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Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD

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Specializes in: Otology and Neurotology and Pediatric Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose & Throat)

University of New Mexico School of Medicine (1992)

Professional interests include: acoustic neuroma, encephalocele, meningioma, and more.

200 1st Street Sw
Rochester, MN 55905

(507) 284-2511

Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD is an otologist and neurotologist in Rochester, MN specializing in otology and neurotology and pediatric otolaryngology (ear, nose & throat). He graduated from University of New Mexico School of Medicine in 1992 and has 34 years of experience. Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD is affiliated with Mayo Clinic.

Office Locations

200 1st Street Sw
Rochester, MN 55905

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Some issues Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD can help you with:

Facial Paralysis

Facial paralysis is an inability to move the muscles in the face. It often affects only one side, and it can happen quite suddenly. Facial paralysis may make one's face feel frozen or numb.

Facial paralysis can happen when there is inflammation or damage to either the part of the brain that controls the facial muscles or the nerve that carries signals from the brain to the face. Some common causes include:

Stroke, which can affect the part of the brain controlling the face and prevent those muscles from working
Bell's palsy, an inflammation of the main facial nerve
Lyme disease
Birth trauma or difficult birth, which can cause facial paralysis in babies (usually temporary)
Head trauma in which nerves are damaged

Facial paralysis is a frustrating and frightening experience, but many cases are temporary and go away on their own. Even with more difficult cases, there are treatment options available, including rehabilitation, pain management, and surgery.

In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Author Colin L.W. Driscoll, MD is the principal investigator and Mayo Clinic is the clinical investigation site for the Acclaim(r) Early Feasibility Study.”—"Newly Published Peer-Reviewed Article Highlights Advances in Fully Implanted Cochlear Implant Technology", Fox 5 San Diego, June 2024

“The article, titled, "Fully Implanted Cochlear Implants," was authored by Dr. Eric Babajanian, Dr. James Dornhoffer, and Dr. Colin Driscoll from Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.”—"Newly Published Peer-Reviewed Article Highlights Advances in Fully Implanted Cochlear Implant Technology", WIVB, June 2024

“Colin Driscoll, MD, practicing neurotologist, professor of otolaryngology - head and neck surgery at Mayo Clinic, is principal investigator for this study and Aniket Saoji, Ph.D., associate...”—"Envoy Medical Receives FDA IDE Approval to Begin Early Feasibility Study of Acclaim(r) Cochlear Implant", Associated Press News, June 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in Rochester, MN during 2012 were ear procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth), minimally invasive procedures and endocrine surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD for Medicare patients.

cranial surgery	11
doctor visit	175
ear procedures	39
endocrine surgery	11
minimally invasive procedures	11
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in Rochester, MN during 2013 were ear procedures and implant surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	225
ear procedures	26
implant surgery	12

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD.

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	122

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	238
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	23
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD in 2013

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in Rochester, MN during 2014 were implant surgery and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	185
ear procedures	11
implant surgery	11

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	194
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	26
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD in 2014

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	18
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in Rochester, MN during 2015 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), minimally invasive procedures, endocrine surgery and cranial surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD for Medicare patients.

cranial surgery	13
doctor visit	172
endocrine surgery	13
minimally invasive procedures	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD.

**Gender**
Male	218
Female	180

**Age**
From 65 to 74	184
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	48
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD in 2015

Hypertension	45
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	16
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	224

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	101

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	195
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	23
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD in 2016

Hypertension	44
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	18
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in Rochester, MN during 2017 were implant surgery and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	207
ear procedures	11
implant surgery	11

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD.

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	115

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	213
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	34
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD in 2017

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	15
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in Rochester, MN during 2018 were implant surgery and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	171
ear procedures	12
implant surgery	12

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	91

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	19
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD in 2018

Hypertension	45
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	13
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in Rochester, MN during 2019 were implant surgery and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	188
ear procedures	24
implant surgery	24

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	122

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	214
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	30
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD in 2019

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	19
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in Rochester, MN during 2020 were implant surgery and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	243
ear procedures	21
implant surgery	21

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	214
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	24
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD in 2020

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	19
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in Rochester, MN during 2021 were implant surgery and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	231
ear procedures	24
implant surgery	24

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	108

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	217
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	18
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD in 2021

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	17
Dementia	7
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in Rochester, MN during 2022 were implant surgery and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	96
ear procedures	13
implant surgery	13

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	66

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	17
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD in 2022

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	16
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in Rochester, MN were ear procedures, implant surgery, minimally invasive procedures and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

cranial surgery	12
doctor visit	192
ear procedures	20
endocrine surgery	12
implant surgery	16
minimally invasive procedures	12
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	101

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	135
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	60
85 and over	23
Less than 65	30
65 to 74	95

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	44
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	15
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	2
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD graduated from University of New Mexico School of Medicine in 1992. He completed residency at Mayo Clinic. He is certified by the Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery and has a state license in Minnesota.

Medical School: University of New Mexico School of Medicine (1992)

Residency: Mayo Clinic (1997)

Board Certification: Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (1998)

Licensed In: Minnesota

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Mayo Clinic

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$20,820 NEURO SPINE ENT $8,251	NEURO/SPINE/ENT $6,493	NSE - S2 Drill $5,914	SONOPET IQ $83	NSE Sonopet $78
Advanced Bionics, LLC	$17,120 HiResolution Bionic Ear System $16,939	HIRES ULTRA CI HIFOCUS MS ELECTRODE $181
Cochlear Americas	$11,468 Baha $10,555	Cochlear Osia OSI200 Implant $600	OSIA OSI300 IMPLANT $149	Cochlear $116	Nucleus $31	Other $17
DePuy Orthopaedics Inc.	$8,547 CMF $6,120	Maxillofacial ReconstructionFixation $2,196	Anspach Electric System $116	Power Tools-Anspach Electric S $115
Oticon Medical, LLC	$7,620 PONTO BONE ANCHORED HEARING SYSTEM $7,620
Other	$6,974 Baha $4,792	MED-EL Maestro Cochlear Implant System $593	Hummingbird TTS $92	Power Tools $92	ANSPACH $82	Other $1,323

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$26,765
Honoraria	$16,000
Grant	$15,370
Consulting Fee	$7,755
Food and Beverage	$6,658

Research Payments

Dr. Colin L. Driscoll, MD has received 73 research payments totaling $109,291.

Biography

Dr. Colin Driscoll is a Rochester, MN physician who specializes in pediatric otolaryngology (ear, nose & throat) and otology and neurotology. Dr. Driscoll's areas of expertise include the following: otosclerosis, chronic ear disease, and skull base surgery. He is affiliated with Mayo Clinic. He graduated from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine and then he performed his residency at Mayo Clinic. He has received the following distinctions: Distinguished Alumni of the Year - Breck School; Excellence in Teaching - Mayo Clinic; and Individual Award for Excellence - Mayo Clinic.