Faiqa Alam Cheema, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Hartford, CT
Faiqa Alam Cheema, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Hartford, Connecticut, and NPI 1740218346, issued on Jun 30, 2006. Check the license (Connecticut 050424, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Faiqa Alam Cheema
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 050424 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 80 Seymour Street, Hartford, CT 06102
- Phone
- (860) 972-2878
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 14, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1740218346 MI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111228000017); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Faiqa Alam Cheema in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 050424Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
250 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Heplisav-B25 claims
- Minocycline Hcl22 claims
- Shingrix20 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate15 claims
- Cefazolin Sodium14 claims
- Cresemba13 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $145.73
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Shionogi Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Hartford HospitalHartford, CT · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Faiqa Alam Cheema among 202 infectious disease physician records in Connecticut
Faiqa Alam Cheema, M.D. is one of 202 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 77% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2003 among the 136 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Connecticut
There are 202 infectious disease physician records in Connecticut.
All 202 in Connecticut → Every provider in Hartford → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paul Anthony, M.D.Hartford, CT 061021912156597
- Antonie Auguste, MDHartford, CT 061021508063165
- Lavanya Jitendranath, M.D.Hartford, CT 061021033164363
- Joseph Klimek, M.D.Hartford, CT 061021245343045
- Robert Levitz, M.D.Hartford, CT 061021346343431
- Jack Ross, M.D.Hartford, CT 061021134222540
- Shaheena Shan, MDHartford, CT 061021891890612
- Stephanie Wright, MDHartford, CT 061021235221326
Common questions
What is Faiqa Alam Cheema, M.D.'s NPI number?
Faiqa Alam Cheema, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740218346, issued on Jun 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Faiqa Alam Cheema, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 80 Seymour Street, Hartford, CT, 06102. Phone: (860) 972-2878. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Faiqa Alam Cheema, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 050424, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Faiqa Alam Cheema, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Faiqa Alam Cheema, M.D. had 250 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Faiqa Alam Cheema, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.