Asima S. Cheema, M.D
Hospitalist Physician · Ashton, MD
Asima S. Cheema, M.D is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Ashton, Maryland, and NPI 1144583808, issued on Jun 18, 2012. Check the license (Maryland D79935, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Asima S. Cheema
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- D79935 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 511 Grand Cypress CT, Ashton, MD 20861
- Phone
- (410) 463-3705
- Enumerated
- Jun 18, 2012
- Record last updated
- Apr 26, 2023
- Fax
- (410) 438-8778
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150819006502); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Asima S. Cheema in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D79935Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hospitalist physician in 2024
7,672 Medicare Part D claims for 297 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 135 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium394 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium291 claims
- Eliquis265 claims
- Furosemide248 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate211 claims
- Gabapentin195 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 18.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Shore Health Services LLCEaston, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
1 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Ashton
They are 1 of the 27 NPPES records with a practice address in Ashton, and 397 hospitalist physician records in Maryland.
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Common questions
What is Asima S. Cheema, M.D's NPI number?
Asima S. Cheema, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144583808, issued on Jun 18, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Asima S. Cheema, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 511 Grand Cypress CT, Ashton, MD, 20861. Phone: (410) 463-3705. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Asima S. Cheema, M.D's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D79935, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Asima S. Cheema, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Asima S. Cheema, M.D had 7,672 Medicare Part D claims for 297 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Asima S. Cheema, M.D's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 18.6 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.