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Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD

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Specializes in: Clinical Pathology and Surgical Pathology

University of Michigan Medical School

Professional interests include: gastrointestinal problems (digestive disorders)

1001 Sw Klickitat Way Suite 205
Seattle, WA 98134

(206) 622-7747

Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD is a clinical pathologist in Seattle, WA specializing in clinical pathology and surgical pathology. He graduated from University of Michigan Medical School. Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD is affiliated with CellNetix Pathology & Laboratories and CELLNETIX PATHOLOGY PLLC.

Office Locations

1001 Sw Klickitat Way Suite 205
Seattle, WA 98134

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Gastrointestinal Problems (Digestive Disorders)

The gastrointestinal system, or GI tract, is the name given to a collection of organs that work together to digest food. These organs fit together in a long tube, running from the mouth to the anus, and include the esophagus, stomach, and intestines, among others. With so many parts working together, complicated by today's busy lifestyles and diets, digestive problems are common. As many as 1 in 3 Americans have a digestive or GI disorder. There are a huge variety of digestive problems, but the most common are IBS, constipation, GERD, hemorrhoids, and ulcers.

IBS, or irritable bowel syndrome, happens when the muscles surrounding the colon contract too easily or frequently. The result is abdominal pain, cramps, diarrhea or constipation, gas and bloating. IBS attacks can often be brought on by specific triggers, so a key part of treatment is learning which foods trigger IBS attacks and avoiding them. Treatment also includes exercise, avoiding stress, and medications if needed.

Constipation, or large, hard, or infrequent stools, happens to everyone at some point. It can be caused by a disruption in routine or food, or by eating a diet without many fresh fruits and vegetables. Although it is uncomfortable, constipation is common and usually not serious, but it can sometimes become chronic. Adding fiber to the diet, exercising, and taking medications may help.

GERD, or gastroesophageal reflux disease, is a severe form of chronic heartburn where stomach acid spills back up into the esophagus. Left untreated, the acid may even eat away at the esophagus and cause serious damage. Treatment includes changing the diet to avoid trigger foods, losing weight if needed, medications, or even surgery.

Hemorrhoids are blood vessels around the rectum that become irritated, swollen or torn while straining during a bowel movement. They are most often caused by constipation, but can also be caused by pregnancy, diarrhea, or simply a genetic predisposition towards hemorrhoids. Treatment involves first treating any constipation issues, then keeping the area clean and soothed until it has healed. If these measures are ineffective, surgery is sometimes used.

Peptic ulcers are sores or spots of inflammation in the lining of the stomach or close to the stomach in the small intestine. Usually this area is coated with a protective lining that shields the tissue from the strong stomach acid, but a break in the lining can let acid in, causing the sores. It used to be thought that stress caused ulcers, but now it is known that is not the case. Most often, they are caused by an infection by H. pylori bacteria, but ulcers can also be caused by alcohol abuse or overuse of aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, or other NSAIDS. The symptoms of an ulcer are pain, hunger, nausea, and fatigue.

Gastrointestinal problems, perhaps more than any other area, are markedly affected by lifestyle. Many disorders can be prevented or treated at least in part by eating a healthy diet high in fiber, exercising regularly, drinking enough water, and limiting alcohol intake. Still, the frequency of digestive disorders means that even the healthiest person can be affected by them. Anyone who notices blood in their stool, experiences abdominal pain, unexplained weight loss, or any significant change in bowel movements should see a doctor.

