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.
- 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
8 nearest gastroenterology physician records → All 887 in Illinois → Look up another NPI →
Verify Chaudry Ahmad Waheed 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 036102620Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole332 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium106 claims
- Lansoprazole45 claims
- Metoclopramide Hcl34 claims
- Famotidine17 claims
- 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.
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
- 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.
All 887 in Illinois → Every provider in Rock Island → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Cassaday, D.O.Moline, IL 612651427050673
- Poonputt Chotiprasidhi, M.D.Moline, IL 612651558363713
- Rao Movva, M.D.Moline, IL 612651073515243
- Arvind Movva, M.D.Moline, IL 612651710100342
- Amitkumar Patel, MDMoline, IL 612651598059826
- Linda Tong, M.D.Moline, IL 612651750383923
- Nabil Baddour, D.O., MPHRockford, IL 611071184018178
- 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.