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Dr. Brent Driskill, MD

San Diego, CA

14 Years of Experience

Accepting patients

Affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital

    Who is Dr. Driskill, Otolaryngologist in San Diego, CA?

    Dr. Brent Driskill, MD is an Otolaryngologist, who primarily practices in San Diego, CA with 2 additional practice locations. He has been practicing for over 14 years and is board certified. Dr. Driskill is fluent in English and Spanish, and is currently seeing new patients. Dr. Driskill’s practice accepts Medicare and other major insurance plans. To book an appointment or to confirm insurance options, please call Dr. Driskill’s office at (619) 294-2350.

    Where did Dr. Driskill go to medical school and complete their residency?

    • Medical School: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine | Uniformed Services University of The Health Sciences,Bethesda

    Is Dr. Driskill board certified as an Otolaryngologist?

    Yes, Dr. Brent Driskill, MD is board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology

    What languages does Dr. Driskill speak?

    Dr. Driskill and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:

    • English

    • Spanish

    What conditions does Dr. Driskill treat?

    As an Otolaryngologist, Dr. Driskill diagnoses, treats, and manages a wide range of conditions. This condition information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical conditions most commonly treated by Dr. Driskill. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.

    Also known as:

    • Deviated Septum
    • Nose Injuries and Disorder
    • Crooked nose septum
    • Nasal blockage
    • Septal deviation

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • J342: Deviated nasal septum

    Also known as:

    • Sensorineural Hearing Loss
    • Hearing Disorder and Deafness
    • Nonsyndromic hearing loss
    • Nerve Deafness
    • Inner Ear Hearing Loss
    • SNHL
    • Permanent Hearing Loss

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • H903: Sensorineural hearing loss, bilateral

    Also known as:

    • Blocked Earwax
    • Ear Disorder
    • Impacted earwax
    • Earwax impaction
    • Excess earwax
    • Impacted Earwax
    • Excessive Earwax
    • Earwax Impaction

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • H6123: Impacted cerumen, bilateral
    • H6120: Impacted cerumen, unspecified ear

    Also known as:

    • Stuffy Nose
    • Nose Injuries and Disorder
    • Blocked nose
    • Nasal congestion
    • Congested nose

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • R0981: Nasal congestion

    Also known as:

    • Enlarged Nasal Turbinates
    • Nosebleed
    • Nose Injuries and Disorder
    • Turbinate hypertrophy
    • Swollen turbinates
    • Congested turbinates
    • Epistaxis
    • Bleeding nose
    • Nasal hemorrhage

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • J343: Hypertrophy of nasal turbinates
    • R040: Epistaxis

    Also known as:

    • Chronic Sinusitis
    • Sinusitis
    • Chronic sinus infection
    • Long-term sinus problems
    • Persistent sinus inflammation

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • J329: Chronic sinusitis, unspecified

    Also known as:

    • Chronic Tonsillitis
    • Tonsillitis
    • Persistent tonsil infection
    • Long-term tonsil inflammation
    • Recurrent tonsillitis

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • J3501: Chronic tonsillitis

    Also known as:

    • Eustachian Tube Disorder
    • Ear Disorder
    • Eustachian Tube Problem
    • Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
    • Bilateral Eustachian Tube Disorder

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • H6993: Unspecified Eustachian tube disorder, bilateral

    Also known as:

    • Acquired Nose Deformity
    • Nose Injuries and Disorder
    • Nose shape change
    • Deformed nose
    • Nasal deformity

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • M950: Acquired deformity of nose

    Also known as:

    • Hearing Disorder
    • Hearing Disorder and Deafness
    • Abnormal Auditory Perceptions
    • Ear Problems
    • Hearing Difficulties

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • H93299: Other abnormal auditory perceptions, unspecified ear

    Also known as:

    • Nasal Bone Fracture
    • Fractures
    • Nose Injuries and Disorder
    • Broken Nose
    • Nose Bone Break
    • Fractured Nose

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • S022XXA: Fracture of nasal bones, initial encounter for closed fracture

    Also known as:

    • Neck Lump or Swelling
    • Neck Mass
    • Bump on Neck
    • Neck Nodule

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • R221: Localized swelling, mass and lump, neck

    Also known as:

    • Nose and Sinus Disorder
    • Nose Injuries and Disorder
    • Nasal problems
    • Sinus problems
    • Nose and sinus conditions

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • J3489: Other specified disorders of nose and nasal sinuses

    Also known as:

    • Hoarseness or Voice Changes
    • Voice Disorder
    • Hoarse voice
    • Raspy voice
    • Vocal cord dysfunction

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • R490: Dysphonia

    Also known as:

    • Ringing in Both Ears
    • Tinnitus
    • Bilateral Tinnitus
    • Head Noise Both Sides

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • H9313: Tinnitus, bilateral

    Also known as:

    • Eustachian Tube Disorder
    • Ear Disorder
    • Eustachian Tube Problem
    • Ear Tube Issue

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • H6992: Unspecified Eustachian tube disorder, left ear

    Also known as:

    • Dizziness
    • Dizziness and Vertigo
    • Lightheadedness
    • Giddiness
    • Vertigo

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • R42: Dizziness and giddiness

    Also known as:

    • Difficulty Swallowing
    • Swallowing Disorder
    • Dysphagia
    • Trouble swallowing
    • Painful swallowing

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • R1310: Dysphagia, unspecified

    What procedures does Dr. Driskill perform?

