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Heather D. Driessen, DPM

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Specializes in: Foot & Ankle Surgery and Podiatry (Foot & Ankle Medicine)

1730 Saint Julian Place
Columbia, SC 29204

(803) 256-6776

Heather D. Driessen, DPM is a podiatrist in Columbia, SC specializing in foot & ankle surgery and podiatry (foot & ankle medicine).

Office Locations

1730 Saint Julian Place
Columbia, SC 29204

(803) 256-6776

(803) 256-6778

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In The News

“Dr. Andrea Grant Guess, a dentist whose brother, Marc, serves on Town Council, will be honored, along with podiatrists Kathalyn Frazier and Heather D. Driessen.”—"Gullah medical care on Hilton Head still delivering", Island Packet, January 2015

“Dr. Heather Driessen has joined Dr. Lillian Williams at Antioch Medical Associates, where she provides comprehensive foot and ankle care, orthotics, foot and ankle surgery, as well as diabetic foot...”—"Driessen joins foot-care practice in Savannah", Island Packet, August 2011

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Heather D. Driessen, DPM in 2023

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nail debridement

In 2012, Heather D. Driessen, DPM had a list price for nail debridement (removal of diseased nail matter) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within South Carolina. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Heather D. Driessen, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Columbia, SC during 2012 were complementary or alternative therapy, removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures and evoked potential test.

Volume of procedures performed by Heather D. Driessen, DPM for Medicare patients.

complementary or alternative therapy	604
diagnostic procedures	81
doctor visit	357
evoked potential test	129
nursing home care	91
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	212
skin procedures	212
vascular procedures	128

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Heather D. Driessen, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Columbia, SC during 2013 were complementary or alternative therapy, removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures and evoked potential test.

Volume of procedures performed by Heather D. Driessen, DPM for Medicare patients.

complementary or alternative therapy	580
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	32
diagnostic procedures	30
doctor visit	308
evoked potential test	188
nail procedures	32
nursing home care	185
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	197
skin procedures	197
vascular procedures	169

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Heather D. Driessen, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	341
Female	527

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	221
Black	627
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	267
From 75 to 84	243
85 and over	183
Less than 65	175

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Heather D. Driessen, DPM in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	66
Dementia	36
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Heather D. Driessen, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Columbia, SC during 2014 were nursing home care, vascular procedures, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and nail procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Heather D. Driessen, DPM for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	12
doctor visit	206
nail procedures	12
nursing home care	689
vascular procedures	22

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Heather D. Driessen, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	258

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	229
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	144
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Heather D. Driessen, DPM in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	52
Dementia	54
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Heather D. Driessen, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Columbia, SC during 2015 were nursing home care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and nail procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Heather D. Driessen, DPM for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	286
doctor visit	18
nail procedures	286
nursing home care	396

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Heather D. Driessen, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	328
Female	658

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	648
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	264
85 and over	410
Less than 65	114

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Heather D. Driessen, DPM in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	51
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	44
Dementia	75
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Heather D. Driessen, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Columbia, SC during 2016 were nursing home care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and nail procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Heather D. Driessen, DPM for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	24
nail procedures	24
nursing home care	113

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Heather D. Driessen, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	130
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	93
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Heather D. Driessen, DPM in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	42
Dementia	75
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Heather D. Driessen, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Columbia, SC during 2017 were diagnostic procedures, nail procedures, nail avulsion and debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue).

Volume of procedures performed by Heather D. Driessen, DPM for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	30
diagnostic procedures	115
doctor visit	447
nail avulsion	44
nail procedures	74
nursing home care	25

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Heather D. Driessen, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	165

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	148
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	49
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Heather D. Driessen, DPM in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	56
Dementia	40
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Heather D. Driessen, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Columbia, SC during 2018 were diagnostic procedures, nail procedures, nail avulsion and debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue).

