About
Dr. Julie Rietze began practicing family medicine in Spokane in 2006, completing her residency here in the city she still calls home. She has spent nearly two decades caring for patients across all age groups, including generations of families she describes as the true heart of family medicine. After years in insurance-based practice, she chose to build something different. She founded Lilac Direct Primary Care to practice medicine the way she always believed it should work.
Dr. Rietze holds a board focus in family medicine and brings a wide clinical range to her work, treating everything from chronic disease and mental health to skin conditions and women's health. She performs in-office procedures including skin lesion biopsies, IUD placement and removal, laceration repair, and cryotherapy. Outside the clinic, she loves camping and hiking with her family throughout the Spokane and Inland Northwest area. She hosts a monthly Walk with a Doc community event and describes herself as Your Walking Doc.
Education & Training
Residency
Residency completed in Spokane, WA
Conditions Treated
Who is Dr. Rietze right for?
Dr. Rietze sees patients of all ages, from newborns to older adults. She works well with individuals and families managing chronic conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and asthma. Patients seeking mental health support for depression or anxiety, or those navigating menopause or hormonal changes, fit naturally into her practice. She also serves patients who want comprehensive preventive care, women's health services, or gender-affirming care. Anyone looking for a physician who picks up the phone directly will feel at home here.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Dr. Rietze treats a broad range of conditions across all age groups. Her chronic disease work includes diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, asthma, and insomnia. She also manages depression, anxiety, menopausal symptoms, and skin conditions including rashes and potential skin cancers. Acute care for infections and injuries falls within her scope as well.
Yes. Dr. Rietze performs a variety of in-office procedures. These include skin lesion biopsies, cryotherapy for warts and precancerous lesions, skin tag removal, laceration repair with sutures, abscess incision and drainage, IUD placement and removal, and EKG. She also performs ear irrigation and cervical cancer screening.
Dr. Rietze trained in and has practiced family medicine in Spokane since completing her residency here in 2006. She brings nearly two decades of clinical experience to her work at Lilac Direct Primary Care.
Yes. Dr. Rietze cares for patients of all ages, including newborns and children. She offers well baby and well child exams, sports and camp physicals, and acute care for kids. She sees multiple generations within the same family, which she considers the heart of family medicine.
Yes. Dr. Rietze provides gender-affirming care as part of her family medicine services at Lilac Direct Primary Care.
Yes. Dr. Rietze communicates directly with patients by phone, text, email, and video chat. She answers her phone personally, with no answering service or phone tree. Patients also reach her through the Spruce App for secure messaging.
Dr. Rietze integrates lifestyle modification coaching into her clinical work. She is passionate about helping patients understand how nutrition, sleep, fitness, and stress management connect to long-term health. She hosts a monthly Walk with a Doc community event to encourage movement and connection outside the clinic.
Yes. Dr. Rietze provides a full range of women's health services. These include well woman exams, contraceptive counseling and treatment, IUD placement and removal, menopausal care and hormone therapy, gynecological services, and cervical cancer screening with HPV and Pap testing.
Doctor profile last updated April 10, 2026