Muhammad Qasim Cheema, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Arlington, TX
Muhammad Qasim Cheema, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Arlington, Texas, and NPI 1497966329, issued on May 24, 2007. Check the license on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Muhammad Qasim Cheema
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 2012009045 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3295 S Cooper St, Arlington, TX 76015
- Phone
- (817) 557-0099
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 30, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (817) 417-7266
- Medicaid ID
- 1497966329 MO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161012002778); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3295 S Cooper St
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Verify Muhammad Qasim Cheema in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,658 Medicare Part D claims for 205 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate182 claims
- Jardiance146 claims
- Carvedilol114 claims
- Torsemide88 claims
- Farxiga68 claims
- Indapamide61 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): 21 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: $782.48
25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Travere Therapeutics, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Arlington Nephrology, P.A.Arlington, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Muhammad Qasim Cheema among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Muhammad Qasim Cheema, M.D. is one of 1,159 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 47% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Suman Bireddy, M.D.Arlington, TX 760151093765299
- Gopal Doshi, MDArlington, TX 760151619978772
- Bhasker Mehta, MDArlington, TX 760151790787612
- Ponnaiah Mohan, MDArlington, TX 760151487646295
- Hillary Tran, M.D.Arlington, TX 760151497886444
- Ngoc-Han Tran, FNP-CArlington, TX 760151962040949
- Stephen Chalmers, M.D.Arlington, TX 760131134166143
- Michael Jameson, M.DArlington, TX 760131306895347
Common questions
What is Muhammad Qasim Cheema, M.D.'s NPI number?
Muhammad Qasim Cheema, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497966329, issued on May 24, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Muhammad Qasim Cheema, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3295 S Cooper St, Arlington, TX, 76015. Phone: (817) 557-0099. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Muhammad Qasim Cheema, M.D.'s license?
Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Muhammad Qasim Cheema, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Muhammad Qasim Cheema, M.D. had 1,658 Medicare Part D claims for 205 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Muhammad Qasim Cheema, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 21 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.