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Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD

(3 Ratings)

Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

5920 100th Street Sw Suite 32
Lakewood, WA 98499

(253) 582-7220

Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD is an internist in Lakewood, WA specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine). Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD is affiliated with NORTHWEST PHYSICIANS MEDICAL GROUP, PLLC and SELECT REHABILITATION LLC.

Office Locations

5920 100th Street Sw Suite 32
Lakewood, WA 98499

(253) 582-7220

(253) 582-0586

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

urinalysis

In 2023, Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD performed more urinalysis procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Washington.

Top 25%

By Volume:

lab tests

By Affordability:

blood tests

lab tests

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Washington, Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD performed more lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for blood tests, and lab tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD treated as an internist in Lakewood, WA during 2012 were lab tests, preventive care, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	11
aspiration	22
breathing treatment	11
cardiac procedures	52
doctor visit	2242
ear procedures	22
hospital care	299
injections	22
inpatient care	299
lab tests	787
pelvic imaging	11
preventive care	350
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	28
skin procedures	28
stress testing	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	84
vaccines	243
vascular procedures	51

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD treated as an internist in Lakewood, WA during 2013 were lab tests, preventive care, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	17
breathing treatment	17
cardiac procedures	40
doctor visit	2129
ear procedures	19
hospital care	247
injections	17
inpatient care	247
lab tests	672
preventive care	338
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	20
skin procedures	20
stress testing	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	54
vaccines	238
vascular procedures	30

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD.

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	265

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	390
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	21
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	114
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD in 2013

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD treated as an internist in Lakewood, WA during 2014 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	14
aspiration	21
breathing treatment	19
cardiac procedures	42
doctor visit	1985
ear procedures	23
hospital care	136
injections	21
inpatient care	136
lab tests	666
pelvic imaging	14
preventive care	309
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
skin procedures	14
stress testing	26
ultrasound (sonogram)	60
vaccines	240
vascular procedures	44

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD.

**Gender**
Male	192
Female	266

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	385
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	20
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	163
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD in 2014

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD treated as an internist in Lakewood, WA during 2015 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
breathing treatment	12
cardiac procedures	34
diabetes management	14
doctor visit	2072
ear procedures	24
injections	14
lab tests	757
preventive care	320
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
skin procedures	15
stress testing	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	48
vaccines	247
vascular procedures	26

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD.

**Gender**
Male	418
Female	532

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	788
Black	54
Hispanic	0
Asian	38
Other	46
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	322
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	304
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD in 2015

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD treated as an internist in Lakewood, WA during 2016 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	25
breathing treatment	22
cardiac procedures	32
doctor visit	2226
ear procedures	14
injections	25
lab tests	734
preventive care	371
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
skin procedures	16
stress testing	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	36
vaccines	291
vascular procedures	23

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD.

**Gender**
Male	207
Female	271

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	400
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	22
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	166
85 and over	157
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD in 2016

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD treated as an internist in Lakewood, WA during 2017 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
breathing treatment	19
cardiac procedures	35
doctor visit	2134
injections	19
lab tests	649
preventive care	316
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	19
skin procedures	19
stress testing	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	34
vaccines	256
vascular procedures	17

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD.

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	250

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	370
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	23
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	146
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD in 2017

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD treated as an internist in Lakewood, WA during 2018 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and breathing treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
breathing treatment	22
doctor visit	1930
injections	19
lab tests	622
preventive care	151
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18
skin procedures	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	21
vaccines	102
vascular procedures	21

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD.

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	237

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	346
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	23
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD in 2018

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD treated as an internist in Lakewood, WA during 2019 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD for Medicare patients.

breathing treatment	14
cardiac procedures	17
doctor visit	1999
lab tests	558
preventive care	150
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11
skin procedures	11
stress testing	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	18
vaccines	132
vascular procedures	18

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD.

**Gender**
Male	183
Female	221

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	326
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	22
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	129
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD in 2019

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD treated as an internist in Lakewood, WA during 2020 were lab tests, ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1561
lab tests	386
preventive care	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	24
vaccines	19
vascular procedures	24

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD.

**Gender**
Male	171
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	301
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	25
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	119
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD treated as an internist in Lakewood, WA during 2021 were lab tests, ultrasound (sonogram) and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1364
lab tests	279
ultrasound (sonogram)	23
vascular procedures	23

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD.

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	202

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	295
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	20
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD in 2021

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD treated as an internist in Lakewood, WA during 2022 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1402
lab tests	285

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD.

**Gender**
Male	162
Female	184

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	280
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	18
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	139
85 and over	107
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD treated as an internist in Lakewood, WA were lab tests, preventive care, inpatient care and hospital care.

abdominal imaging	12
aspiration	19
cardiac procedures	36
diabetes management	14
doctor visit	1913
ear procedures	20
hospital care	227
injections	19
inpatient care	227
lab tests	581
pelvic imaging	12
preventive care	258
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
skin procedures	17
stress testing	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	40
vaccines	196
vascular procedures	27

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD.

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	239

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	22
Asian / Pacific Islander	21
Non-Hispanic White	352
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	17

**Age**
75 to 84	126
85 and over	97
Less than 65	1
65 to 74	80

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Education & Training

He has a state license in Washington.

Licensed In: Washington

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

NORTHWEST PHYSICIANS MEDICAL GROUP, PLLC

SELECT REHABILITATION LLC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 3.33 out of 5 stars based on 3 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Ulrich Birlenbach, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Lakewood, WA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,466 FARXIGA $698	BYDUREON PEN $223	BYDUREON $200	BREZTRI $150	ONGLYZA $44	Other $151
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$1,249 SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $355	JARDIANCE $261	STIOLTO $144	STIOLTO RESPIMAT $82	Praxbind $80	Other $327
AbbVie Inc.	$979 UBRELVY $353	Creon $255	QULIPTA $199	VRAYLAR $130	LINZESS $19	Other $23
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$762 XARELTO $374	INVOKANA $293	meters $44	OneTouch $38	INVOKAMET $13
Novo Nordisk Inc	$739 Ozempic $219	Victoza $175	Tresiba $147	RYBELSUS $100	NovoSeven RT $12	Other $85
Other	$6,335 ENTRESTO $344	Uloric $337	MOUNJARO $226	TOUJEO $220	ANORO $200	Other $5,007