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Dr. Erik Eduardo Folch, MD, MSC

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care

National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) Faculty of Medicine

151 Everett Avenue
Chelsea, MA 02150

(617) 884-8300

Dr. Erik Eduardo Folch, MD, MSC is a pulmonologist in Chelsea, MA specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care. He graduated from National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Erik Eduardo Folch, MD, MSC is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital and MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC.

Office Locations

Address:

151 Everett Avenue
Chelsea, MA 02150

Address:

185 Pilgrim Road Deac 201
Boston, MA 02215

Address:

55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114

In The News

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**Gender**
Male	161
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	233
Black	35
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	37
Less than 65	58

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	42
Dementia	17
Cancer	46

**Gender**
Male	163
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	255
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	41
Less than 65	52

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	40
Dementia	14
Cancer	49

ablation	23
aspiration	167
bronchoscopy	337
diagnostic procedures	149
doctor visit	221
image guided procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	191
minor procedures	96
pleural drainage	38
stent placement (stenting)	20
thoracostomy	16

**Gender**
Male	282
Female	316

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	492
Black	64
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	222
From 75 to 84	206
85 and over	88
Less than 65	82

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	35
Dementia	18
Cancer	55

ablation	15
aspiration	49
bronchoscopy	119
diagnostic procedures	38
doctor visit	96
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
minimally invasive procedures	55
pleural drainage	37
thoracostomy	9

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	111

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	192
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	43
Less than 65	47

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	47
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	38
Dementia	21
Cancer	44

ablation	23
aspiration	57
bronchoscopy	148
diagnostic procedures	53
doctor visit	49
hospital care	66
inpatient care	66
minimally invasive procedures	77
pleural drainage	71
thoracostomy	27

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	109

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	196
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	22
Less than 65	59

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	36
Dementia	21
Cancer	33

aspiration	70
bronchoscopy	128
diagnostic procedures	41
doctor visit	49
hospital care	53
inpatient care	53
minimally invasive procedures	84
pleural drainage	84
thoracostomy	33
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	10

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	176
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	23
Less than 65	44

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	39
Dementia	28
Cancer	41

ablation	15
anastomosis	10
aspiration	56
bronchoscopy	164
catheterization	10
diagnostic procedures	62
doctor visit	121
gastrointestinal procedures	10
minimally invasive procedures	122
pleural drainage	75
thoracostomy	39

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	107

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	205
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	15
Less than 65	47

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	34
Dementia	12
Cancer	40

ablation	12
aspiration	31
bronchoscopy	110
diagnostic procedures	36
doctor visit	7
minimally invasive procedures	56
pleural drainage	31
thoracostomy	12

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	51

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	107
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	33
Dementia	23
Cancer	46

ablation	21
aspiration	108
bronchoscopy	171
diagnostic procedures	60
doctor visit	27
minimally invasive procedures	67
minor procedures	15
pleural drainage	60
thoracostomy	10

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erik Eduardo Folch, MD, MSC for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Erik Eduardo Folch, MD, MSC treated as a pulmonologist in Chelsea, MA were bronchoscopy, minimally invasive procedures, aspiration and diagnostic procedures.

ablation	17
anastomosis	10
aspiration	90
bronchoscopy	179
catheterization	10
diagnostic procedures	77
doctor visit	106
gastrointestinal procedures	10
hospital care	44
image guided procedures	13
inpatient care	44
minimally invasive procedures	115
minor procedures	65
pleural drainage	57
stent placement (stenting)	20
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	15
thoracostomy	23
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	10

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik Eduardo Folch, MD, MSC.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	14
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	185
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	3
Other	1

**Age**
85 and over	26
75 to 84	67
Less than 65	38
65 to 74	87

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik Eduardo Folch, MD, MSC From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Erik Eduardo Folch, MD, MSC treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	18
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	20
Dementia	15
Cancer	35

Education & Training

Dr. Erik Eduardo Folch, MD, MSC graduated from National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) Faculty of Medicine. He completed residency at Emory University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Ohio.

Medical School: National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) Faculty of Medicine

Residency: Emory University Affiliated Hospitals

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

Licensed In: Ohio

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Erik Eduardo Folch, MD, MSC is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Massachusetts General Hospital

MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Erik Eduardo Folch, MD, MSC appears to accept the following insurance providers: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, MultiPlan, United Healthcare, Tufts Health Plan, Aetna, TRICARE, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Railroad Medicare, Coventry, Cigna, Blue California, Beech Street, WellPoint, Medicare ACO, WellSense, Senior Whole Health, Fallon Health, Commonwealth Care Alliance, Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare, Mass General Brigham Health Plan, Maine Community Health Options, MassHealth and WellSense NH.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Erik Eduardo Folch, MD, MSC accepts the following insurance providers:

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

MultiPlan

United Healthcare

Tufts Health Plan

Aetna

TRICARE

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Railroad Medicare

Coventry

Cigna

Blue California

Beech Street

WellPoint

Medicare ACO

WellSense

Senior Whole Health

Fallon Health

Commonwealth Care Alliance

Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare

Mass General Brigham Health Plan

Maine Community Health Options

MassHealth

WellSense NH

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Boston Scientific Corporation	$180,531 DYNAMIC (Y) STENT $21,388	GENERAL - PULMONARY $18,435	GENERAL PULMONARY $17,553	Pulmonary $15,849	GENERAL BRONCHIAL THERMOPLASTY $14,800	Other $92,506
Covidien LP	$76,877 superDimension $68,958	Interventional Lung Solutions $7,189	Ablation $669	$62
Medtronic, Inc.	$73,779 ILLUMISITE $73,779
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$67,864 Da Vinci Surgical System $50,264	DA VINCI SP $17,600
Cook Incorporated	$27,425 Blue Rhino $10,078	Cook Medical Ciaglia Blue Rhino $4,430	Wayne $3,380	$9,538
Other	$59,131 Photofrin $23,461	Respiratory Products $22,357	Pulmonx Endobronchial Valve EBV $2,115	Cios Spin $924	Artis icono floor $558	Other $9,716

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$218,957
Consulting Fee	$142,645
Travel and Lodging	$82,545
Education	$21,079
Food and Beverage	$15,969
Other	$4,414

Research Payments

Dr. Erik Eduardo Folch, MD, MSC has received 38 research payments totaling $411,454.

Biography

Dr. Erik Folch is a specialist in adult critical care and adult pulmonology. Dr. Folch graduated from National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) Faculty of Medicine. He has received a 5.0 out of 5 star rating by his patients. He usually is in-network for Blue California, Coventry, and Viant, as well as other insurance carriers. In addition to English, he speaks Spanish. Dr. Folch is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital.

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik Eduardo Folch, MD, MSC From 2013 - 2021

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General Payments

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