    As an Otolaryngologist, Dr. Driskill performs a variety of medical procedures. This procedure information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical procedures most commonly performed by Dr. Driskill. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.

    Also known as:

    • Deviated Septum Repair
    • Nose Job with Septum Repair
    • Nasal Turbinate Fracture
    • Complete Rhinoplasty
    • Septoplasty
    • Nasal Septum Surgery
    • Submucous Resection of Septum
    • Nose Septum Straightening
    • Primary Rhinoplasty
    • Septorhinoplasty
    • Nasal Reshaping
    • Cosmetic Nose Surgery
    • Therapeutic Nasal Turbinate Fracture
    • Nose Bone Fracture (Turbinate)
    • Inferior Turbinate Outfracture
    • Nose job
    • Primary rhinoplasty
    • Nasal reshaping surgery

    CPT Codes:

    • 30520: Septoplasty or submucous resection, with or without cartilage scoring, contouring or replacement with graft
    • 30420: Rhinoplasty, primary; including major septal repair
    • 30930: Fracture nasal inferior turbinate(s), therapeutic
    • 30410: Rhinoplasty, primary; complete, external parts including bony pyramid, lateral and alar cartilages, and/or elevation of nasal tip

    Also known as:

    • Nasal Turbinate Reduction Surgery
    • Inferior Turbinate Resection
    • Turbinate Reduction
    • Nasal Airway Surgery

    CPT Codes:

    • 30140: Submucous resection inferior turbinate, partial or complete, any method

    Also known as:

    • Frontal Sinus Exploration (Endoscopic)
    • Sinus Endoscopy with Maxillary Antrostomy
    • Maxillary Sinus Tissue Removal (Endoscopic)
    • Sinus Surgery (Sphenoidotomy)
    • Partial Ethmoid Sinus Surgery with Endoscopy
    • Endoscopy
    • Endoscopic Frontal Sinus Surgery
    • Frontal Sinus Tissue Removal
    • Sinus Exploration
    • Nasal endoscopy with sinus opening
    • Maxillary sinus surgery
    • Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS)
    • Endoscopic Maxillary Antrostomy
    • Sinus Tissue Biopsy
    • Maxillary Sinus Surgery
    • Nasal Endoscopy with Sphenoidotomy
    • Sphenoid Sinus Surgery
    • Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
    • Endoscopic Ethmoidectomy
    • Nasal Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
    • Anterior Ethmoidectomy
    • Minimally Invasive Sinus Surgery

    CPT Codes:

    • 31276: Nasal/sinus endoscopy, surgical, with frontal sinus exploration, including removal of tissue from frontal sinus, when performed
    • 31256: Nasal/sinus endoscopy, surgical, with maxillary antrostomy;
    • 31267: Nasal/sinus endoscopy, surgical, with maxillary antrostomy; with removal of tissue from maxillary sinus
    • 31287: Nasal/sinus endoscopy, surgical, with sphenoidotomy;
    • 31254: Nasal/sinus endoscopy, surgical with ethmoidectomy; partial (anterior)

    Also known as:

    • Nasal Endoscopy with Concha Bullosa Removal
    • Nasal and Sinus Endoscopy with Biopsy or Polyp Removal
    • Endoscopy
    • Sinus Endoscopy
    • Concha Bullosa Resection
    • Turbinate Reduction Surgery
    • Nasal Polyp Removal
    • Sinus Biopsy
    • Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

    CPT Codes:

    • 31240: Nasal/sinus endoscopy, surgical; with concha bullosa resection
    • 31237: Nasal/sinus endoscopy, surgical; with biopsy, polypectomy or debridement (separate procedure)

    Also known as:

    • Nasal and Sinus Endoscopy with Ethmoidectomy
    • Endoscopy
    • FESS (Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery)
    • Ethmoid Sinus Surgery
    • Sphenoid Sinus Surgery

    CPT Codes:

    • 31257: Nasal/sinus endoscopy, surgical with ethmoidectomy; total (anterior and posterior), including sphenoidotomy

    Also known as:

    • Removal of Benign Facial Bone Tumor
    • Facial Bone Contouring
    • Fibrous Dysplasia Removal (Face)
    • Benign Facial Tumor Excision
    • Facial Bone Reshaping

