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Dr. Malek Cheikh, MD
NPI1235363128PAC ID6507017605
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,227
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 678
- Part D claims, 2024
- 2,765
- Publications
- 2
- MIPS score, 2024
- 82
- Practice address
- 5601 Loch Raven Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21239
- Practice phone
- Call (443) 444-3902
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Malek Cheikh is an endocrinologist in Baltimore, Maryland
Dr. Cheikh practices at MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, part of MedStar Health.
Dr. Cheikh's NPI, 1235363128, was assigned on May 7, 2009. Dr. Cheikh graduated from Faculty of Medicine of Albaath University in 2008. Dr. Cheikh holds Maryland license D74950.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1235363128NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6507017605
- NPI enumeration date
- May 7, 2009
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (443) 444-3902
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 44
- Medical school graduation
- 2008
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Malek Cheikh practices at MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland
Dr. Cheikh's primary practice is MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital, at 5601 Loch Raven Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21239 in Baltimore City. The practice phone is (443) 444-3902.
- MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital5601 Loch Raven Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21239 · Baltimore CityPhone(443) 444-3902
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Malek Cheikh is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Cheikh's primary practice is MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, part of MedStar Health. Dr. Cheikh is also affiliated with The Johns Hopkins Hospital. The medical group on file is MedStar Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cheikh to 2 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 hospital outpatient department, each named with a free account.
The Johns Hopkins HospitalMedStar Medical Group2 hospitalsNames with a free account1 group practice or clinicName with a free account1 hospital outpatient departmentName with a free account
See all 7 affiliations for Dr. CheikhSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Malek Cheikh's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cheikh practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +5 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Malek Cheikh is one of 248 endocrinologists in Maryland
Endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism is Dr. Cheikh's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RE0101X. Dr. Cheikh is board certified in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Cheikh is licensed in Maryland.
Specialties and state licenses
- Endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, MarylandPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists chronic diabetes, chronic hypertension, diabetic emergency, enlarged thyroid, fluid and electrolyte imbalances, high cholesterol, hypercalcemia and osteoporosis among the conditions Dr. Cheikh treats.
Endocrinologists near Dr. Cheikh
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248endocrinologists in Maryland78endocrinologists in Baltimore3endocrinologists at MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Malek Cheikh billed Medicare for 1,227 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,227 Medicare services from Dr. Cheikh across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 678 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $65,000 for them.
Medicare services, 20241,227
Medicare patients678
Paid by Medicare$65,000
Procedure codes10
Dr. Cheikh's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 6782024: 7125%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 284
- Imaging
- 2023: 1662024: 19618%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 02024: 35
- Surgery
- 2023: 112024: 0100%
Where Dr. Cheikh's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office22218%
- In a facility1,00582%
Dr. Cheikh compared with the Maryland median for endocrinologists, 2024
- Dr. Cheikh
- Maryland median
- Medicare services
- 1,227vs 86941% above
- Medicare patients
- 678vs 3242.1 times
- Part D claims
- 2,368vs 1,21395% above
Medians across 227 endocrinologists in Maryland with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Cheikh's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Malek Cheikh treated 678 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 678 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cheikh in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 266 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 22% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.74, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cheikh's median patient age at 66, with 71% women.
Medicare patients, 2024678
Average age73
Average risk score1.74
Also on Medicaid22%
Dr. Cheikh's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Cheikh's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women53479%
- Men14421%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Cheikh's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis55%
- Diabetes47%
- Osteoporosis40%
- Chronic kidney disease37%
- Mood disorders34%
- Ischemic heart disease33%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Cheikh's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 66
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women71%
- Men28%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Malek Cheikh wrote 2,765 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Cheikh wrote 2,765 Medicare Part D claims for 344 patients. 45% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,368 of them, across 54 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,279,208 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,942 claims across 50 drugs.
