Saima Chohan, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Phoenix, AZ
Saima Chohan, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1073675526, issued on Dec 14, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 47438, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Saima Chohan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 47438 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4550 E Bell RD, Phoenix, AZ 85032
- Phone
- (480) 443-8400
- Enumerated
- Dec 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 23, 2022
- Fax
- (480) 443-8697
- Medicaid ID
- 900146 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130522000028); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4550 E Bell RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Cheryl Anderson, MAMental Health Counselor1790093953
- Deborah Belcher, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1235493297
- Swati Bharadwaj, MD, MPHRheumatology Physician1194771931
- Paul Caldron, DORheumatology Physician1366433070
- Kelly Chaet, M.S.Mental Health Counselor1437437597
- Brent ConleyMental Health Counselor1588892970
Verify Saima Chohan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 47438Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
2,217 Medicare Part D claims for 567 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Methotrexate509 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate307 claims
- Prednisone221 claims
- Leflunomide218 claims
- Folic Acid134 claims
- Allopurinol120 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): 99.2 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: $3,004.93
144 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Arizona Arthritis And Rheumatology Associates P CSun City, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Saima Chohan among 117 rheumatology physician records in Arizona
Saima Chohan, MD is one of 117 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 86% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2001 among the 83 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Arizona
There are 117 rheumatology physician records in Arizona.
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The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Swati Bharadwaj, MD, MPHPhoenix, AZ 850321194771931
- Paul Caldron, DOPhoenix, AZ 850321366433070
- Matthew Herrmann, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850321508251091
- Ramina Jajoo Frindrich, MDPhoenix, AZ 850321326039124
- Nikila Kumar, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850321295095495
- Thomas Disney, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850281134337918
- Dimpy Kapoor, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850371003826926
- Nehad Soloman, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850371356302962
Common questions
What is Saima Chohan, MD's NPI number?
Saima Chohan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073675526, issued on Dec 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Saima Chohan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4550 E Bell RD, Phoenix, AZ, 85032. Phone: (480) 443-8400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Saima Chohan, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 47438, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Saima Chohan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Saima Chohan, MD had 2,217 Medicare Part D claims for 567 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Saima Chohan, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.2 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.