Active NPI 1487044988 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner

Dr. Sofia Alexandra Garces Narvaez , MD

Pathology - Hematology • Houston, TX

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Sofia Garces Narvaez, MD is a certified Pathology - Hematology practicing in Houston, TX. With approximately 16 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 2010, Dr. Garces Narvaez delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD STE 72.

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

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity, molecular pathology procedure; physician interpretation and report. 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 Ste 72

Houston, TX 770304000

Telephone 7137926161

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

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

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

2010

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Pathology - Hematology in Houston, TX

Established Specialist (10-20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

16 Yrs -14.7 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 30.7 Yrs

State Avg: 21.2 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

33 Specialists

Practicing in Houston, TX (52 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

92.1% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Garces Narvaez (16 Years) 16 Yrs

Houston Specialty Average (30.7 Years) 30.7 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
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	591	95	$202.86	$26.87
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	398	211	$366.86	$35.52
G0452 Molecular pathology procedure; physician interpretation and report	340	283	$301.40	$45.29
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report	258	182	$132.30	$11.61
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	227	132	$259.23	$33.44
85097 Bone marrow, smear interpretation	184	177	$392.13	$46.81
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present	178	172	$120.96	$11.59
88189 Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, 16 or more markers	165	160	$2193.53	$81.78
88188 Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, 9 to 15 markers	69	65	$1247.32	$60.40
88187 Flow cytometry technique for DNA or cell analysis	53	47	$500.77	$34.87
88365 Genetic sequencing localization, initial procedure	36	28	$369.67	$41.13
88360 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor	24	23	$360.13	$39.80
88364 Genetic sequencing localization, each additional procedure	19	12	$266.74	$32.53
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	14	12	$610.36	$78.72

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	335	80	$197.30	$27.97
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	326	169	$356.50	$36.83
G0452 Molecular pathology procedure; physician interpretation and report	276	231	$263.27	$46.87
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report	188	140	$128.15	$11.97
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	157	98	$251.67	$34.45
88189 Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, 16 or more markers	146	140	$2128.34	$84.16
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present	146	142	$117.16	$12.31
85097 Bone marrow, smear interpretation	141	136	$381.06	$48.21
88188 Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, 9 to 15 markers	101	96	$1212.54	$62.30
88187 Flow cytometry technique for DNA or cell analysis	42	39	$483.64	$35.62
88360 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor	20	14	$350.50	$41.26
88321 Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred slides prepared elsewhere	12	12	$321.00	$83.79

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
G0452 Molecular pathology procedure; physician interpretation and report	502	405	$156.49	$46.53
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	439	228	$340.51	$38.13
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	438	97	$188.45	$28.63
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report	273	183	$122.04	$12.33
88360 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor	239	105	$334.69	$42.36
85097 Bone marrow, smear interpretation	201	186	$363.51	$49.27
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	201	142	$240.24	$35.36
88189 Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, 16 or more markers	186	173	$2049.00	$85.63
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present	185	173	$111.30	$12.68
88188 Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, 9 to 15 markers	81	77	$1160.63	$64.02
88187 Flow cytometry technique for DNA or cell analysis	60	54	$470.18	$36.55
88344 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	27	18	$337.37	$38.94
88365 Genetic sequencing localization, initial procedure	24	23	$346.83	$44.49
88319 Evaluation of specimen enzymes	20	16	$279.80	$27.50
88364 Genetic sequencing localization, each additional procedure	16	13	$249.13	$35.07
88321 Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred slides prepared elsewhere	14	14	$305.79	$81.34
88323 Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred material requiring preparation of slides	11	11	$351.55	$88.63

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	565	290	$328.31	$38.70
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report	385	261	$117.23	$12.45
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	367	97	$181.27	$29.22
85097 Bone marrow, smear interpretation	291	265	$350.35	$50.50
88360 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor	246	124	$322.34	$43.49
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present	239	220	$107.10	$12.86
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	201	152	$232.22	$36.11
88189 Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, 16 or more markers	129	127	$1986.16	$87.38
88365 Genetic sequencing localization, initial procedure	48	37	$332.75	$45.24
88187 Flow cytometry technique for DNA or cell analysis	40	39	$450.20	$36.69
88188 Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, 9 to 15 markers	36	33	$1130.75	$64.53
88319 Evaluation of specimen enzymes	36	27	$271.33	$28.02
88344 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	35	25	$324.83	$39.53
88364 Genetic sequencing localization, each additional procedure	33	26	$246.00	$35.93
88321 Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred slides prepared elsewhere	20	20	$294.75	$87.01
88323 Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred material requiring preparation of slides	15	15	$340.20	$90.22

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	112	61	$319.60	$40.25
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report	69	55	$113.97	$12.90
85097 Bone marrow, smear interpretation	65	62	$341.28	$52.29
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	63	25	$175.56	$30.27
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	53	37	$225.08	$37.66
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present	46	43	$103.91	$13.27
88189 Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, 16 or more markers	11	11	$1916.45	$90.59

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2020-07-13

Pathology - Hematology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207ZH0000X

State License TX S5166

A hematopathologist is expert in diseases that affect blood cells, blood clotting mechanisms, bone marrow and lymph nodes. This physician has the knowledge and technical skills essential for the laboratory diagnosis of anemias, leukemias, lymphomas, bleeding disorders and blood clotting disorders.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Physicians Referral Service

1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 770304000

Phone: 7137922121

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

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Physician Assistant

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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 July 13, 2020

Registered at 1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD STE 72, HOUSTON, TX 770304000 (Tel: 7137926161)

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Updated Business Mailing Address July 13, 2020

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

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) July 13, 2020

Pathology (License #S5166 in TX)

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NPI Profile Active February 04, 2015

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location February 04, 2015

Registered at 4300 ALTON RD, MIAMI BEACH, FL 331402948 (Tel: 3056742277)

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Updated Business Mailing Address February 04, 2015

Registered at 185 SW 7TH ST APT 3503, MIAMI, FL 331302983 (Tel: 7862530566)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated February 04, 2015

Recorded as SOFIA GARCES NARVAEZ, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) February 04, 2015

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration February 04, 2015

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1487044988

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: February 04, 2015

Last Update: July 13, 2020

Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

Po Box 4439

Houston, TX 772104439

Phone: 7137922991

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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