Dr. Ryan Melvin, D.O.
What this data tells you about Dr. Melvin
Dr. Ryan Melvin is a cardiovascular disease specialist in Panama City, FL, with 12 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Melvin performed 1,636 Medicare services across 1,277 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Melvin received a total of $30,337 from 17 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 137 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. The majority of payments are for consulting, which typically reflects recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Melvin is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Florida License Status
FL DOH · MQA| Profession | License # | Status | Expires | Board Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osteopathic Physician | 17630 | Clear | March 31, 2028 | — |
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 619 | $67 | $111 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 203 | $49 | $265 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 122 | $6 | $9 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 93 | $91 | $156 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 85 | $21 | $37 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 58 | $19 | $29 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 55 | $58 | $513 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 54 | $16 | $24 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 54 | $11 | $16 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 52 | $77 | $292 |
| Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | 44 | $6 | $13 |
| Ultrasound of heart | 36 | $32 | $115 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 35 | $20 | $30 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 32 | $140 | $516 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 28 | $112 | $162 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 27 | $7 | $10 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 13 | $67 | $823 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 13 | $19 | $27 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 13 | $20 | $72 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
The majority of payments (86%) are consulting fees, which typically reflect recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Melvin is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with consulting-driven industry engagement in the top 11% of FL peers.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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