Naima Waqas Cheema, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Roswell, GA
Naima Waqas Cheema, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Roswell, Georgia, and NPI 1841476736, issued on Jan 10, 2008. Check the license (Georgia 001576, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Naima Waqas Cheema
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 001576 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1250 Upper Hembree RD, Roswell, GA 30076
- Phone
- (770) 645-0017
- Enumerated
- Jan 10, 2008
- Record last updated
- Aug 15, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (770) 645-0224
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100112000206); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1250 Upper Hembree RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Naima Waqas Cheema in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 001576Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,287 Medicare Part D claims for 238 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 75 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium118 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate82 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium79 claims
- Alprazolam67 claims
- Gabapentin57 claims
- Lisinopril56 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): 89.9 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: $326.61
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Naima Waqas Cheema among 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia
Naima Waqas Cheema, M.D. is one of 3,951 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 52% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2005 among the 2,542 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
24 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Roswell
They are 24 of the 2,339 NPPES records with a practice address in Roswell, and 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Naima Waqas Cheema, M.D.'s NPI number?
Naima Waqas Cheema, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841476736, issued on Jan 10, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Naima Waqas Cheema, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1250 Upper Hembree RD, Roswell, GA, 30076. Phone: (770) 645-0017. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Naima Waqas Cheema, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 001576, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Naima Waqas Cheema, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Naima Waqas Cheema, M.D. had 2,287 Medicare Part D claims for 238 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Naima Waqas Cheema, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.9 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.