Dr. Christopher Gulley, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Gulley
Dr. Christopher Gulley is a student in an organized health care education/training program in Amarillo, TX, with 13 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Gulley performed 7,890 Medicare services across 4,686 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Gulley received a total of $4,635 from 39 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 290 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in student in an organized health care education/training program. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Gulley 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 960 | $8 | $9 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 700 | $83 | $149 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 693 | $54 | $99 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 678 | $10 | $16 |
| Bilirubin level, direct | 677 | $5 | $8 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 632 | $7 | $12 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 283 | $9 | $16 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 276 | $16 | $26 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 274 | $111 | $118 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 257 | $13 | $21 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 203 | $9 | $15 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 202 | $8 | $15 |
| Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min | 194 | $76 | $88 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 187 | $1 | $25 |
| Thyroid hormone, t3 measurement, free | 137 | $16 | $28 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 114 | $3 | $6 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 112 | $118 | $190 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 95 | $10 | $17 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 90 | $47 | $63 |
| Vitamin D level test | 84 | $29 | $39 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 83 | $24 | $25 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 80 | $69 | $70 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 63 | $31 | $56 |
| Iron level test | 55 | $6 | $28 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 53 | $15 | $25 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 49 | $8 | $15 |
| Annual, face-to-face intensive behavioral therapy for cardiovascular disease, individual, 15 minutes | 45 | $25 | $26 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 42 | $16 | $33 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and influenza | 39 | $61 | $100 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 36 | $19 | $70 |
| Urine microalbumin (protein) analysis | 35 | $6 | $7 |
| Magnesium level test | 32 | $6 | $20 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 30 | $177 | $246 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 26 | $17 | $30 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 24 | $5 | $8 |
| Uric acid level test | 24 | $4 | $8 |
| COVID-19 vaccine administration | 24 | $39 | $45 |
| COVID-19 vaccine (Moderna bivalent) | 24 | $143 | $150 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 24 | $9 | $22 |
| Testing for presence of drug, read by instrument assisted observation | 23 | $16 | $120 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for multiple types of respiratory virus, multiple types or subtypes, 3-5 targets | 23 | $140 | $156 |
| Bone density scan (DEXA) | 21 | $36 | $54 |
| Parathyroid hormone level test | 21 | $40 | $150 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 18 | $36 | $50 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 16 | $6 | $8 |
| Sed rate test (inflammation marker) | 16 | $3 | $4 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 16 | $158 | $163 |
| Knee X-ray, 3 views | 15 | $19 | $45 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 15 | $88 | $243 |
| Face-to-face behavioral counseling for obesity, 15 minutes | 15 | $24 | $40 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for strep (streptococcus, group a), amplified probe technique | 14 | $34 | $58 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 14 | $91 | $199 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 14 | $29 | $30 |
| X-ray lower and sacral spine, minimum of 6 views | 13 | $34 | $60 |
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 ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 8% for student in an organized health care education/training program in TX.
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. Gulley is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 8%).
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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