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Dr. Joel Aloysius Ernster, M.D.

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Specializes in: Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, and Throat)

3030 N Circle Drive Suite 300
Colorado Springs, CO 80909

(719) 867-7800

Dr. Joel Aloysius Ernster, M.D. is an otolaryngologist in Colorado Springs, CO specializing in otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat).

Office Locations

Address:

3030 N Circle Drive Suite 300
Colorado Springs, CO 80909

In The News

“"Nobody knows that this is going on, and it's important to understand the risk," said Joel Ernster, a professor at the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine and principal author of the...”—"Cervical-cancer virus linked to cancers in men", The Denver Post, May 2008

allergy testing	685
CT scan	21
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	17
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	410
excision	17
gynecologic procedures	17
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	167
minimally invasive procedures	534
nose surgery	40
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
skin testing	685
stroboscopy	12
submucous resection (SMR)	12

**Gender**
Male	167
Female	183

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	323
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	42
Less than 65	37

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	19
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

allergy testing	775
CT scan	39
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	19
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	332
excision	19
gynecologic procedures	19
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	154
minimally invasive procedures	598
nose surgery	38
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	19
skin testing	775
stroboscopy	19
submucous resection (SMR)	10

**Gender**
Male	163
Female	175

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	298
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	37
Less than 65	38

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	18
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

allergy testing	738
CT scan	35
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	26
diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	328
excision	26
gynecologic procedures	26
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	138
minimally invasive procedures	546
nose surgery	23
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	26
skin testing	738
stroboscopy	13

**Gender**
Male	348
Female	338

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	622
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	324
From 75 to 84	212
85 and over	72
Less than 65	78

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	18
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

CT scan	42
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	23
diagnostic procedures	21
doctor visit	362
excision	23
gynecologic procedures	23
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	158
minimally invasive procedures	179
nose surgery	20
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	23
stroboscopy	19

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	178

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	311
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	157
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	36
Less than 65	35

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	17
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

CT scan	42
doctor visit	401
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	120
minimally invasive procedures	117
stroboscopy	17

**Gender**
Male	187
Female	190

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	342
Black	11
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	163
From 75 to 84	133
85 and over	43
Less than 65	38

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	16
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

CT scan	53
doctor visit	400
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	137
minimally invasive procedures	134
stroboscopy	20

**Gender**
Male	181
Female	183

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	333
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	184
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	44
Less than 65	31

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	18
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

CT scan	50
doctor visit	414
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	155
minimally invasive procedures	152
nose surgery	7
stroboscopy	12

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	169

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	313
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	45
Less than 65	29

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	22
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

CT scan	31
doctor visit	316
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	86
minimally invasive procedures	83
stroboscopy	12

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	128

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	32
Less than 65	21

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	23
Dementia	6
Cancer	14

CT scan	93
diagnostic procedures	21
doctor visit	768
ear procedures	22
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	154
minimally invasive procedures	151
stroboscopy	11

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Aloysius Ernster, M.D. for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joel Aloysius Ernster, M.D. treated as an otolaryngologist in Colorado Springs, CO were allergy testing, skin testing, minimally invasive procedures and laryngeal (voice box) procedures.

allergy testing	732
CT scan	45
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	21
diagnostic procedures	21
doctor visit	417
ear procedures	22
excision	21
gynecologic procedures	21
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	141
minimally invasive procedures	279
nose surgery	27
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	21
skin testing	732
submucous resection (SMR)	11

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Aloysius Ernster, M.D..

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	277
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	8
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	35
75 to 84	94
Less than 65	30
65 to 74	145

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Aloysius Ernster, M.D. From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joel Aloysius Ernster, M.D. treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	15
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in Colorado.

Licensed In: Colorado

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Joel Aloysius Ernster, M.D.. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Entellus Medical, Inc.	$2,254 XprESS Multi-Sinus Dilation System $2,254
Intersect ENT, Inc.	$1,064 Propel $1,064
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$292 FASENRA $175	SYMBICORT $92	BREZTRI $24
Stryker Corporation	$173 ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM $71	None $45	Clarifix $32	XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM $26
Acclarent, Inc	$125 ACCLARENT Balloon Inflation Device $125
Other	$1,048 Clarifix $112	NUCALA $111	KEYTRUDA $100	Zetonna $85	DUPIXENT $74	Other $566

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,144
Travel and Lodging	$1,688
Consulting Fee	$100
Education	$14
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$9

Biography

Dr. Joel Ernster practices otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat) in Colorado Springs, CO. Dr. Ernster has obtained a license to practice in Colorado.