Dr. Sudha M. Cheekati, MD

Dr. Cheekati practices at Emory Specialty Associates in Decatur, Georgia.

Dr. Cheekati's NPI, 1629132907, was assigned on December 20, 2006. Dr. Cheekati holds Georgia license 053985.

Dr. Cheekati's primary practice is Emory Specialty Associates, at 101 W Ponce De Leon Ave, Decatur, GA 30030 in Dekalb County. The practice phone is (404) 778-4888.

Dr. Cheekati's primary practice is Emory Specialty Associates in Decatur, Georgia. Dr. Cheekati is also affiliated with Northside Hospital Atlanta. The medical group on file is Emory Healthcare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cheekati to 5 more hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics, 3 medical groups and 2 home health agencies, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cheekati practices, 11 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Cheekati's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Cheekati is licensed in Georgia.

CMS data shows 1,561 Medicare services from Dr. Cheekati across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 387 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $129,385 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 387 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cheekati in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 183 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.01, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cheekati's median patient age at 64, with 64% women.

In 2024, Dr. Cheekati wrote 5,463 Medicare Part D claims for 573 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,999 of them, across 79 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $214,523 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,429 claims across 79 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Dr. Cheekati for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Cheekati accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Cheekati as offering telehealth.

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Cheekati from 2 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Cardiovascular Systems Inc. paid the most, $115.