Richard A. Melde, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Phoenix, AZ
Richard A. Melde, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1710027438, issued on Feb 8, 2007. Check the license (Arizona 7685, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard A. Melde
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 7685 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 34975 N North Valley Pkwy, Phoenix, AZ 85086
- Phone
- (623) 295-4820
- Enumerated
- Feb 8, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 25, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (623) 295-4830
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040722001342); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arizona College Of Medicine, 1971
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 34975 N North Valley Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Russell Dodson, P.A.C.Medical Physician Assistant1760475354
- Eva Norheim, LAC, NCCProfessional Counselor1003418856
- Shona Shewmaker, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1437323490
Verify Richard A. Melde in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 7685Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
6,005 Medicare Part D claims for 829 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 132 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium459 claims
- Lisinopril297 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium296 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate224 claims
- Losartan Potassium179 claims
- Omeprazole147 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $269.24
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Community Hospital Association IncCongress, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard A. Melde among 3,119 family medicine physician records in Arizona
Richard A. Melde, M.D. is one of 3,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 46% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 46% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1971 · median 2006 among the 1,775 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
649 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Phoenix
They are 649 of the 31,399 NPPES records with a practice address in Phoenix, and 3,119 family medicine physician records in Arizona.
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Common questions
What is Richard A. Melde, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard A. Melde, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710027438, issued on Feb 8, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard A. Melde, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 34975 N North Valley Pkwy, Phoenix, AZ, 85086. Phone: (623) 295-4820. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard A. Melde, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 7685, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard A. Melde, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard A. Melde, M.D. had 6,005 Medicare Part D claims for 829 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.