NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ahmed Cheema, MD

Neurological Surgery Physician · Naperville, IL

Ahmed Cheema, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Naperville, Illinois, and NPI 1942435375, issued on May 29, 2009. Check the license (Illinois 036167859, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1942435375
Name
Ahmed Cheema
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License numbers
036167859 IL
CDR.0003440 CO
04-48919 KS
27199 OK
4029 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
801 S Washington St, Naperville, IL 60540
Phone
(630) 527-3000
Enumerated
May 29, 2009
Record last updated
May 13, 2026
Medicaid ID
1942435375 WI
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240308001856); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Wisconsin School Of Medicine, 2009
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 801 S Washington St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Sean Adams, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1598713661
  2. Saroosh Ahmed, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1639335078
  3. Faisal Akbari, M.DHospitalist Physician1740598705
  4. Catherine AlerNurse Practitioner1134584964
  5. Irfan Ali, DOHospitalist Physician1306427760
  6. Sivani Aluru, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1275156325

Verify Ahmed Cheema in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $76.03

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ahmed Cheema$76
  2. Specialty average$14,926

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. The Medical College OF Wisconsin IncMilwaukee, WI

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ahmed Cheema among 375 neurological surgery physician records in Illinois

Ahmed Cheema, MD is one of 375 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 52% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 52% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2004 among the 199 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Illinois

There are 375 neurological surgery physician records in Illinois.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Caron, MDNaperville, IL 605401275738023
  2. Gustavo Chagoya Gazcon, M.D.Naperville, IL 605401538555081
  3. Daniel Heiferman, M.D.Naperville, IL 605401891037370
  4. Kevin Jackson, MDNaperville, IL 605401821103581
  5. William Schueler, MDNaperville, IL 605401780726505
  6. Drew SpencerNaperville, IL 605401164748026
  7. Frederick Brown, MDBurr Ridge, IL 605271528123353
  8. Javad Hekmatpanah, MDBurr Ridge, IL 605271699830422

Common questions

What is Ahmed Cheema, MD's NPI number?

Ahmed Cheema, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942435375, issued on May 29, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ahmed Cheema, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 801 S Washington St, Naperville, IL, 60540. Phone: (630) 527-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ahmed Cheema, MD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036167859, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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