Baljash Singh Cheema, M.D.
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · Chicago, IL
Baljash Singh Cheema, M.D. is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1427447036, issued on Jan 20, 2015. Check the license (Illinois 036145289, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Baljash Singh Cheema
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
- License number
- 036145289 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 675 N Saint Clair St Ste 19-100, Chicago, IL 60611
- Phone
- (312) 664-3278
- Enumerated
- Jan 20, 2015
- Record last updated
- Feb 17, 2025
- Fax
- (312) 695-5774
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180612002806); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 2015
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 675 N Saint Clair St Ste 19-100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Baljash Singh 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 036145289Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024
443 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate56 claims
- Entresto50 claims
- Spironolactone49 claims
- Carvedilol39 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium32 claims
- Jardiance30 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): 94.1 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: $2,790.24
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 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 one group practice
- Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Baljash Singh Cheema among 63 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Illinois
Baljash Singh Cheema, M.D. is one of 63 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 98% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 75% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 98% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 92% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2010 among the 58 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 24% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0001X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 63 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Baljash Singh Cheema, M.D.'s NPI number?
Baljash Singh Cheema, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427447036, issued on Jan 20, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Baljash Singh Cheema, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 675 N Saint Clair St Ste 19-100, Chicago, IL, 60611. Phone: (312) 664-3278. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Baljash Singh Cheema, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036145289, 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 Baljash Singh Cheema, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Baljash Singh Cheema, M.D. had 443 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Baljash Singh Cheema, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 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.