Active NPI 1649441940 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Blane Adam Sessions , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Covington, LA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Blane Sessions, MD is a certified Orthopaedic Surgery practicing in Covington, LA. With approximately 20 years of clinical experience since graduating from Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans in 2006, Dr. Sessions delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 601 RIVER HIGHLANDS BLVD STE 200.

Dr. Sessions is affiliated with Louisiana Hand To Shoulder Center Llc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg, established patient outpatient office visit, x-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

601 River Highlands Blvd Ste 200

Covington, LA 70433

Telephone 9852380045

Fax 9858886488

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Louisiana Hand To Shoulder Center Llc Facility NPI 1437653722

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans

Graduation Year

2006

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Orthopaedic Surgery in Covington, LA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

20 Yrs -3.8 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 23.8 Yrs

State Avg: 28.2 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

19 Specialists

Practicing in Covington, LA (364 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

15.8% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

63.9% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Sessions (20 Years) 20 Yrs

Covington Specialty Average (23.8 Years) 23.8 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	614	74	$0.29	$0.11
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	116	82	$212.91	$79.00
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	97	54	$92.23	$34.09
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	92	69	$301.33	$110.05
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	75	46	$78.69	$28.87
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	66	50	$83.65	$30.99
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	64	64	$394.39	$145.38
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	63	63	$261.84	$97.30
73140 X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views	38	28	$85.49	$31.34
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	30	23	$135.17	$44.93
26055 Incision of tendon covering	29	26	$1336.98	$482.19
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	24	19	$158.62	$56.17
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	21	14	$137.54	$41.72
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	18	14	$128.61	$43.08
77002 Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement	17	11	$260.33	$95.12
64721 Release and/or relocation of hand nerve	15	13	$1052.65	$384.98
73080 X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views	13	12	$73.97	$27.45

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	569	72	$0.32	$0.11
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	133	93	$214.55	$82.74
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	115	76	$93.41	$35.60
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	98	98	$267.47	$105.37
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	73	73	$398.62	$157.60
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	72	57	$304.42	$120.12
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	70	46	$79.42	$30.47
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	68	50	$84.60	$32.87
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	41	29	$138.55	$49.98
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	32	23	$158.84	$54.13
73140 X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views	31	22	$86.16	$34.09
26055 Incision of tendon covering	27	26	$1374.63	$541.66
64721 Release and/or relocation of hand nerve	23	20	$1071.65	$421.87
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	21	15	$147.00	$55.50
73080 X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views	17	13	$74.87	$29.54
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	17	16	$131.88	$50.38
20526 Injection of carpal tunnel	15	13	$209.31	$82.65

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	508	66	$0.30	$0.11
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	115	81	$218.83	$84.86
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	91	56	$94.68	$36.90
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	86	86	$407.50	$160.14
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	80	80	$272.33	$106.62
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	64	49	$308.68	$119.20
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	46	29	$84.88	$32.81
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	45	31	$80.45	$31.07
73140 X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views	38	23	$86.68	$34.31
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	32	25	$167.98	$60.06
26055 Incision of tendon covering	28	23	$1411.20	$557.87
64721 Release and/or relocation of hand nerve	23	21	$1089.63	$430.57
77002 Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement	22	14	$271.15	$107.31
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	19	19	$140.33	$48.18
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	16	11	$133.19	$49.55
73080 X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views	15	12	$75.83	$29.94

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	489	50	$0.37	$0.15
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	76	76	$408.11	$161.57
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	71	44	$92.47	$36.97
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	69	69	$271.48	$107.04
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	68	51	$219.84	$86.77
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	48	39	$311.00	$125.11
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	35	28	$78.84	$31.53
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	31	24	$169.39	$67.76
73140 X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views	30	22	$85.13	$32.91
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	22	15	$131.92	$47.69
77002 Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement	22	19	$267.76	$106.93
26055 Incision of tendon covering	18	17	$1387.15	$554.86
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	17	15	$83.30	$31.61
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	17	14	$131.11	$47.85
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	16	13	$136.55	$52.91
64721 Release and/or relocation of hand nerve	15	14	$1084.60	$433.84

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	316	36	$0.31	$0.12
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	136	136	$259.88	$103.69
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	88	70	$262.11	$101.13
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	69	44	$88.93	$35.45
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	31	20	$80.19	$31.02
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	24	16	$159.26	$63.45
73140 X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views	18	16	$81.36	$32.44
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	16	12	$76.36	$30.53
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	15	14	$141.06	$56.38
64721 Release and/or relocation of hand nerve	15	14	$1080.02	$431.29
26055 Incision of tendon covering	14	12	$1289.73	$513.75
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	13	11	$134.65	$47.39

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	134	134	$262.15	$102.64
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	132	37	$0.31	$0.12
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	102	57	$84.60	$32.25
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	51	42	$262.63	$100.00
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	28	20	$148.08	$60.43
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	26	19	$77.43	$29.48
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	24	24	$400.65	$151.90
26055 Incision of tendon covering	21	18	$1341.03	$527.83
64721 Release and/or relocation of hand nerve	18	17	$1073.68	$422.76
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	15	12	$178.88	$70.49
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	14	12	$70.33	$27.70
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	12	11	$124.25	$48.97

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	180	25	$0.30	$0.12
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	73	73	$261.73	$99.03
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	32	24	$81.24	$31.05
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	26	18	$74.10	$28.30
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	20	15	$260.29	$99.55
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	15	15	$401.43	$153.51
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	13	11	$130.70	$47.98
73140 X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views	12	12	$74.46	$28.50

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	178	60	$10.00	$5.99
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	97	80	$210.00	$77.63
97110 Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes	89	11	$60.00	$29.06
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	71	71	$390.70	$115.37
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	32	24	$97.50	$38.18
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	29	20	$235.00	$49.86
73120 X-ray of hand, 2 views	29	22	$87.24	$28.19
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	28	23	$230.00	$48.36
73100 X-ray of wrist, 2 views	20	15	$88.00	$31.39
73140 X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views	14	13	$95.00	$34.12

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Orthopaedic Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X

State License LA MD203385

An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

1508161 (LA)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID La Medical License Number

MD.203385 (LA)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Louisiana Hand To Shoulder Center Llc

601 River Highlands Blvd, Covington, LA 704338913

Phone: 98523800451

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

1 Associated Practitioners

Christi Burns , CHT

Occupational Therapist

NPI 1851145486

Certified Hand Therapist

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

9 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location June 01, 2018

Registered at 601 RIVER HIGHLANDS BLVD STE 200, COVINGTON, LA 70433 (Tel: 9852380045)

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Updated Business Mailing Address June 01, 2018

Registered at 601 RIVER HIGHLANDS BLVD STE 200, COVINGTON, LA 704338913 (Tel: 9852380045)

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) June 01, 2018

Orthopaedic Surgery (License #MD203385 in LA)

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NPI Profile Active September 11, 2012

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location September 11, 2012

Registered at 700 S HENDERSON ROAD, SUITE 200, KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406 (Tel: 6107685940)

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Updated Business Mailing Address September 11, 2012

Registered at 700 S HENDERSON ROAD, SUITE 200, KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406 (Tel: 6107685940)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated September 11, 2012

Recorded as BLANE SESSIONS, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) September 11, 2012

Orthopaedic Surgery (License #MD442060 in PA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration March 14, 2008

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1649441940

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: March 14, 2008

Last Update: September 11, 2025

Sole Proprietor: Yes

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

601 River Highlands Blvd Ste 200

Covington, LA 704338913

Phone: 9852380045

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