Ulrich Birlenbach, M.D.
Specialist · Lakewood, WA
Ulrich Birlenbach, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Lakewood, Washington, and NPI 1922031475, issued on Jul 8, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD00022870, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ulrich Birlenbach
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- MD00022870 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5920 100TH St SW, Lakewood, WA 98499
- Phone
- (253) 582-7220
- Enumerated
- Jul 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 26, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (253) 582-0586
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100416000457); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ulrich Birlenbach in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license MD00022870Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average specialist in 2024
5,390 Medicare Part D claims for 328 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 67 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate240 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium220 claims
- Losartan Potassium203 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium202 claims
- Metformin Hcl169 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl142 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $996.51
48 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Northwest Physicians Medical Group, PLLCLakewood, WA
- Select Outpatient Services IncGlenview, IL
- Select Rehabilitation, LLCGlenview, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ulrich Birlenbach among 2,609 specialist records in Washington
Ulrich Birlenbach, M.D. is one of 2,609 specialist records with a practice address in Washington. 4% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 4% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 2% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 1990 among the 65 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 92% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
25 specialist records list a practice address in Lakewood
They are 25 of the 2,998 NPPES records with a practice address in Lakewood, and 2,609 specialist records in Washington.
All 2,609 in Washington → Every provider in Lakewood → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Renata Dunkle, M.S.,LMP.,R.C.Lakewood, WA 984991841328929
- Tatyana Golovach, LMPLakewood, WA 984991902080435
- Toni Kester, LMPLakewood, WA 984991821139874
- Ilene Krenelka, LMP, LELakewood, WA 984991467588905
- Mirranda Mason, LMPLakewood, WA 984991992967954
- Mehmet Millik, M.D.Lakewood, WA 984991629102769
- Sung Pak, LMPLakewood, WA 984991467682906
- John Rooks, MDLakewood, WA 984991013939438
Common questions
What is Ulrich Birlenbach, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ulrich Birlenbach, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922031475, issued on Jul 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ulrich Birlenbach, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5920 100TH St SW, Lakewood, WA, 98499. Phone: (253) 582-7220. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ulrich Birlenbach, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00022870, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ulrich Birlenbach, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ulrich Birlenbach, M.D. had 5,390 Medicare Part D claims for 328 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.