PY2021 · Physicians and non-physician practitioners · CMS publication 2026-06-30

69 matching records · $1,967.39 reported total · 0 disputed

Nature of payment: All payment types

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Showing records 1–50 of 69.

Paying entityAmountDate Nature of paymentDispute statusPublication flagsPublished Record IDSource
Tactile Systems Technology Inc $15.7512/14/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 757101334 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $21.3512/09/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 768832904 CMS
BIOTRONIK INC. $132.4212/05/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 843858509 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $11.2412/03/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 788458713 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $19.1812/02/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 813075571 CMS
BIOTRONIK INC. $118.2611/30/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 843858513 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $21.3411/09/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 783403191 CMS
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. $17.8411/05/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 809604761 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $22.8711/03/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 815814513 CMS
BIOTRONIK INC. $58.7911/03/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 843858389 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $15.6910/27/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 768832902 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $15.5810/19/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 813075567 CMS
PFIZER INC. $13.1610/15/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 832931061 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $11.3410/14/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 783403189 CMS
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. $25.3410/13/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 809604759 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $12.6010/12/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 788458717 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $16.1810/05/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 815721921 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $14.9210/05/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 813075563 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $21.0109/29/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 768832900 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $16.6009/28/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 813075555 CMS
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $21.5009/22/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 789165039 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $16.3409/21/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 783403177 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $10.9609/15/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 768832898 CMS
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. $17.3709/09/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 852916559 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $12.5909/07/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 813075559 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $14.8308/24/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 783403165 CMS
BIOTRONIK INC. $68.1808/22/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 843858387 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $13.3808/17/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 813075551 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation $17.9007/27/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 848510661 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $15.0307/22/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 783403159 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $13.9307/20/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 813075547 CMS
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION $15.3407/13/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 777728249 CMS
BIOTRONIK INC. $18.0806/24/2021 Education No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 843858385 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $15.1206/22/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 813075539 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $0.4706/22/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 813075543 CMS
Astellas Pharma US Inc $23.1506/10/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 821447581 CMS
BIOTRONIK INC. $158.2006/10/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 843858507 CMS
Amarin Pharma Inc. $20.7006/09/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 815171153 CMS
Preventice Services, LLC $20.7206/08/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 781054455 CMS
BIOTRONIK INC. $114.9006/04/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 843858383 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $20.9306/02/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 783403151 CMS
CVRx, Inc. $11.8805/30/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 851084455 CMS
Amarin Pharma Inc. $14.6005/26/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 815253973 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $27.1305/20/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 763540438 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $13.9305/18/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 813075535 CMS
BIOTRONIK INC. $49.1705/07/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 843858381 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $21.8905/04/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 768803796 CMS
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. $16.3105/03/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 838353873 CMS
BIOTRONIK INC. $58.1904/28/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 843858379 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $12.5204/22/2021 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 813075531 CMS

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2019 $2,755.54 92
PY2020 $1,146.73 49
PY2021 $1,967.39 69
PY2022 $1,522.42 62
PY2023 $1,164.77 49
PY2024 $764.31 35
PY2025 $458.15 21

Source & provenance

Dataset
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
Publisher of source data
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS publication date
2026-06-30
Program years on this page
2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
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OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2025_P06302026_06032026.csv

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