2026 NPPES data Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician NPI 1841680287 MD
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ADEELA CHEEMA, MD

Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in CHICAGO, Illinois. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.

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Prescribing volume
4K
Medicare Part D claims · 471 beneficiaries · Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician avg: 4K
Generic prescribing
85%
generic claims · 15% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
93.0872/100
▲ 10 pts above national avg 83.1 · [object Object]
Industry payments
$1.5K
65 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data reveals: ADEELA CHEEMA, MD is a Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician ([object Object]) practicing in CHICAGO, Illinois with a Medicare Part D prescribing footprint of 4K claims across 471 beneficiaries — 15% brand-name prescribing . Their CMS MIPS Final Score of 93.0872/100 (national average: 83.1) reflects performance across Quality, Cost, Interoperability, and Improvement Activities . Industry payments of $1.5K across 65 transactions are disclosed under CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act).

What stands out: ADEELA CHEEMA, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 93.0872 out of 100, above the 83.1 national average, and filed 4,242 Medicare Part D claims in 2023. Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records, with no proprietary rating applied.

Board certification likely (heuristic — not verified)

ADEELA CHEEMA, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 2 hospital affiliations — signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

ADEELA CHEEMA, MD at a glance

High performer (top quartile)

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 01/23/2015

NPI 1841680287

Primary specialty

Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician

Niche

4,161 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

4,242 5% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 4,450

MIPS final score

93.0872/100 9.987200000000001% pts

Exceptional band

vs 83.1 national avg

Specialty distribution in Illinois

How Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among Illinois providers

Illinois providers

Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician share within Illinois

1. Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician42%2. Internal medicine21%3. Family medicine17%4. Surgical12%5. Pediatric8%
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician share within Illinois

Medicare quality performance — MIPS

ADEELA CHEEMA, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician national average

High performer (top quartile)
MIPS Final Score
93.0872/100
vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year

MIPS final score (Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician) — 93.0872/100 vs national avg 83.1

0%100%National avg83%93.1%
MIPS final score (Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician) — 93.0872/100 vs national avg 83.1

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

ADEELA CHEEMA, MD is a Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician provider practicing in CHICAGO, Illinois, according to the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES). Credentials: MD. NPI: 1841680287. This profile includes practice location, specialty classification, and organizational affiliations from the CMS provider registry. Provider information is self-reported to CMS and updated monthly.

ADEELA CHEEMA, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician provider holding MD credentials at 5060 N BROADWAY ST, CHICAGO, IL, 60640, with a listed phone of (773) 293-8890. NPI 1841680287 was issued on 01/23/2015. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what CHEEMA most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 4,242 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 471 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $522K in drug spend, split 15% brand-name and 85% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 0.7%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 93.0872/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 80.7919), compared with the national average of 83.1.

Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 4,161 enrolled providers across 52 states and an average of 4,450 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

5060 N BROADWAY ST
CHICAGO, IL 60640

Provider Details

NPI 1841680287
Specialty Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
Credentials MD
Gender Female
NPI Issued 01/23/2015

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

93.0872
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
80.7919
Quality
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Alternative Payment Model

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where ADEELA CHEEMA, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" — a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

ENDEAVOR HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP
EVANSTON, IL
SELECT REHABILITATION, LLC
GLENVIEW, IL

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for ADEELA CHEEMA, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$1.5K

Largest payer

Novo Nordisk Inc

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context — Illinois IDFPR 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~42K Illinois medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to ADEELA CHEEMA, MD. To verify ADEELA CHEEMA, MD's current license status, search the IDFPR public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

106
Total board actions, Illinois 2023
Across 103 cases
2.52
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Illinois statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
38 cases

IDFPR publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Illinois disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

ADEELA CHEEMA, MD — brand share 15.0%
Specialty average (est.)

15% brand-name claims vs 85% generic, on 4,242 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

4,242
Total Claims
$522K
Total Drug Cost
471
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
10,046
Total Day Supply
294,907
Brand vs Generic
15% brand / 85% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$437K
Generic Drug Cost
$83K
Opioid Claims
29 (0.7% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
57

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
77.3 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.41
Gender Split
73% female / 27% male
Age Distribution
<65: 15, 65-74: 188, 75-84: 167, 85+: 101

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

Drug Claims
Amlodipine Besylate
310
Atorvastatin Calcium
263
Rosuvastatin Calcium
228
Metformin Hcl
192
Losartan Potassium
187
Levothyroxine Sodium
149
Lisinopril
112
Carvedilol
102
Alendronate Sodium
98
Omeprazole
92

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Overview

How ADEELA CHEEMA, MD fits within the Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.

4,161
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in US
52
States with Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
4,450
Avg Claims per Provider

ADEELA CHEEMA, MD's 4,242 claims are below the specialty average of 4,450.

Nearby Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in Illinois

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Illinois, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as CHEEMA.

Compare Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ADEELA CHEEMA, MD's specialty?
ADEELA CHEEMA, MD specializes in Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician and practices in CHICAGO, Illinois. Credentials: MD.
How much does ADEELA CHEEMA, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, ADEELA CHEEMA, MD wrote 4,242 Medicare Part D claims totaling $522K in drug costs for 471 beneficiaries.
What is ADEELA CHEEMA, MD's Medicare quality score?
ADEELA CHEEMA, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 93.0872/100 (Quality: 80.7919). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is ADEELA CHEEMA, MD located?
ADEELA CHEEMA, MD is located at 5060 N BROADWAY ST, CHICAGO, IL, 60640. Phone: (773) 293-8890.
What is ADEELA CHEEMA, MD's NPI number?
ADEELA CHEEMA, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841680287, issued on 01/23/2015.
Does ADEELA CHEEMA, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
ADEELA CHEEMA, MD's prescribing is 15% brand-name and 85% generic drugs by claim count, with $437K in brand drug costs.
Does ADEELA CHEEMA, MD prescribe opioids?
Yes, ADEELA CHEEMA, MD had 29 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 0.7%.
How many Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 4,161 Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers across 52 states in the US. The average Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician provider writes 4,450 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does ADEELA CHEEMA, MD prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, ADEELA CHEEMA, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Amlodipine Besylate, Atorvastatin Calcium, Rosuvastatin Calcium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does ADEELA CHEEMA, MD accept Medicare?
ADEELA CHEEMA, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 4,242 Part D claims and 471 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify ADEELA CHEEMA, MD's credentials?
ADEELA CHEEMA, MD's NPI is 1841680287 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) — 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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