    CPT Codes:

    • 21029: Removal by contouring of benign tumor of facial bone (eg, fibrous dysplasia)

    Also known as:

    • Facial Bone Removal (Infection)
    • Facial Bone Excision
    • Osteomyelitis Facial Bone Surgery
    • Bone Abscess Removal Face
    • Craniofacial Bone Resection

    CPT Codes:

    • 21026: Excision of bone (eg, for osteomyelitis or bone abscess); facial bone(s)

    Also known as:

    • Removal of Soft Tissue Tumor (Neck/Chest)
    • Neck Tumor Excision
    • Chest Wall Tumor Removal
    • Soft Tissue Mass Excision

    CPT Codes:

    • 21556: Excision, tumor, soft tissue of neck or anterior thorax, subfascial (eg, intramuscular); less than 5 cm

    Also known as:

    • Tonsillectomy (Age 12+)
    • Tonsil Removal
    • Adult Tonsillectomy
    • Throat Surgery for Tonsils

    CPT Codes:

    • 42826: Tonsillectomy, primary or secondary; age 12 or over

    Also known as:

    • Impacted Ear Wax Removal (One Ear)
    • Cerumen Impaction Removal
    • Ear Wax Extraction with Tools
    • Professional Ear Cleaning

    CPT Codes:

    • 69210: Removal impacted cerumen requiring instrumentation, unilateral

    Also known as:

    • Ear Tube Insertion (General Anesthesia)
    • Anesthesia
    • Tympanostomy with Tubes
    • Myringotomy with Tube Placement
    • Ventilating Tube Insertion (Ear)

    CPT Codes:

    • 69436: Tympanostomy (requiring insertion of ventilating tube), general anesthesia

    Also known as:

    • Computer-Assisted Brain Navigation
    • Stereotactic Cranial Navigation
    • Image-Guided Brain Surgery
    • Computer-Guided Neurosurgery

    CPT Codes:

    • 61782: Stereotactic computer-assisted (navigational) procedure; cranial, extradural (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)

    Does Dr. Driskill accept my insurance?

    Dr. Driskill accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at (619) 294-2350 before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.

    What insurance plans does Dr. Driskill accept in San Diego, CA?

    Dr. Driskill in San Diego, CA accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.

    Top Insurances

    • All Other Third Party

    • Centene

    • Community Health Improvement Solutions

    • CVS Health (formerly Aetna)

    • Geisinger Health Plan

    • Health Partners Plans

    • Independence Blue Cross

    • Medicare

    • State of Tennessee

    • UPMC Health Plan

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    Where is Dr. Driskill's office located?

    Dr. Brent Driskill's Primary Practice

    4033 3rd Ave Ste 104

    San Diego, CA 92103

    (619) 294-2350

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    Dr. Brent Driskill's Practice 2

    5555 Grossmont Center Dr

    La Mesa, CA 91942

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    Dr. Brent Driskill's Practice 3

    4077 5th Ave

    San Diego, CA 92103

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    What is Dr. Driskill's NPI number?An National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique ID number that identifies doctors and healthcare providers nationwide.

    Dr. Driskill's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1477612372.

    What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Driskill?

    Here are answers to patients Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Dr. Driskill

    What is Dr. Brent Driskill's specialty?

    Dr. Driskill is a Otolaryngologist near San Diego, CA. An otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon provides comprehensive medical and surgical care for conditions affecting the ears, nose, throat, respiratory, and upper alimentary systems, as well as related head and neck structures. This specialist diagnoses and treats diseases, allergies, neoplasms, deformities, disorders, and injuries involving these areas. Expertise includes head and neck oncology, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, and the treatment of hearing and voice disorders. Contact Dr. Driskill to book an appointment today.

    Is this Dr. Brent Driskill affiliated with a ranked Castle Connolly Top Hospital?

    Yes, Dr. Driskill is affiliated with Mount Nittany Medical Center, UPMC Altoona which are a Castle Connolly Top Hospitals. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals are healthcare institutions recognized for their excellence in specific medical procedures and overall patient care. They are identified through a rigorous peer nomination process, evaluating factors like patient outcomes, quality of care, and expertise. The list recognizes hospitals that excel in 20 or more specific medical procedures, representing the top 25% nationwide. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals

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    Is Brent Driskill accepting new patients in San Diego, CA?

    Yes, Dr. Brent Driskill is accepting new patients at this time.

    Does Dr. Brent Driskill offer online booking?

    Please contact Dr. Driskill's office at (619) 294-2350 for information about online booking, telehealth, or to schedule an appointment.

    How can I make an appointment with Brent Driskill?

    Please contact Dr. Driskill's office at (619) 294-2350 for information regarding telehealth appointment availability or for scheduling assistance.

    Which board certifications does Dr. Brent Driskill have?

    Dr. Brent Driskill is certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology.

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