Umar Cheema
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Albuquerque, NM
Umar Cheema is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1164919437, issued on Apr 22, 2018. Check the license (New Mexico 2023-1164, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Umar Cheema
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
- License number
- 2023-1164 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2400 Unser Blvd SE, Albuquerque, NM 87124
- Phone
- (505) 253-7878
- Enumerated
- Apr 22, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jul 27, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230912001622); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2400 Unser Blvd SE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Elizabeth Belitz, P.A.Physician Assistant1811007149
- Rachel JarvisMental Health Counselor1881928406
Verify Umar Cheema in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license 2023-1164Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024
548 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 263 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen92 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl85 claims
- Baclofen63 claims
- Tramadol Hcl40 claims
- Gabapentin35 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl35 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): 83.8 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: $1,460.67
36 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 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
- Presbyterian Healthcare ServicesClovis, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in New Mexico
There are 33 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in New Mexico.
Other pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in New Mexico
- Carmelita Agodon, MDGallup, NM1710965272
- Matthew Bergsten, M.D.Albuquerque, NM1093134983
- David Calkins, M.D.Albuquerque, NM1407966369
- Jeremy Chastain, M.D.Albuquerque, NM1316200538
- Melissa Covington, M.D.Santa Fe, NM1851457394
- Robert Culling, DOAlbuquerque, NM1245253350
- Nels Dahlgren, MDRio Rancho, NM1396884318
- David Fran, MDCarlsbad, NM1871541631
- Dmitry GarmaevFarmington, NM1720321532
- Matthew Gomory, DOAlbuquerque, NM1801359070
Common questions
What is Umar Cheema's NPI number?
Umar Cheema's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164919437, issued on Apr 22, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Umar Cheema located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2400 Unser Blvd SE, Albuquerque, NM, 87124. Phone: (505) 253-7878. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Umar Cheema's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 2023-1164, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Umar Cheema prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Umar Cheema had 548 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Umar Cheema's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.8 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.