Saima Cheema, MD, MPH
Internal Medicine Physician · Memphis, TN
Saima Cheema, MD, MPH is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Memphis, Tennessee, and NPI 1487918363, issued on Jun 26, 2012. Check the license (Tennessee 53276, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Saima Cheema
- Credential
- MD, MPH
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 53276 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6263 Poplar Ave, Memphis, TN 38119
- Phone
- (019) 842-1487
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jan 20, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220329000988); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 6263 Poplar Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Saima Cheema in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 53276Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
59 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide11 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.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Commonwealth Critical Care LLCLeesburg, VA
- Hospitalist Medicine Physicians OF Virginia LLCWinchester, VA
- Inova Health Care ServicesLeesburg, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
325 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Memphis
They are 325 of the 12,794 NPPES records with a practice address in Memphis, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Saima Cheema, MD, MPH's NPI number?
Saima Cheema, MD, MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487918363, issued on Jun 26, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Saima Cheema, MD, MPH located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6263 Poplar Ave, Memphis, TN, 38119. Phone: (019) 842-1487. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Saima Cheema, MD, MPH's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 53276, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Saima Cheema, MD, MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Saima Cheema, MD, MPH had 59 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.