Azhar Sheikh, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Cleveland, TN
Azhar Sheikh, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Cleveland, Tennessee, and NPI 1013972538, issued on Apr 18, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee MD28412, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Azhar Sheikh
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD28412 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1060 William Way NW, Cleveland, TN 37312
- Phone
- (423) 478-1050
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 2, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 478-1075
- Medicaid ID
- 3804910 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050817000332); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1060 William Way NW
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Azhar Sheikh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD28412Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
21,869 Medicare Part D claims for 1,249 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 410 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate1,470 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium1,175 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium815 claims
- Lisinopril797 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium759 claims
- Losartan Potassium697 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): 89.6 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,472.31
71 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Bradley Physician Services, LLCCleveland, TN
- Bradley Polk Walk IN ClinicOcoee, TN
- Cleveland Medical Associates, PLLCCleveland, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Azhar Sheikh among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee
Azhar Sheikh, MD is one of 2,596 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
22 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Cleveland
They are 22 of the 1,283 NPPES records with a practice address in Cleveland, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Azhar Sheikh, MD's NPI number?
Azhar Sheikh, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013972538, issued on Apr 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Azhar Sheikh, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1060 William Way NW, Cleveland, TN, 37312. Phone: (423) 478-1050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Azhar Sheikh, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD28412, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Azhar Sheikh, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Azhar Sheikh, MD had 21,869 Medicare Part D claims for 1,249 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Azhar Sheikh, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.6 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.