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD in 2023

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Top 25%

By Volume:

intraoperative pathology consultation

In 2012, Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD performed more intraoperative pathology consultation procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Washington.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Seattle, WA during 2012 were lab tests, consultation and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	66
cytology	39
lab tests	1454

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Seattle, WA during 2013 were lab tests, diagnostic procedures, bone marrow tests and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	27
bone marrow tests	56
consultation	51
cytology	38
diagnostic procedures	56
lab tests	1372

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	474
Female	555

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	899
Black	42
Hispanic	16
Asian	50
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	448
From 75 to 84	291
85 and over	112
Less than 65	178

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD in 2013

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	35
Dementia	9
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Seattle, WA during 2014 were lab tests, cytology and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	43
cytology	49
lab tests	928

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	459
Female	613

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	891
Black	59
Hispanic	36
Asian	50
Other	25
Native American	11

**Age**
From 65 to 74	452
From 75 to 84	307
85 and over	109
Less than 65	204

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD in 2014

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Seattle, WA during 2015 were lab tests, consultation and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	64
cytology	29
lab tests	1191

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1206
Female	1472

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2214
Black	124
Hispanic	88
Asian	150
Other	70
Native American	32

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1312
From 75 to 84	704
85 and over	228
Less than 65	434

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD in 2015

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	32
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Seattle, WA during 2016 were lab tests, consultation and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	91
cytology	36
lab tests	335

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	729
Female	927

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1337
Black	82
Hispanic	52
Asian	112
Other	55
Native American	18

**Age**
From 65 to 74	910
From 75 to 84	440
85 and over	88
Less than 65	218

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD in 2016

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Seattle, WA during 2017 were lab tests, consultation and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	105
cytology	38
lab tests	304

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	873
Female	1094

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1629
Black	65
Hispanic	58
Asian	123
Other	74
Native American	18

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1091
From 75 to 84	531
85 and over	96
Less than 65	249

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD in 2017

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Seattle, WA during 2018 were lab tests and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	74
lab tests	178

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	482
Female	569

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	840
Black	52
Hispanic	43
Asian	70
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	581
From 75 to 84	260
85 and over	75
Less than 65	135

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Seattle, WA during 2019 were lab tests, consultation and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	127
cytology	21
lab tests	154

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	365
Female	493

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	714
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	47
Other	34
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	450
From 75 to 84	255
85 and over	51
Less than 65	102

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD in 2019

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Seattle, WA during 2020 were lab tests, consultation and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	93
cytology	12
lab tests	184

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	285
Female	424

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	595
Black	30
Hispanic	0
Asian	33
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	350
From 75 to 84	218
85 and over	66
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD in 2020

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Seattle, WA during 2021 were lab tests, consultation and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	74
cytology	14
lab tests	190

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	296
Female	479

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	650
Black	26
Hispanic	0
Asian	45
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	391
From 75 to 84	251
85 and over	63
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD in 2021

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Seattle, WA during 2022 were lab tests and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	89
lab tests	162

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	438
Female	560

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	809
Black	0
Hispanic	40
Asian	67
Other	40
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	504
From 75 to 84	345
85 and over	61
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD in 2022

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Dementia	5
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Seattle, WA were lab tests, consultation, bone marrow tests and diagnostic procedures.

aspiration	27
bone marrow tests	56
consultation	79
cytology	30
diagnostic procedures	56
lab tests	586

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	509
Female	653

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	46
Asian / Pacific Islander	67
Non-Hispanic White	961
Native American / Alaskan Native	7
Hispanic	30
Other	31

**Age**
75 to 84	327
85 and over	86
Less than 65	159
65 to 74	589

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	6
Cancer	16

Education & Training

Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD graduated from University of Michigan Medical School. He completed residency at University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology and has a state license in Michigan.

Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School

Residency: University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology

Licensed In: Michigan

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

CellNetix Pathology & Laboratories

CELLNETIX PATHOLOGY PLLC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Brian A. Folz, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Hologic Sales and Service, LLC	$40 THINPREP 2000 PROCESSOR $22	Aptima $18

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$40

Biography

Dr. Brian Folz specializes in clinical pathology and surgical pathology and practices in Seattle, WA. Dr. Folz is especially interested in gastrointestinal problems (digestive disorders). He is a graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School. He completed his residency training at a hospital affiliated with the University of Washington. He is professionally affiliated with CellNetix Pathology & Laboratories.