Dr. Richard E. Payne, MD has anchored a family medicine practice in Encinitas through North Coast Family Medical Group since 1985, the year he completed residency at Santa Monica Hospital after earning his MD from UC San Diego in 1982. His four-decade tenure at 477 North El Camino Real gives the practice direct referral relationships with surgical specialists on the same campus, including Coastal Surgeons for inpatient and outpatient procedural follow-through. Board certified in family practice with recertifications in 1992 and 1999, he holds Fellow status in the American Academy of Family Physicians and served as president of the San Diego Academy of Family Physicians. His clinical scope treats all ages and covers musculoskeletal pain, skin lesion cryotherapy, and chronic disease management, with prescription workflows routed through on-campus dispensaries including North Coast Medical Pharmacy. As a member of the UC San Diego Health Physician Network and former CEO of NCFMG for twelve years, the practice maintains hospital privileges at both Scripps and UC San Diego Health facilities.