Dr. Christopher Braden, D.O.
What this data tells you about Dr. Braden
Dr. Christopher Braden is a hematology & oncology specialist in New Braunfels, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Braden performed 52,264 Medicare services across 2,936 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Braden received a total of $332 from 9 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 11 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in hematology & oncology. 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. Braden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based) | 13,808 | $0 | $3 |
| Anti-nausea injection (fosaprepitant) | 12,300 | $0 | $5 |
| Pembrolizumab injection (Keytruda) | 9,700 | $43 | $137 |
| Iron sucrose injection (Venofer) | 5,100 | $0 | $2 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 1,644 | $0 | $1 |
| Denosumab injection (Prolia/Xgeva) | 1,500 | $19 | $66 |
| Anti-nausea injection (Aloxi/palonosetron) | 1,000 | $1 | $114 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 650 | $8 | $20 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 601 | $8 | $36 |
| Injection, granisetron hydrochloride, 100 mcg | 530 | $0 | $24 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 513 | $10 | $64 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 510 | $67 | $250 |
| Flow cytometry, additional marker | 378 | $18 | $180 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, additional sequential infusion, 1 hour or less | 360 | $22 | $157 |
| Intensity modulated treatment delivery, single or multiple fields/arcs,via narrow spatially and temporally modulated beams, binary, dynamic mlc, per treatment session | 333 | $278 | $2,762 |
| Injection, carboplatin, 50 mg | 295 | $2 | $300 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, 1 hour or less | 241 | $100 | $707 |
| Injection, fluorouracil, 500 mg | 235 | $2 | $13 |
| Immunoglobulin level test | 144 | $9 | $56 |
| Ct scan of chest with contrast | 135 | $48 | $821 |
| Measurement of immunoglobulin light chains | 128 | $17 | $60 |
| CT scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | 118 | $170 | $1,067 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 112 | $96 | $368 |
| Administration of additional new drug or substance into vein, 1 hour or less | 109 | $50 | $344 |
| Administration of non-hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle | 108 | $55 | $211 |
| Injection, zoledronic acid, 1 mg | 108 | $7 | $431 |
| Radiation treatment delivery,3 or more separate treatment areas, custom blocking, tangential ports, wedges, rotational beam, compensators, electron beam; 11-19 mev | 94 | $182 | $700 |
| Red blood count automated, with additional calculations | 89 | $5 | $26 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, each additional hour | 87 | $22 | $161 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 86 | $11 | $96 |
| Injection, diphenhydramine hcl, up to 50 mg | 72 | $1 | $7 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 71 | $13 | $60 |
| Iron level test | 71 | $6 | $27 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 71 | $9 | $35 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less | 70 | $49 | $313 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 70 | $122 | $565 |
| Leuprolide acetate (for depot suspension), 7.5 mg | 62 | $134 | $3,675 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 55 | $154 | $709 |
| Microscopic examination for white blood cells with manual cell count | 44 | $4 | $22 |
| Complete blood count (CBC), automated | 44 | $6 | $34 |
| Reticulated (young) platelet measurement | 44 | $35 | $143 |
| Unclassified drugs | 44 | $1 | $8 |
| CT scan of chest, without contrast | 43 | $48 | $686 |
| Administration of hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle | 41 | $26 | $145 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | 40 | $6 | $31 |
| Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc | 37 | $2 | $19 |
| Administration of additional new drug or substance into vein using push technique | 35 | $43 | $289 |
| Irrigation of implanted venous access drug delivery device | 35 | $17 | $114 |
| Injection of additional new drug or substance into vein | 34 | $12 | $108 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 32 | $8 | $49 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, each additional hour | 32 | $16 | $100 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 26 | $74 | $372 |
| Chemotherapy administration, intravenous infusion technique; initiation of infusion in the office/clinic setting using office/clinic pump/supplies, with continuation of the infusion in the community setting (e.g., home, domiciliary, rest home or assisted l | 25 | $122 | $500 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 22 | $15 | $76 |
| Folic acid level test | 22 | $14 | $73 |
| Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis without contrast | 21 | $83 | $560 |
| Ct scan of soft tissue of neck with contrast | 17 | $75 | $658 |
| Haptoglobin (serum protein) level | 17 | $12 | $66 |
| Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, first marker | 15 | $54 | $298 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 13 | $140 | $496 |
| Protein measurement, serum | 12 | $11 | $97 |
| Immunologic analysis technique on serum (immunofixation) | 11 | $22 | $160 |
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 (90%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
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. Braden is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 18% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement, with 19 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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