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Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD

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(123 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Surgery

University of South Florida (USF) College of Medicine (2001)

Professional interests include: squamous cell carcinoma, soft tissue sarcoma, breast surgery, and more.

1401 Centerville Road Azalea Building, Suite 100
Tallahassee, FL 32308

(850) 877-5183

Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD is a general surgeon in Tallahassee, FL specializing in general surgery. She graduated from University of South Florida (USF) College of Medicine in 2001 and has 25 years of experience. Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD is affiliated with Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare and TALLAHASSEE MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE INC.

Office Locations

1401 Centerville Road Azalea Building, Suite 100
Tallahassee, FL 32308

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1775 One Healing Place
Tallahassee, FL 32308

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

deep lymph node biopsy

lymph node biopsy

lymph node excision

open lymph node biopsy

sentinel lymph node mapping

surgical lymph node biopsy

In 2023, Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD had a list price for deep lymph node biopsy, lymph node biopsy, lymph node excision, open lymph node biopsy, sentinel lymph node mapping, and surgical lymph node biopsy that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Florida. 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:

lymph node procedures

In 2023, Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD had a list price for lymph node procedures that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Florida. 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. Shelby Larue Blank, MD treated as a general surgeon in Tallahassee, FL during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	44
doctor visit	184
excision	44
hospital care	118
inpatient care	118

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD treated as a general surgeon in Tallahassee, FL during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	62
doctor visit	222
excision	62
hospital care	77
inpatient care	77

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	96

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	129
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	15
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	46
Dementia	10
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD treated as a general surgeon in Tallahassee, FL during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	49
doctor visit	157
excision	49
hospital care	103
inpatient care	83
outpatient care	20

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	124
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	22
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	47
Dementia	10
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD treated as a general surgeon in Tallahassee, FL during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	98
hospital care	115
inpatient care	115

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	178

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	194
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	39
Dementia	18
Cancer	33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD treated as a general surgeon in Tallahassee, FL during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	29
hospital care	84
inpatient care	84

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	63

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	73
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	20
85 and over	12
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	29
Dementia	18
Cancer	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD treated as a general surgeon in Tallahassee, FL during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	68
hospital care	95
inpatient care	95

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	109
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	16
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD in 2017

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	32
Dementia	11
Cancer	33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	81

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD.

**Gender**
Male	27
Female	89

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	94
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	11
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	41

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD treated as a general surgeon in Tallahassee, FL during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, open surgery and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	151
excision	11
hospital care	32
inpatient care	32
lymph node procedures	11
open surgery	11

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	111

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	111
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD in 2019

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Dementia	17
Cancer	36

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD treated as a general surgeon in Tallahassee, FL during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	116
hospital care	79
inpatient care	79

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD.

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	125
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	13
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	42

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD treated as a general surgeon in Tallahassee, FL during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, lymph node procedures and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	12
cancer surgery	12
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	145
excision	29
hospital care	53
inpatient care	53
lymph node procedures	34
open surgery	17

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	134

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	131
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	22
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD in 2021

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	30
Dementia	17
Cancer	58

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD treated as a general surgeon in Tallahassee, FL during 2022 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	40
cancer surgery	27
diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	47
excision	50
hospital care	24
image guided procedures	13
inpatient care	24
lymph node procedures	44
minimally invasive procedures	13
open surgery	23

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	93

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	91
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD in 2022

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	58

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD treated as a general surgeon in Tallahassee, FL were hospital care, inpatient care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

breast procedures	26
cancer surgery	19
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	51
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	118
excision	40
hospital care	78
image guided procedures	13
inpatient care	76
lymph node procedures	29
minimally invasive procedures	13
open surgery	17
outpatient care	20

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD.

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	98

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	107
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	39
85 and over	10
Less than 65	19
65 to 74	60

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	11
Cancer	35

Education & Training

Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD graduated from University of South Florida (USF) College of Medicine in 2001. She completed residency at University of South Florida (USF) Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in Florida.

Medical School: University of South Florida (USF) College of Medicine (2001)

Residency: University of South Florida (USF) Affiliated Hospitals (2006)

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: Florida

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare

TALLAHASSEE MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE INC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.89 out of 5 stars based on 123 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Tallahassee, FL.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Shelby Larue Blank, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Endomagnetics Ltd	$619 Magtrace $619
Ethicon US, LLC	$285 Echelon Flex $71	Harmonic $39	Energy Harmonic $37	Endoscopy: Endocutters $36	VISTASEAL $32	Other $70
KCI USA, Inc	$284 PREVENA $96	VAC VERAFLO $82	VAC THERAPY $14	$91
Davol Inc.	$225 DAV-XenMatrix AB $151	BD MAX $40	Bard 3DMax Mesh $22	PHASIX $12
Genentech USA, Inc.	$180 Perjeta $32	Herceptin $28	TECENTRIQ $11	$109
Other	$2,381 ANDEXXA $268	OFIRMEV $241	HEMOBLAST Bellows $174	Apligraf $137	DERMACELL $135	Other $1,424

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,945
Education	$28

Biography

Dr. Shelby Blank practices general surgery. Her clinical interests include cancer surgery, benign tumor, and breast surgery. On average, patients gave Dr. Blank a rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). She graduated from the University of South Florida (USF) College of Medicine and then she performed her residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of South Florida (USF). She is professionally affiliated with Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare. Dr. Blank's practice in Tallahassee, FL is open to new patients as reported by Doctor.com.