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Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease

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(Paul J. Wolters, MD)

(85 Ratings)

Specializes in: Pulmonology (Lung & Respiratory Disease), General Practice and Critical Care (Intensive Care Medicine)

University of Minnesota Medical School

Professional interests include: interstitial lung disease, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, sarcoidosis

400 PARNASSUS AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143

(415) 353-2577

Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease is a pulmonologist in SAN FRANCISCO, CA specializing in pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease), general practice and critical care (intensive care medicine). He graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School. Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease is affiliated with UCSF Health, Hill Physicians and Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) Program.

Office Locations

400 PARNASSUS AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143

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400 Parnassus Avenue Sixth Floor, Room A6114
San Francisco, CA 94143

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease treated as a pulmonologist in SAN FRANCISCO, CA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	53
hospital care	55
inpatient care	55

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease treated as a pulmonologist in SAN FRANCISCO, CA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	72
hospital care	54
inpatient care	54

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	63

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	97
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	12
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease in 2013

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease treated as a pulmonologist in SAN FRANCISCO, CA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	14
doctor visit	67
hospital care	117
inpatient care	117

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	95
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease in 2014

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease treated as a pulmonologist in SAN FRANCISCO, CA during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	104
hospital care	111
inpatient care	111

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease.

**Gender**
Male	166
Female	116

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	206
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	32
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	128
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	22
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease in 2015

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease treated as a pulmonologist in SAN FRANCISCO, CA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	82
hospital care	125
inpatient care	125

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	62

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	81
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	37
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	36
Dementia	11
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease treated as a pulmonologist in SAN FRANCISCO, CA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	13
doctor visit	83
hospital care	119
inpatient care	119

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	64

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	91
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease in 2017

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease treated as a pulmonologist in SAN FRANCISCO, CA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	61
hospital care	146
inpatient care	146

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	49

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	80
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	41
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease in 2018

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	34
Dementia	17
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease treated as a pulmonologist in SAN FRANCISCO, CA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	82
hospital care	89
inpatient care	89

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	53

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	87
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	12
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease in 2019

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease treated as a pulmonologist in SAN FRANCISCO, CA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	74
hospital care	184
inpatient care	184

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	100
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	23
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	12
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease in 2020

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	32
Dementia	19
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease treated as a pulmonologist in SAN FRANCISCO, CA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	85
hospital care	114
inpatient care	114

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	68

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	82
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	27
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	13
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease in 2021

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	37
Dementia	19
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease treated as a pulmonologist in SAN FRANCISCO, CA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	98
hospital care	171
inpatient care	171

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease.

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	111
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	27
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	19
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease in 2022

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease treated as a pulmonologist in SAN FRANCISCO, CA were hospital care, inpatient care and bronchoscopy.

bronchoscopy	13
doctor visit	78
hospital care	116
inpatient care	116

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease.

**Gender**
Female	63
Male	74

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	16
Non-Hispanic White	93
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	6
Other	1

**Age**
85 and over	8
75 to 84	42
Less than 65	14
65 to 74	61

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	17
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	18
Dementia	11
Cancer	15

Education & Training

Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School. He completed residency at University of Colorado Denver Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine: Critical Care Medicine and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School

Residency: University of Colorado Denver Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine: Critical Care Medicine

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UCSF Health

Hill Physicians

Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) Program

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 85 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease from all over the web to help you find the right in SAN FRANCISCO, CA.

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-04-09

Patient verified via Press Ganey

I have been seeing this provider for 20+ years and have been extremely pleased with him since day one! I have full trust in him and will continue to see him as long as he feels it's necessary!

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-12-17

Patient verified via Press Ganey

What a great human being both professionally and humanistically.

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$9,552 $9,552
GENZYME CORPORATION	$8,512 XENPOZYME $3,648	$4,864
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG	$5,705 Esbriet $5,705
Genentech, Inc.	$2,821 Esbriet $2,772	$49
Gilead Sciences Inc	$420 $420
Other	$581 $581

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$21,375
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$4,322
Travel and Lodging	$1,174
Honoraria	$420
Food and Beverage	$299

Research Payments

Dr. Paul J. Wolters, MD, Pulmonology | Interstitial Lung Disease has received 10 research payments totaling $2,374,622.

Biography

Dr. Paul Wolters is a general practice, pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease), and critical care (intensive care medicine) specialist in San Francisco, CA. Patients rated Dr. Wolters highly, giving him an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Areas of particular interest for Dr. Wolters include interstitial lung disease, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, and sarcoidosis. He attended the University of Minnesota Medical School and then went on to complete his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Colorado Denver. His professional affiliations include UCSF Health, Hill Physicians, and Regents of the University of California. According to Doctor.com, new patients are welcome to contact his office in San Francisco, CA.