Zulfiqar Cheema, M.D.
Vascular Surgery Physician · Webster, TX
Zulfiqar Cheema, M.D. is a vascular surgery physician with a practice address in Webster, Texas, and NPI 1831304724, issued on May 14, 2007. Check the license (Texas N3551, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Zulfiqar Cheema
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Vascular Surgery Physician 2086S0129X
- License number
- N3551 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 600 N Kobayashi Ste 210, Webster, TX 77598
- Phone
- (346) 333-2770
- Enumerated
- May 14, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 10, 2026
- Fax
- (281) 724-1861
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110915000088); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2003
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 600 N Kobayashi Ste 210
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jose Montelongo, D.O.Vascular Surgery Physician1770931537
Verify Zulfiqar Cheema in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N3551Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% more Medicare Part D claims than the average vascular surgery physician in 2024
366 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries, against an average of 201 among the 3,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims. 33 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel159 claims
- Eliquis62 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine31 claims
- Xarelto30 claims
- Prednisone16 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $302.73
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 4,059 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,178.00 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
- Cls Health PLLCWebster, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Zulfiqar Cheema among 368 vascular surgery physician records in Texas
Zulfiqar Cheema, M.D. is one of 368 vascular surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2004 among the 290 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0129X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Vascular Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 368 vascular surgery physician records in Texas.
All 368 in Texas → Every provider in Webster → Vascular Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 vascular surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jani Lee, M.D.Webster, TX 775981205282779
- Gordon Martin, MDWebster, TX 775981356341408
- Jose Montelongo, D.O.Webster, TX 775981770931537
- Seyed Pairawan, M.D.Pearland, TX 775841891118881
- Nathalie Barsoum, DOGalveston, TX 775551114760758
- Channa BlakelyGalveston, TX 775551275190084
- Ruth Bush, MDGalveston, TX 775551316027741
- Charlie Cheng, M.D.Galveston, TX 775551073770038
Common questions
What is Zulfiqar Cheema, M.D.'s NPI number?
Zulfiqar Cheema, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831304724, issued on May 14, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Zulfiqar Cheema, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 N Kobayashi Ste 210, Webster, TX, 77598. Phone: (346) 333-2770. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Zulfiqar Cheema, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N3551, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Zulfiqar Cheema, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Zulfiqar Cheema, M.D. had 366 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries; the average among vascular surgery physician prescribers was 201. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Zulfiqar Cheema, 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.