Sailaja M. Cheruku, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Springfield, IL
Sailaja M. Cheruku, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Springfield, Illinois, and NPI 1578659496, issued on Oct 5, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036-103991, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sailaja M. Cheruku
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 036-103991 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1025 S 6TH St, Springfield, IL 62703
- Phone
- (217) 528-7541
- Enumerated
- Oct 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 21, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040806001083); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1025 S 6TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jeffrey Adkins, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1992793954
- Deborah Albright, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1639145360
- Stanley Allen, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1285631127
- Jessica Alwerdt, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTPhysician Assistant1669706057
Verify Sailaja M. Cheruku 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 036-103991Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
1,308 Medicare Part D claims for 616 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Peg 3350-Electrolyte334 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium308 claims
- Omeprazole157 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl79 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf73 claims
- Sucralfate63 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $347.23
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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
- Springfield Clinic, LLPSpringfield, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Illinois
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Common questions
What is Sailaja M. Cheruku, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sailaja M. Cheruku, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578659496, issued on Oct 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sailaja M. Cheruku, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1025 S 6TH St, Springfield, IL, 62703. Phone: (217) 528-7541. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sailaja M. Cheruku, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-103991, 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 Sailaja M. Cheruku, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sailaja M. Cheruku, M.D. had 1,308 Medicare Part D claims for 616 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sailaja M. Cheruku, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.