Dr. Shahbaz Cheema, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Cheema
Dr. Shahbaz Cheema is an internal medicine in Summerfield, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Cheema performed 10,258 Medicare services across 6,285 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Cheema received a total of $1,491 from 31 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 79 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal medicine. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Cheema is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,409 | $89 | $195 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 892 | $8 | $10 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 834 | $10 | $20 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 813 | $8 | $15 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 774 | $13 | $25 |
| Ldl cholesterol level | 773 | $10 | $20 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 728 | $16 | $30 |
| Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, non-automated | 674 | $4 | $5 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 566 | $9 | $15 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 460 | $6 | $10 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 457 | $5 | $10 |
| Hemoglobin analysis and measurement, chromatography | 410 | $18 | $30 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 169 | $10 | $25 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 163 | $30 | $40 |
| Flu vaccine, quadrivalent | 131 | $76 | $100 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 123 | $68 | $140 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 95 | $15 | $25 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 91 | $18 | $30 |
| Vitamin D level test | 88 | $29 | $45 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 84 | $19 | $30 |
| Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg | 84 | $1 | $5 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 71 | $4 | $10 |
| Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | 55 | $8 | $20 |
| Automated urinalysis | 54 | $2 | $5 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 47 | $17 | $35 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 37 | $103 | $255 |
| Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent, 0.5 ml dosage | 32 | $20 | $30 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 26 | $11 | $25 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 22 | $69 | $110 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 22 | $40 | $100 |
| Sed rate test (inflammation marker) | 18 | $3 | $5 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus | 18 | $35 | $70 |
| Microscopic examination for white blood cells with manual cell count | 13 | $4 | $15 |
| Complete blood count (CBC), automated | 13 | $6 | $40 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | 12 | $71 | $165 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (89%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
10.2 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Cheema is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 3% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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