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Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College (1985)

825 Washington Street Suite 290
Norwood, MA 02062

(781) 255-0561

Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD is a cardiologist in Norwood, MA specializing in adult cardiology. He graduated from Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College in 1985 and has 41 years of experience.

Office Locations

825 Washington Street Suite 290
Norwood, MA 02062

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15 Payson Road Suite 1
Foxboro, MA 02035

(508) 384-2500

(508) 384-9410

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

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In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Massachusetts, Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD performed more prothrombin time (PT) test procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for blood tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD treated as a cardiologist in Norwood, MA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	27
blood draw	659
cardiac procedures	581
doctor visit	784
emergency care	15
hospital care	781
inpatient care	781
lab tests	655
nuclear scan	72
stress testing	217
ultrasound (sonogram)	399

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD treated as a cardiologist in Norwood, MA during 2013 were blood draw, lab tests, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	26
blood draw	886
cardiac procedures	613
doctor visit	1070
hospital care	281
inpatient care	281
lab tests	882
nuclear scan	55
stress testing	236
ultrasound (sonogram)	465

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD.

**Gender**
Male	512
Female	487

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	958
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	315
From 75 to 84	364
85 and over	250
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	37
Dementia	18
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD treated as a cardiologist in Norwood, MA during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	21
blood draw	821
cardiac procedures	690
doctor visit	1093
hospital care	198
inpatient care	198
lab tests	831
nuclear scan	58
preventive care	13
stress testing	214
ultrasound (sonogram)	559
vaccines	13

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD.

**Gender**
Male	878
Female	1163

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1929
Black	38
Hispanic	23
Asian	15
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	585
From 75 to 84	698
85 and over	539
Less than 65	219

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	33
Dementia	24
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD treated as a cardiologist in Norwood, MA during 2015 were lab tests, cardiac procedures, blood draw and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	36
blood draw	596
cardiac procedures	736
doctor visit	1321
hospital care	236
inpatient care	236
lab tests	900
nuclear scan	52
stress testing	248
ultrasound (sonogram)	586

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD.

**Gender**
Male	2160
Female	2688

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	4564
Black	78
Hispanic	64
Asian	0
Other	108
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1384
From 75 to 84	1584
85 and over	1280
Less than 65	600

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	34
Dementia	25
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD treated as a cardiologist in Norwood, MA during 2016 were cardiac procedures, lab tests, ultrasound (sonogram) and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	31
blood draw	237
cardiac procedures	801
doctor visit	1409
hospital care	363
inpatient care	344
lab tests	719
nuclear scan	75
outpatient care	19
stress testing	256
ultrasound (sonogram)	620

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1098
Female	1345

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2279
Black	59
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	55
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	712
From 75 to 84	810
85 and over	616
Less than 65	305

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	34
Dementia	24
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD treated as a cardiologist in Norwood, MA during 2017 were cardiac procedures, lab tests, ultrasound (sonogram) and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	34
cardiac procedures	812
doctor visit	1447
hospital care	454
inpatient care	454
lab tests	791
nuclear scan	72
stress testing	239
ultrasound (sonogram)	630

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1203
Female	1392

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2413
Black	56
Hispanic	37
Asian	0
Other	66
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	688
From 75 to 84	891
85 and over	729
Less than 65	287

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	34
Dementia	27
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD treated as a cardiologist in Norwood, MA during 2018 were cardiac procedures, lab tests, ultrasound (sonogram) and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	31
cardiac procedures	911
doctor visit	1492
hospital care	255
inpatient care	255
lab tests	684
nuclear scan	114
stress testing	318
ultrasound (sonogram)	677

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1127
Female	1365

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2325
Black	45
Hispanic	30
Asian	23
Other	69
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	726
From 75 to 84	801
85 and over	712
Less than 65	253

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	33
Dementia	27
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD treated as a cardiologist in Norwood, MA during 2019 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	995
doctor visit	1401
hospital care	227
inpatient care	227
lab tests	491
nuclear scan	90
stress testing	350
ultrasound (sonogram)	829
vascular procedures	23

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD.

**Gender**
Male	883
Female	960

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1719
Black	32
Hispanic	23
Asian	17
Other	52
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	577
From 75 to 84	609
85 and over	503
Less than 65	154

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	31
Dementia	24
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD treated as a cardiologist in Norwood, MA during 2020 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	729
doctor visit	1194
hospital care	65
inpatient care	65
lab tests	469
nuclear scan	44
stress testing	277
ultrasound (sonogram)	670
vascular procedures	52

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD.

**Gender**
Male	616
Female	607

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1148
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	37
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	404
From 75 to 84	430
85 and over	296
Less than 65	93

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	29
Dementia	18
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD treated as a cardiologist in Norwood, MA during 2021 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	594
doctor visit	1258
lab tests	456
nuclear scan	30
stress testing	203
ultrasound (sonogram)	552
vascular procedures	39

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD.

**Gender**
Male	479
Female	402

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	824
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	34
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	315
From 75 to 84	335
85 and over	193
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD treated as a cardiologist in Norwood, MA during 2022 were lab tests, cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	296
doctor visit	1376
lab tests	389
stress testing	70
ultrasound (sonogram)	279

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD.

**Gender**
Male	432
Female	384

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	761
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	35
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	265
From 75 to 84	326
85 and over	188
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD treated as a cardiologist in Norwood, MA were cardiac procedures, lab tests, blood draw and ultrasound (sonogram).

ambulatory monitoring	29
blood draw	639
cardiac procedures	705
doctor visit	1258
emergency care	15
hospital care	317
inpatient care	315
lab tests	660
nuclear scan	66
outpatient care	19
preventive care	13
stress testing	238
ultrasound (sonogram)	569
vaccines	13
vascular procedures	38

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD.

**Gender**
Male	853
Female	981

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	28
Asian / Pacific Islander	5
Non-Hispanic White	1720
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	20
Other	46

**Age**
75 to 84	622
85 and over	482
Less than 65	186
65 to 74	542

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	26
Dementia	18
Cancer	13

Education & Training

Dr. Waqar Ahmed Cheema, MD graduated from Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College in 1985. He completed residency at St Elizabeth's Medical Center Program. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College (1985)

Residency: St Elizabeth's Medical Center Program

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Massachusetts

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$423 XARELTO $313	INVOKANA $110
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$293 ENTRESTO $293
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$119 ELIQUIS $119
Pfizer Inc.	$93 ELIQUIS $49	PREVNAR 20 $26	PREVNAR 13 $18
Amgen Inc.	$77 Repatha $61	Corlanor $16
Other	$114 JARDIANCE $23	Definity $20	BRILINTA $18	BEVYXXA $16	PRALUENT $13	Other $23

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$940
Education	$180

Biography

Dr. Waqar Cheema practices adult cardiology. According to Doctor.com, new patients are welcome to contact Dr. Cheema's office in Norwood, MA. He is a graduate of Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College. Dr. Cheema (or staff) is conversant in Urdu and Punjabi.