Volume of procedures performed by Heather D. Driessen, DPM for Medicare patients.

aspiration	16
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	18
diagnostic procedures	93
doctor visit	744
injections	16
nail avulsion	38
nail procedures	56

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Heather D. Driessen, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	183

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	158
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	73
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Heather D. Driessen, DPM in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	52
Dementia	33
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Heather D. Driessen, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Columbia, SC during 2019 were nail procedures, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), diagnostic procedures and nail avulsion.

Volume of procedures performed by Heather D. Driessen, DPM for Medicare patients.

aspiration	11
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	55
diagnostic procedures	52
doctor visit	1124
excision	38
injections	11
nail avulsion	48
nail procedures	65
vascular procedures	28

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Heather D. Driessen, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	189

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	193
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	67
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Heather D. Driessen, DPM in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	54
Dementia	20
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Heather D. Driessen, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Columbia, SC during 2020 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, nail avulsion and nail procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Heather D. Driessen, DPM for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	44
diagnostic procedures	41
doctor visit	1023
excision	44
fasciotomy	13
lower extremity surgery	28
minimally invasive procedures	15
nail avulsion	41
nail procedures	41
open surgery	13
tendon surgery	15

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Heather D. Driessen, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	201

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	200
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	73
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Heather D. Driessen, DPM in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	55
Dementia	20
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Heather D. Driessen, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Columbia, SC during 2021 were nail procedures, nail avulsion, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Heather D. Driessen, DPM for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	56
diagnostic procedures	34
doctor visit	1262
excision	42
nail avulsion	81
nail procedures	95

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Heather D. Driessen, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	272

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	296
Black	123
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	112
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Heather D. Driessen, DPM in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	44
Dementia	23
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Heather D. Driessen, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Columbia, SC during 2022 were diagnostic procedures, nail avulsion, nail procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Heather D. Driessen, DPM for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	37
doctor visit	784
injections	14
nail avulsion	33
nail procedures	33

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Heather D. Driessen, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	292

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	302
Black	113
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	111
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Heather D. Driessen, DPM in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	41
Dementia	19
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Heather D. Driessen, DPM for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Heather D. Driessen, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Columbia, SC were complementary or alternative therapy, nursing home care, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

aspiration	13
complementary or alternative therapy	592
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	61
diagnostic procedures	60
doctor visit	627
evoked potential test	158
excision	41
fasciotomy	13
injections	13
lower extremity surgery	28
minimally invasive procedures	15
nail avulsion	47
nail procedures	71
nursing home care	249
open surgery	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	204
skin procedures	204
tendon surgery	15
vascular procedures	86

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Heather D. Driessen, DPM.

**Gender**
Female	261
Male	143

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	78
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	229
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	119
75 to 84	114
Less than 65	52
65 to 74	118

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Heather D. Driessen, DPM From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Heather D. Driessen, DPM treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	46
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	35
Cancer	7

Education & Training

She has a state license in South Carolina.

Licensed In: South Carolina

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Heather D. Driessen, DPM. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$1,080 VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS $1,080
Wright Medical Technology, Inc.	$1,020 Foot and Ankle $1,020
Osteomed LLC	$992 EXT-Other $546	EXT-Extremilock Foot $446
Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.	$867 Lapiplasty System $867
Organogenesis Inc.	$397 PuraPly $350	Puraply Antimicrobial $46
Other	$1,103 InnovaMatrix AC $174	KRYSTEXXA $107	JUBLIA $106	Regranex $75	Bone Anchors with Arthroscopic Delivery System $67	Other $574

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$3,364
Food and Beverage	$2,094

Biography

Dr. Heather Driessen's areas of specialization are foot & ankle surgery and podiatry (foot & ankle medicine); she sees patients in Columbia, SC. Dr. Driessen has obtained a license to practice in Georgia.

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Heather D. Driessen, DPM in 2023

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Heather D. Driessen, DPM in 2014

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Heather D. Driessen, DPM in 2015

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Heather D. Driessen, DPM in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Heather D. Driessen, DPM in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Heather D. Driessen, DPM in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Heather D. Driessen, DPM in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Heather D. Driessen, DPM in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Heather D. Driessen, DPM in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Heather D. Driessen, DPM in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Heather D. Driessen, DPM From 2012 - 2022

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