Tariq Javed Cheema, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Tariq Javed Cheema, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1134391840, issued on Apr 2, 2008. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD433361, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tariq Javed Cheema
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- MD433361 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 490 E North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
- Phone
- (412) 322-7202
- Enumerated
- Apr 2, 2008
- Record last updated
- Nov 15, 2023
- Fax
- (412) 322-2144
- Medicaid IDs
- 1025395140001 PA
3810021352 WV
3138894 OH - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100910000192); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 490 E North Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Ashley Barbieri, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1447652474
- Eric Bihler, DOCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1336316793
Verify Tariq Javed Cheema in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD433361Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
364 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 47% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa60 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta55 claims
- Prednisone27 claims
- Fluticasone-Salmeterol24 claims
- Montelukast Sodium24 claims
- Spiriva Respimat24 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): 93.8 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: $98,267.87
66 payments; by number, the most common kind was compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Allegheny ClinicPittsburgh, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tariq Javed Cheema among 779 pulmonary disease physician records in Pennsylvania
Tariq Javed Cheema, MD is one of 779 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 2008, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 55% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2003 among the 568 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 779 pulmonary disease physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 779 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Pittsburgh → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rajashekar Adurty, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121659481570
- Ahmad Alhajhusain, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121932332780
- Hammad Arshad, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121407161862
- Omer Bajwa, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121073577391
- Aarthi Ganesh, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121386875854
- Peter Kaplan, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121538123856
- Khalid Malik, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121336100296
- Jennifer McCombPittsburgh, PA 152121205843448
Common questions
What is Tariq Javed Cheema, MD's NPI number?
Tariq Javed Cheema, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134391840, issued on Apr 2, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tariq Javed Cheema, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 490 E North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212. Phone: (412) 322-7202. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tariq Javed Cheema, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD433361, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tariq Javed Cheema, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tariq Javed Cheema, MD had 364 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tariq Javed Cheema, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.8 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.