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Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care

Allama Iqbal Medical College (1995)

Professional interests include: lung issues, intensive care

2401 Research Boulevard Suite 350
Rockville, MD 20850

(301) 330-6982

Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD is a pulmonologist in Germantown, MD specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care. She graduated from Allama Iqbal Medical College in 1995 and has 31 years of experience. Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD is affiliated with Holy Cross Health, USACS CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE SERVICES EAST, LLC and JOHNS HOPKINS COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS.

Office Locations

19801 Observation Drive
Germantown, MD 20876

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2401 Research Boulevard Suite 350
Rockville, MD 20850

(301) 330-6982

(301) 330-6984

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Some issues Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD can help you with:

Lung Issues

Every cell in the body requires oxygen to function and produces carbon dioxide as a waste product. In order to keep the body's tissues constantly supplied with fresh oxygen and to keep waste from building up, the lungs pump air in and out, even while sleeping or unaware. Unfortunately, diseases and disorders affecting the lungs are some of the most common medical problems afflicting people around the world. Some of the most common lung problems include asthma, COPD, pneumonia, and lung cancer.

Asthma is a chronic disease where swollen, inflamed airways make it hard to breathe. It is often brought on by specific triggers. While asthma is a common condition, affecting millions of people, it can also be serious and even fatal in severe cases. Treatment involves avoiding triggers and using inhaled corticosteroid medications.

COPD, or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, is the name given to two illnesses that both cause difficulty breathing: emphysema and chronic bronchitis. In emphysema, the air sacs of the lungs become damaged, while with bronchitis they become clogged with mucus. COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. It is almost always caused by breathing irritants into the lungs, such as smoking or heavy pollution.

Pneumonia is a lung infection that can be caused by bacteria, a virus, or fungi. Most healthy people recover from pneumonia in a week or two, but for some people pneumonia can be fatal. There are treatments available for pneumonia, but the best treatment is to prevent getting sick in the first place. People who are at risk should make sure they get a flu shot every year. There is also a vaccine available for the type of bacteria that causes pneumonia.

Lung cancer occurs when abnormal cells inside the lung grow into a tumor, destroying healthy tissue. Because it is so difficult to detect lung cancer in early stages when it has few symptoms, it is the deadliest form of cancer, responsible for the most cancer deaths both in the U.S. and worldwide. Most lung cancer is caused by exposure to tobacco smoke, but between 10-15% of cases are not linked to smoking.

Some problems with the lungs are minor and are not cause for concern. However if symptoms have lasted for a month or more, even if they are minor, it is worth checking with a healthcare professional. A cough, shortness of breath, or excess mucus production that lingers for weeks are all worth getting looked at.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Germantown, MD during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	29
hospital care	168
inpatient care	168

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Germantown, MD during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	27
hospital care	236
inpatient care	236

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD.

**Gender**
Male	163
Female	207

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	160
Black	166
Hispanic	0
Asian	20
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	83
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	29
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	69
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	54
Dementia	42
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Germantown, MD during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	28
hospital care	224
inpatient care	224

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	183

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	150
Black	153
Hispanic	0
Asian	29
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	65
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	28
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	72
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	54
Dementia	33
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Germantown, MD during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	17
hospital care	75
inpatient care	75

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD.

**Gender**
Male	306
Female	286

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	270
Black	226
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	182
85 and over	124
Less than 65	104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	30
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	69
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	56
Dementia	38
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Germantown, MD during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	88
inpatient care	88

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD.

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	81

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	83
Black	33
Hispanic	0
Asian	26
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	31
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	36
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	51
Dementia	34
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Germantown, MD during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	81
inpatient care	81

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	77

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	85
Black	35
Hispanic	0
Asian	22
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	32
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	72
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	56
Dementia	31
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Germantown, MD during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	50
inpatient care	50

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	78
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	17
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	33
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	59
Dementia	37
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Germantown, MD during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	34
inpatient care	34

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD.

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	81

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	74
Black	27
Hispanic	0
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	30
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	73
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	50
Dementia	45
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Germantown, MD during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	19
inpatient care	19

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	68
Black	35
Hispanic	0
Asian	17
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	36
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	69
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	53
Dementia	31
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Germantown, MD during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	11
hospital care	29
inpatient care	29

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	77

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	73
Black	37
Hispanic	0
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	28
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	56
Dementia	41
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Germantown, MD during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	14
hospital care	40
inpatient care	40
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	11

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD.

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	74
Black	30
Hispanic	0
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	31
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	28
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	60
Dementia	37
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Germantown, MD were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

catheterization	21
hospital care	94
inpatient care	94
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	11

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	70
Asian / Pacific Islander	15
Non-Hispanic White	101
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	4
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	66
85 and over	44
Less than 65	32
65 to 74	67

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	16
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	49
Atrial Fibrillation	29
Dementia	33
Cancer	17

Education & Training

Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD graduated from Allama Iqbal Medical College in 1995. She completed residency at Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester. She is certified by the Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine Subspecialty Pulmonary Disease and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Allama Iqbal Medical College (1995)

Residency: Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester (2003)

Board Certification: Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine Subspecialty Pulmonary Disease (2011)

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Holy Cross Health

USACS CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE SERVICES EAST, LLC

JOHNS HOPKINS COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Farah M. Cheema, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$33 XARELTO $33
CSL Behring	$16 KcentraBeriplex $16
Covidien Sales LLC	$16 Vent - Acute $16
Quidel Corporation	$1 Sofia $1

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$67

Biography

Dr. Farah Cheema is a specialist in adult critical care and adult pulmonology in Rockville, MD and Germantown, MD. Her clinical interests include intensive care, internal medicine, and lung issues. She is affiliated with Holy Cross Health. After attending Allama Iqbal Medical College for medical school, Dr. Cheema completed her residency training at Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester. Dr. Cheema has a closed panel according to Holy Cross Health.