Part D claims, 20242,765
Drugs named by CMS54
Total drug cost$1.3M
Part D patients344
Dr. Cheikh's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,249 claims45%
- Brand-name1,359 claims49%
- Other157 claims6%
Dr. Cheikh's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1,9422024: 2,36822%
Drugs named by CMS: 54 in 2024, 50 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Malek Cheikh scored 82 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 82 out of 100 for Dr. Cheikh for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Cheikh accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Cheikh as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Cheikh's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 82of 100Final score
- 67.9of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 69of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Malek Cheikh has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Cheikh, published from 2012 to 2025. Dr. Cheikh's most frequent co-authors are Aviram M. Giladi, MD, Mansur E. Shomali, MD and Scott Matthew Tintle, MD.
Papers2
Years published2012 to 2025
Dr. Cheikh's most frequent co-authors
- Aviram M. Giladi, MD1 shared paper
- Mansur E. Shomali, MD1 shared paper
- Scott Matthew Tintle, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Cheikh
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Malek Cheikh received $12,692 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 105 general payments to Dr. Cheikh from 30 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 60% of the total. Novo Nordisk Inc paid the most, $4,934. It also lists 1 research payment totaling $350 in 2024.
General payments to Dr. Cheikh by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Cheikh by kind, 2016 to 2025
$12.7Kin total
- Consulting fees$7,57160%
- Food and beverage$3,47827%
- Speaker and faculty fees$1,40011%
- Education$1371%
- Other$1061%
Companies that paid Dr. Cheikh the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Malek Cheikh graduated from Faculty of Medicine of Albaath University
Dr. Cheikh graduated from Faculty of Medicine of Albaath University in 2008.
- Medical school
- Board certified in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Malek Cheikh accepts plans from 16 insurance carriers
Dr. Cheikh is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
- Cigna
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Aspirus Health Plan
- +8 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Cheikh accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO11
- Medicare10
- HMO9
- EPO4
- POS4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Malek Cheikh's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Malek Cheikh's NPI number?
Dr. Malek Cheikh's NPI number is 1235363128. It was assigned on May 7, 2009, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Malek Cheikh?
Dr. Malek Cheikh is an endocrinologist in Baltimore, Maryland. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician (taxonomy code 207RE0101X).
Where does Dr. Malek Cheikh practice?
Dr. Cheikh practices at 5601 Loch Raven Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21239. Dr. Cheikh's primary practice is MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, part of MedStar Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cheikh to 2 hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 hospital outpatient department.
What is Dr. Malek Cheikh's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Cheikh is (443) 444-3902.
What is Dr. Malek Cheikh's medical license number?
Dr. Cheikh holds Maryland license D74950.
Which hospitals is Dr. Malek Cheikh affiliated with?
Dr. Cheikh practices at MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Cheikh is also affiliated with The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Cheikh to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Malek Cheikh part of?
Dr. Cheikh is linked to MedStar Medical Group.
Does Dr. Malek Cheikh accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Cheikh billed Medicare for 1,227 services in 2024, and Dr. Cheikh accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Malek Cheikh offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Cheikh as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Malek Cheikh's MIPS score?
Dr. Cheikh's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 82 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Malek Cheikh see?
CMS counts 678 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cheikh in 2024, with an average age of 73.
Is Dr. Malek Cheikh board certified?
Yes. Dr. Cheikh is board certified in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Malek Cheikh bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Cheikh's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), medicare service (G2211) and radiation oncology (77080).
Where did Dr. Malek Cheikh go to medical school?
Dr. Cheikh graduated from Faculty of Medicine of Albaath University in 2008.
What drugs does Dr. Malek Cheikh prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Cheikh's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ozempic, Levothyroxine Sodium and Trulicity.
Has Dr. Malek Cheikh received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $12,692 in general payments to Dr. Cheikh from 30 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Novo Nordisk Inc.
How long has Dr. Malek Cheikh been practicing?
Dr. Cheikh graduated from medical school in 2008, 18 years ago.
Does Dr. Malek Cheikh do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Cheikh, published from 2012 to 2025.
Who does Dr. Malek Cheikh publish with?
Dr. Cheikh's most frequent co-authors are Aviram M. Giladi, MD (1 shared paper), Mansur E. Shomali, MD (1 shared paper) and Scott Matthew Tintle, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Malek Cheikh accept?
Dr. Cheikh is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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