NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chaudry Ahmad Waheed Cheema, M.D.

Gastroenterology Physician · Rock Island, IL

Chaudry Ahmad Waheed Cheema, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Rock Island, Illinois, and NPI 1659375343, issued on Jun 9, 2005. Check the license (Illinois 036102620, 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
1659375343
Name
Chaudry Ahmad Waheed Cheema
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
License numbers
036102620 IL
35024 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2570 24TH St Ste 121, Rock Island, IL 61201
Phone
(309) 779-4800
Enumerated
Jun 9, 2005
Record last updated
Mar 11, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(309) 779-4805
Medicaid ID
0290791 IA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100517000417); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  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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19% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024

653 Medicare Part D claims for 210 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.

  1. Chaudry Ahmad Cheema653
  2. Specialty average811

Most prescribed

  1. Omeprazole332 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium106 claims
  3. Lansoprazole45 claims
  4. Metoclopramide Hcl34 claims
  5. Famotidine17 claims
  6. Linzess15 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: $1,850.30

61 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Chaudry Ahmad Cheema$1,850.30
  2. Specialty average$5,015.95

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. Digestive Disease Specialists PCBettendorf, IA

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

Chaudry Ahmad Waheed Cheema among 887 gastroenterology physician records in Illinois

Chaudry Ahmad Waheed Cheema, M.D. is one of 887 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2003 among the 643 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Gastroenterology Physician providers in Illinois

There are 887 gastroenterology physician records in Illinois.

The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Cassaday, D.O.Moline, IL 612651427050673
  2. Poonputt Chotiprasidhi, M.D.Moline, IL 612651558363713
  3. Rao Movva, M.D.Moline, IL 612651073515243
  4. Arvind Movva, M.D.Moline, IL 612651710100342
  5. Amitkumar Patel, MDMoline, IL 612651598059826
  6. Linda Tong, M.D.Moline, IL 612651750383923
  7. Nabil Baddour, D.O., MPHRockford, IL 611071184018178
  8. Hasan Bader, M.D.Rockford, IL 611071275989998

Common questions

What is Chaudry Ahmad Waheed Cheema, M.D.'s NPI number?

Chaudry Ahmad Waheed Cheema, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659375343, issued on Jun 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chaudry Ahmad Waheed Cheema, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2570 24TH St Ste 121, Rock Island, IL, 61201. Phone: (309) 779-4800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chaudry Ahmad Waheed Cheema, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036102620, 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 Chaudry Ahmad Waheed Cheema, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chaudry Ahmad Waheed Cheema, M.D. had 653 Medicare Part D claims for 210 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.