Physician

Baljash Singh Cheema, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Baljash Cheema, M.D. (NPI: 1427447036) practices advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology in the Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Cook, IL. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL FACULTY FOUNDATION (NPI: 1346235314; TIN: 363097297) and primary practice location at 60611-2908. Cheema is affiliated with the Northwestern Medicine Physician Network ACO (ACO ID: A2620), participating under the MSSP model.

Cheema's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 218 traditional Medicare patients, billed 817 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $76,351 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99215 (Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more). Part D data shows 443 prescription claims across 89 beneficiaries totaling $145,588 in drug costs, led by Entresto (Sacubitril/Valsartan). Open Payments data shows 7 records totaling $21,227. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported Medicare Part B carrier billing data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have risen steadily, from $2,030 to $145,588. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$38K$76K2018 Medicare payment: $8,758 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $6,266 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $31,322 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $76,351 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
20183294$8,758
20192667$6,266
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/RN/RN/R
2023110338$31,322
2024218817$76,351

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$73K$146K2015 Drug cost: $2,030 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $2,123 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $7,183 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $3,832 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $4,715 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $8,807 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $13,240 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $25,467 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $31,745 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $145,588 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20151727$2,030
20161125$2,123
20171262$7,183
2018N/R33$3,832
20192051$4,715
20203290$8,807
20212985$13,240
20222981$25,467
202341142$31,745
202489443$145,588

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
99215Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more4860$145
99233Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes46102$97
99238Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less4547$66
99232Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes82214$64
G2211Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's3946$13

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan502,778$58,041
JardianceEmpagliflozin302,580$48,020
EliquisApixaban141,020$19,502
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate565,040$1,060
BumetanideBumetanide231,491$1,002

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.5$2,790E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.2$18,437Caption Health, Inc.
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Baljash Singh Cheema, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Baljash Singh Cheema, M.D. (NPI 1427447036), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Baljash Singh Cheema, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

Baljash Singh Cheema, M.D. is shown with ACO affiliation data for Northwestern Medicine Physician Network ACO (MSSP, ACO ID A2620).

What billing organization is linked to Baljash Singh Cheema, M.D.?

Baljash Singh Cheema, M.D. is linked to NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL FACULTY FOUNDATION (billing NPI 1346235314) in the available physician profile data.

Does Baljash Singh Cheema, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Baljash Singh Cheema, M.D. has 7 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.