Active NPI 1841319894 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Wai Chin Foo , MD

Pathology - Anatomic Pathology • Houston, TX

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Wai Chin Foo, MD is a certified Pathology - Anatomic Pathology practicing in Houston, TX. With approximately 20 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Alabama School Of Medicine in 2006, Dr. Foo delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD.

Dr. Foo is affiliated with Physicians Referral Service and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity, special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1515 Holcombe Blvd

Houston, TX 770304009

Telephone 7137926161

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 University Of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Facility NPI 1174582050

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Alabama School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

2006

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Pathology - Anatomic Pathology in Houston, TX

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

20 Yrs -11.1 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 31.1 Yrs

State Avg: 26.5 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

69 Specialists

Practicing in Houston, TX (166 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

86.7% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Foo (20 Years) 20 Yrs

Houston Specialty Average (31.1 Years) 31.1 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
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	1,325	364	$368.70	$35.66
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	356	102	$204.41	$26.85
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	180	132	$260.48	$33.44
88321 Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred slides prepared elsewhere	153	151	$332.76	$80.65
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	144	92	$611.25	$78.42
88309 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, high complexity	65	45	$821.17	$138.50
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	61	37	$198.00	$11.01
88360 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor	54	32	$361.17	$39.71
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report	42	21	$133.57	$11.66
88331 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block	41	24	$469.17	$59.16
88332 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, each additional tissue block	28	14	$319.71	$29.13
88363 Examination of archival tissue for genetic analysis	14	14	$146.43	$18.61
88329 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery	13	13	$266.08	$34.52

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	997	291	$355.41	$36.65
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	312	81	$196.58	$27.97
88321 Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred slides prepared elsewhere	144	143	$320.00	$82.53
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	129	107	$250.51	$34.27
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	112	83	$589.44	$81.57
88363 Examination of archival tissue for genetic analysis	73	71	$153.40	$19.30
88360 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor	46	34	$346.54	$41.26
88309 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, high complexity	42	25	$786.67	$143.24
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report	41	16	$127.83	$11.96
88331 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block	37	21	$450.73	$61.38
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	33	21	$205.00	$10.93
88332 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, each additional tissue block	27	13	$308.26	$30.35
88368 Microscopic genetic analysis of tissue	18	18	$409.50	$41.27
88329 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery	16	12	$249.56	$35.62
88300 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, limited examination	14	13	$94.86	$4.47

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	1,164	382	$340.81	$38.32
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	270	83	$188.87	$28.70
88321 Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred slides prepared elsewhere	144	143	$308.06	$85.34
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	139	108	$241.24	$35.47
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	111	72	$566.18	$84.44
88363 Examination of archival tissue for genetic analysis	69	63	$152.61	$19.77
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report	42	20	$123.02	$12.36
88309 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, high complexity	39	32	$756.56	$148.36
88360 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor	39	29	$336.46	$42.49
88331 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block	32	17	$436.06	$63.58
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	23	20	$198.39	$11.69
88323 Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred material requiring preparation of slides	20	20	$355.30	$87.17
88365 Genetic sequencing localization, initial procedure	17	16	$345.12	$44.72

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	1,171	362	$329.70	$38.73
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	248	87	$182.16	$29.46
88321 Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred slides prepared elsewhere	166	164	$294.58	$86.64
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	136	117	$232.57	$36.29
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	94	59	$551.30	$85.80
88363 Examination of archival tissue for genetic analysis	68	65	$146.65	$20.41
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report	43	25	$117.74	$12.55
88331 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block	32	18	$425.84	$64.30
88309 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, high complexity	29	25	$735.76	$151.23
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	23	18	$191.83	$11.83
88368 Microscopic genetic analysis of tissue	23	22	$381.87	$42.77
88360 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor	21	16	$323.14	$43.49
88323 Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred material requiring preparation of slides	17	17	$341.24	$90.22
88365 Genetic sequencing localization, initial procedure	14	13	$332.43	$45.24
88300 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, limited examination	12	12	$87.33	$4.63

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	641	245	$318.65	$40.04
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	278	106	$175.45	$30.25
88363 Examination of archival tissue for genetic analysis	175	172	$142.11	$20.99
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	150	127	$224.41	$37.59
88321 Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred slides prepared elsewhere	125	122	$286.56	$88.73
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	114	78	$531.83	$87.36
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report	41	22	$113.17	$12.87
88360 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor	38	36	$311.92	$45.00
88331 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block	34	21	$406.74	$63.74
88332 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, each additional tissue block	33	13	$276.33	$33.06
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	30	22	$186.97	$12.17
88309 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, high complexity	28	21	$716.96	$156.16
88368 Microscopic genetic analysis of tissue	25	25	$366.08	$44.06
88323 Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred material requiring preparation of slides	15	15	$326.60	$92.33

