Kjell Hult, MD
Anesthesiology · Pasadena, CANPI 1215958251
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (55.9%), food and beverage and consulting fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 11 manufacturers reported payments, led by BD at 55.9% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $1,520, more than ten times the $69 reported in 2019. Among anesthesiology clinicians in CA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 24 payments — averaging $106.76 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- BD$1K
- Acacia Pharma Inc$264
- Stryker$246
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated$185
- La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company$142
- Haemonetics Corporation$141
- plus $153 from 5 others
Across 1 payment — averaging $51,878 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Heron Therapeutics, Inc.$52K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$24610%
- Speaking & faculty fees$1,43256%
- Food & beverage$88435%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| BD | 6 | $1,432 |
| Acacia Pharma Inc | 3 | $264 |
| Stryker | 1 | $246 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 4 | $185 |
| La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company | 1 | $142 |
| Haemonetics Corporation | 2 | $141 |
| Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC | 2 | $49 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 2 | $38 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $24 |
| Merck | 1 | $24 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $18 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- BARHEMSYS$248
- GIAPREZA$142
- TEG6s HEMOSTASIS SYSTEM$124
- EXPAREL$118
How this compares
$2,562 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 5,717 anesthesiology providers in California.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Other anesthesiology in Pasadena
- Jeffrey ChingPasadena$72K
- Phillip LauPasadena$71K
- Forrest SawyerPasadena$70K
- Leonard KimPasadena$53K
- Neil SinglaPasadena$52K
- Jack JengSouth San Francisco$1.3M
- Roger PhillipsChico$434K
- David DeyhimyLaguna Hills$344K
- Maxime CannessonLos Angeles$336K
- Alexander RoherSan Diego$282K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.