Asad Akram Cheema, MD
Anesthesiology Physician · Joliet, IL
Asad Akram Cheema, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Joliet, Illinois, and NPI 1124073861, issued on May 23, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036107324, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Asad Akram Cheema
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- 036107324 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 105 129TH Infantry Drive, Joliet, IL 60435
- Phone
- (815) 725-7200
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 15, 2022
- Fax
- (815) 725-7258
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090429000571); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Asad Akram Cheema in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036107324Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average anesthesiology physician in 2024
2,410 Medicare Part D claims for 199 beneficiaries, against an average of 402 among the 4,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 1,911 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen1,448 claims
- Gabapentin180 claims
- Tramadol Hcl98 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er96 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl92 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine83 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $33.45
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Philips North America LLC. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Asad Akram Cheema among 2,575 anesthesiology physician records in Illinois
Asad Akram Cheema, MD is one of 2,575 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2006 among the 1,608 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Anesthesiology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 2,575 anesthesiology physician records in Illinois.
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The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gintautas Ciabilis, MDJoliet, IL 604351831156033
- Sreenivasa Dharmavaram, MDJoliet, IL 604351396703328
- Ronald Hayes, MDJoliet, IL 604351114985504
- Ching-Chong Huang, MDJoliet, IL 604351932167327
- Steven Jiotis, MDJoliet, IL 604351164470027
- Woo Kim, MDJoliet, IL 604351477511863
- Stanley Knight, MDJoliet, IL 604351548228745
- Mauricio Morales, MDJoliet, IL 604351295793479
Common questions
What is Asad Akram Cheema, MD's NPI number?
Asad Akram Cheema, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124073861, issued on May 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Asad Akram Cheema, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 105 129TH Infantry Drive, Joliet, IL, 60435. Phone: (815) 725-7200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Asad Akram Cheema, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036107324, 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.
How much does Asad Akram Cheema, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Asad Akram Cheema, MD had 2,410 Medicare Part D claims for 199 beneficiaries; the average among anesthesiology physician prescribers was 402. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.