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	787	354	$305.83	$40.15
88321 Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred slides prepared elsewhere	206	204	$275.35	$87.62
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	197	110	$167.80	$30.31
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	152	138	$215.79	$37.59
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	116	85	$510.12	$87.96
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report	60	21	$112.73	$12.77
88331 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block	32	18	$392.25	$66.42
88360 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor	27	27	$300.89	$44.90
88368 Microscopic genetic analysis of tissue	26	26	$353.00	$44.19
88363 Examination of archival tissue for genetic analysis	21	20	$139.00	$20.77
88323 Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred material requiring preparation of slides	21	21	$316.62	$92.42
88332 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, each additional tissue block	20	12	$239.70	$32.85
88309 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, high complexity	15	12	$685.60	$155.45
88365 Genetic sequencing localization, initial procedure	12	12	$306.00	$46.36
88361 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor, using computer-assisted technology	11	11	$264.82	$48.19

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	924	380	$303.00	$39.82
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	223	126	$166.00	$29.88
88321 Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred slides prepared elsewhere	195	190	$272.00	$87.58
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	179	162	$213.00	$37.43
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	116	79	$505.00	$87.81
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report	56	23	$108.00	$12.59
88331 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block	40	23	$387.00	$66.58
88368 Microscopic genetic analysis of tissue	31	31	$351.00	$43.15
88360 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor	30	29	$296.00	$46.82
88332 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, each additional tissue block	28	17	$263.00	$32.77
88323 Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred material requiring preparation of slides	27	27	$314.00	$91.55
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	20	19	$176.00	$12.22
88309 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, high complexity	17	17	$676.00	$155.83
88365 Genetic sequencing localization, initial procedure	17	16	$306.00	$46.44
88329 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery	16	15	$214.00	$38.08
88300 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, limited examination	13	13	$80.00	$4.35

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	1,029	364	$303.00	$38.52
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	230	105	$166.00	$29.30
88321 Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred slides prepared elsewhere	189	187	$272.00	$85.80
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	141	90	$505.00	$86.47
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	136	122	$213.00	$36.69
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report	60	24	$108.00	$12.35
88331 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block	56	25	$387.00	$64.91
88323 Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred material requiring preparation of slides	26	26	$314.00	$89.13
88332 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, each additional tissue block	26	15	$263.00	$32.11
88360 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor	25	25	$296.00	$56.49
88368 Microscopic genetic analysis of tissue	24	24	$351.00	$41.68
88309 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, high complexity	23	21	$676.00	$152.75
88361 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor, using computer-assisted technology	17	16	$263.00	$60.00
88329 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery	15	14	$214.00	$37.42
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	14	13	$176.00	$11.99
88365 Genetic sequencing localization, initial procedure	13	12	$306.00	$45.53

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Pathology - Anatomic Pathology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207ZP0101X

State License TX P3322

A pathologist deals with the causes and nature of disease and contributes to diagnosis, prognosis and treatment through knowledge gained by the laboratory application of the biologic, chemical and physical sciences. A pathologist uses information gathered from the microscopic examination of tissue specimens, cells and body fluids, and from clinical laboratory tests on body fluids and secretions for the diagnosis, exclusion and monitoring of disease.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

302037201 (TX)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Bcbs

8DJ971 (TX)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Physicians Referral Service

2130 W Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 770304009

Phone: 7135925433

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

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Career & Practice History Timeline

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

7 Historical Events

🎓

Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) October 18, 2018

Pathology (License #P3322 in TX)

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NPI Profile Active September 13, 2012

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location September 13, 2012

Registered at 1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD, HOUSTON, TX 770304009 (Tel: 7137926161)

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Updated Business Mailing Address September 13, 2012

Registered at PO BOX 4439, HOUSTON, TX 772104439 (Tel: 7137922991)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated September 13, 2012

Recorded as WAI CHIN FOO, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) September 13, 2012

Pathology (License #P3322 in TX)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration March 29, 2007

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1841319894

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: March 29, 2007

Last Update: October 18, 2018

Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

Po Box 4439

Houston, TX 772104439

Phone: 7137922991

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