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Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD

(Michele M. Lajaunie, MD)

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Specializes in: Radiology (X-Ray and Medical Imaging), General Practice, Diagnostic Radiology and Neuroradiology

Tulane University School of Medicine - GME (1988)

1000 Ochsner Boulevard
Covington, LA 70433

(985) 875-2828

Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD is a radiologist in Covington, LA specializing in radiology (x-ray and medical imaging), general practice, diagnostic radiology and neuroradiology. She graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine - GME in 1988 and has 38 years of experience. Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD is affiliated with Slidell Memorial Hospital and Ochsner Health.

Office Locations

1000 Ochsner Boulevard
Covington, LA 70433

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

spine imaging

By Affordability:

cervical spine CT scan

maxillofacial CT scan

neck CT scan

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Louisiana, Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD performed more spine imaging procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and she also had a list price for cervical (neck) spine CT scan, maxillofacial (jaw/face) CT scan, and neck CT scan that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. 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.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

neck ultrasound

soft tissue ultrasound

In 2023, Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD had a list price for bone density test, central DEXA, chest CT scan, CT scan, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA), neck ultrasound, soft tissue ultrasound, spine CT scan, spine X-ray, thoracic (chest) imaging, and X-rays that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana. 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

MRI

X-rays

By Affordability:

brain MRI

spine MRI

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Louisiana, Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD performed more MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), and X-rays procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and she also had a list price for brain MRI, and spine MRI that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. 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 Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD treated as a radiologist in Covington, LA during 2012 were CT scan, brain imaging (neuroimaging), spinal procedures and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	645
CT scan	691
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	140
neck imaging	14
spinal procedures	155
vascular procedures	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD treated as a radiologist in Covington, LA during 2013 were CT scan, brain imaging (neuroimaging), spinal procedures and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	439
CT scan	525
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	30
spinal procedures	98

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	203
Female	315

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	403
Black	30
Hispanic	64
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	119
85 and over	115
Less than 65	137

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	38
Dementia	30
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD treated as a radiologist in Covington, LA during 2014 were CT scan, brain imaging (neuroimaging), spinal procedures and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	447
CT scan	525
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	18
spinal procedures	78

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	221
Female	302

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	366
Black	67
Hispanic	55
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	16

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	115
Less than 65	134

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	35
Dementia	30
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD treated as a radiologist in Covington, LA during 2015 were CT scan, brain imaging (neuroimaging), spinal procedures and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	551
CT scan	625
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	66
spinal procedures	115

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	550
Female	736

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	908
Black	166
Hispanic	150
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	30

**Age**
From 65 to 74	386
From 75 to 84	268
85 and over	280
Less than 65	352

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	37
Dementia	32
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD treated as a radiologist in Covington, LA during 2016 were CT scan, brain imaging (neuroimaging), spinal procedures and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	463
CT scan	508
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	120
spinal procedures	147

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	256
Female	352

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	455
Black	50
Hispanic	75
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	167
85 and over	117
Less than 65	127

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	36
Dementia	32
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD treated as a radiologist in Covington, LA during 2017 were MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), spinal procedures, X-rays and brain imaging (neuroimaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	17
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	183
CT scan	101
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	301
musculoskeletal imaging	38
neck imaging	44
spinal procedures	292
thoracic (chest) imaging	93
ultrasound (sonogram)	61
X-rays	204

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	364
Female	557

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	812
Black	68
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	427
From 75 to 84	261
85 and over	105
Less than 65	128

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD treated as a radiologist in Covington, LA during 2018 were spinal procedures, X-rays, CT scan and brain imaging (neuroimaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	115
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	614
CT scan	643
gastrointestinal procedures	11
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	559
musculoskeletal imaging	112
neck imaging	219
pelvic imaging	26
spinal procedures	998
ultrasound (sonogram)	321
vascular procedures	37
X-rays	646

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	782
Female	1373

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1754
Black	297
Hispanic	54
Asian	0
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	957
From 75 to 84	557
85 and over	190
Less than 65	451

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	36
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD treated as a radiologist in Covington, LA during 2019 were spinal procedures, X-rays, brain imaging (neuroimaging) and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	145
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	591
CT scan	515
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	518
musculoskeletal imaging	144
neck imaging	101
pelvic imaging	15
spinal procedures	831
ultrasound (sonogram)	235
vascular procedures	89
X-rays	591

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	727
Female	1237

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1625
Black	260
Hispanic	52
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	942
From 75 to 84	493
85 and over	162
Less than 65	367

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	37
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD treated as a radiologist in Covington, LA during 2020 were spinal procedures, brain imaging (neuroimaging), X-rays and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	91
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	395
CT scan	355
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	366
musculoskeletal imaging	65
neck imaging	62
spinal procedures	604
ultrasound (sonogram)	164
vascular procedures	45
X-rays	375

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	555
Female	857

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1170
Black	168
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	647
From 75 to 84	371
85 and over	126
Less than 65	268

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	35
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD treated as a radiologist in Covington, LA during 2021 were spinal procedures, brain imaging (neuroimaging), X-rays and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	56
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	341
CT scan	306
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	288
musculoskeletal imaging	27
neck imaging	40
pelvic imaging	12
spinal procedures	532
ultrasound (sonogram)	69
X-rays	333

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	515
Female	711

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1023
Black	140
Hispanic	37
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	567
From 75 to 84	349
85 and over	112
Less than 65	198

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD treated as a radiologist in Covington, LA during 2022 were spinal procedures, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), brain imaging (neuroimaging) and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	313
CT scan	240
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	373
musculoskeletal imaging	19
neck imaging	19
spinal procedures	487
X-rays	256

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	422
Female	633

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	887
Black	112
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	476
From 75 to 84	342
85 and over	100
Less than 65	137

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD treated as a radiologist in Covington, LA during 2023 were spinal procedures, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), brain imaging (neuroimaging) and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	260
CT scan	187
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	294
musculoskeletal imaging	15
neck imaging	26
spinal procedures	307
thoracic (chest) imaging	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	11
X-rays	140

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	302
Female	506

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	700
Black	56
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	364
From 75 to 84	264
85 and over	90
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD treated as a radiologist in Covington, LA were brain imaging (neuroimaging), CT scan, spinal procedures and X-rays.

abdominal imaging	84
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	436
CT scan	435
gastrointestinal procedures	11
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	256
musculoskeletal imaging	60
neck imaging	65
pelvic imaging	17
spinal procedures	387
thoracic (chest) imaging	52
ultrasound (sonogram)	143
vascular procedures	45
X-rays	363

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	408
Female	631

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	117
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	841
Hispanic	47
Native American / Alaskan Native	3
Other	5

**Age**
75 to 84	275
85 and over	126
Less than 65	199
65 to 74	438

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Cancer	11
Dementia	17

Education & Training

Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine - GME in 1988. She completed residency at Presbyterian St. Luke`s Medical Center. She is certified by the Certifications: American Board of Radiology - Radiology and has a state license in Louisiana.

Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine - GME (1988)

Residency: Presbyterian St. Luke`s Medical Center (1994)

Board Certification: Certifications: American Board of Radiology - Radiology

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Michele M. Lajaunie, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Slidell Memorial Hospital

Ochsner Health

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Biography

Dr. Michele Lajaunie's medical specialty is general practice, neuroradiology, and diagnostic radiology. Her hospital/clinic affiliations include Slidell Memorial Hospital and Ochsner Medical Center. Dr. Lajaunie attended medical school at Tulane University School of Medicine.