Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Christian Gulde, MD

Q: Does Dr. Gulde receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?

Yes. Dr. Gulde received a total of $23,551 from 16 companies across 132 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.

Q: What does Data Coverage mean?

Data Coverage (currently Moderate for Dr. Gulde) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A Very High or High level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A Low or Moderate level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative.

Anesthesiology · Bedford, TX

2425 HIGHWAY 121, Bedford, TX 76021

8175404477

Registered in NPPES since 2019

NPI: 1679035638 verify on NPPES ↗

Moderate

DATA COVERAGE

Data in 3 of 4 federal sources

Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality

Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Gulde from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →

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What this data tells you about Dr. Gulde

Dr. Christian Gulde is an anesthesiology specialist in Bedford, TX, with 7 years of NPI registration.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Gulde received a total of $23,551 from 16 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 132 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Gulde is Moderate — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 7 years of NPI registration $23,551 industry payments

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗

$23,551

Total received (2023-2024)

Avg $11,775/year across 2 years

Top 2% in TX for anesthesiology

A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.

Companies

132

Payment records

Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024

$11,266

2023

$12,285

Payments by company (2024)

Medtronic, Inc.

$5,840

Boston Scientific Corporation

$1,744

Spinal Simplicity, LLC

$1,728

Nalu Medical, Inc.

$683

Abbott Laboratories

$486

Nevro Corp.

$452

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Inc

$148

Saluda Medical Americas, Inc.

$117

ABBVIE INC.

$50

Curonix LLC

$19

Top 3 companies account for 82.7% of 2024 payments

All-time payments by company (2023-2024) ›

Medtronic, Inc.

$16,010

Boston Scientific Corporation

$2,999

Spinal Simplicity, LLC

$1,728

Nalu Medical, Inc.

$747

Abbott Laboratories

$656

Nevro Corp.

$452

Saluda Medical Americas, Inc.

$265

Avanos Medical

$160

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Inc

$148

SPR Therapeutics, Inc

$124

Vertos Medical, Inc.

$101

Stryker Corporation

$51

ABBVIE INC.

$50

TerSera Therapeutics LLC

$21

Relievant Medsystems, Inc.

$20

Curonix LLC

$19

Top 3 companies account for 88.1% of all-time payments

Associated products mentioned in payments ›

ETERNA · Evoke · Evoke SCS · FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE · GENERATOR · HA MINUTEMAN G3-R · INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM · Intracept · KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY · LIBERTY SI · Nalu Neurostimulation System · OCTRODE · PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A · PROCLAIM · Prialt · QULIPTA · SPINEJACK · SPRINT PNS System · SYNCHROMEDII · Senza · Vercise · WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 · mild Device Kit

Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →

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Geographic Context

Anesthesiologists in nearby ZIP areas

1,391

County median income

$81,905

Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)

TEXAS HEALTH HARRIS METHODIST HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD
1.8 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry	✓ NPPES	NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment	✓ PECOS	PECOS snapshot
Practice Data	— No data	N/A
Industry Payments	✓ Open Payments	CY 2024
Disciplinary History	— Not included	N/A

This provider has data in 3 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Moderate. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Gulde is an anesthesiology specialist.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Dr. Gulde receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?

Yes. Dr. Gulde received a total of $23,551 from 16 companies across 132 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.

What does Data Coverage mean?

Data Coverage (currently Moderate for Dr. Gulde) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →

Is this data up to date?

Source publication dates and the snapshots loaded on this site can differ. Rebuilding a page does not refresh its source records. Check the Medicare reporting year and the payment interval shown above; consult the linked official sources for newer releases and current registry details. See our data freshness policy →

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About this page

This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, 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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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