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Subject Number 046-1395 February 2021 Removals from the List of Authorized Health Care Providers

Subject Numbers Regarding Health Provider Authorizations

April 9, 2021

Pursuant to Workers' Compensation Law § 13-b, a provider must be licensed and registered with the New York State Education Department in order to maintain a Workers' Compensation Board authorization(s).

The following have been removed from the list of providers authorized to treat injured workers and/or perform independent medical examinations within the New York State workers' compensation system based on information provided by the New York State Education Department indicating that they do not currently have an active license to practice medicine in New York State.

NAME LAST KNOWN CITY OF PRACTICE AUTHORIZATION NUMBER* EFFECTIVE DATE
Abiona, Margaret Lloyd Harbor 187859-4W February 16, 2021
Akhtar, Anita Delhi 280350-0W February 16, 2021
Albanese, Margaret Utica 154303-2B February 16, 2021
Ardeljan, Johny Denis Wilmington 253857-7W February 16, 2021
Artienda, Triponia T. Brooklyn 111127-7W February 16, 2021
Auguste, Gesner Louis Brooklyn 161141-7W February 16, 2021
Avula, Jayashree Staten Island 149473-1W February 16, 2021
Beckles, Daniel Lincoln Johnson City 229885-9W February 16, 2021
Behfarin, Parviz Great Neck 119573-4B February 16, 2021
Bernett, Timothy M. Sayre 168844-9W February 16, 2021
Betts, Robert Frank Rochester 105980-7W February 16, 2021
Blau, Jamie L. New York C09648-9B February 16, 2021
Boginsky, Irene Brooklyn 215383-1W February 16, 2021
Bradford, Michael Jay Locust Valley 094887-7W February 16, 2021
Bridgman, Philip Moses Hannawa Falls 166862-3W February 16, 2021
Brown, Richard Thomas Depew C11608-9B February 16, 2021
Budny, James L. Buffalo 134533-9B February 16, 2021
Chaudhri, Aftab A. Syosset 129940-3W February 16, 2021
Cohen, Stephen Eric Merrick C12180-8W February 16, 2021
Corsones, James P. Kingston 149865-8W February 16, 2021
Costa, John George Highland 147941-9W February 16, 2021
Culliford, Alfred Thomas, III New York 107782-5W February 16, 2021
Demetros, John Thomas Williamsburg C11794-7W February 16, 2021
Elwell, Bruce Robert Marcy 186462-8W February 16, 2021
Engel, Sara Rose Setauket PT042354-1W February 16, 2021
Eshkenazi, Azariah Forest Hills 128543-6B February 16, 2021
Fisher, Barry G. Great Neck 131062-2W February 16, 2021
Gobran, Emad Nabil Holmdel 272829-3W February 16, 2021
Gross, Robert Steven Wantagh 138491-6W February 16, 2021
Hamlin, Robert Lee, Jr. Brooklyn 102938-8W February 16, 2021
Haan, Lucy E. New York 176108-9W February 16, 2021
Houle, Melinda Ann Rochester C12708-6W February 16, 2021
Isaac, Lisa Michelle Oak Park S19787-1I February 16, 2021
Izquierdo, Richard Bronx 086624-4W February 16, 2021
James, Harold Richard, Jr. Brooklyn 213883-2W February 16, 2021
Jordan, Charles E. Geneva 131642-1B February 16, 2021
Kulkarni, Shashikant A. Parkland 136727-5W February 16, 2021
Lehine, Tanya Peachtree Corners 228190-5W February 16, 2021
Masterson, Lee Thomas Delmar C03627-9W February 16, 2021
Mateya, Louis Paul, Jr. Leland 184887-8W February 16, 2021
McKeena, Irene E. Rochester PT026002-6W February 16, 2021
Millard, Richard Woodworth Rochester S09207-2B February 16, 2021
Montejo, Alejandra New York OT019621-2W February 16, 2021
Mulryne, Colleen Mary Little Egg Harbor C12726-8W February 16, 2021
Ness, William Carl New York 177864-6B February 16, 2021
Neumann, Krystof J. Blacksburg 243462-9W February 16, 2021
Patel, Amrish A. Belleville 207868-1W February 16, 2021
Patel, Arjun J. Vestal 112226-6B February 16, 2021
Paxton, Debra Lyn Elmira 246315-6W February 16, 2021
Quinnonez, Celia Ann Orlando 153511-1W February 16, 2021
Raeder, Ernst Albrecht Christian Setauket 170127-5W February 16, 2021
Rainone, Francine Michelle Lea Latham 198369-1W February 16, 2021
Rhodes, Jeffrey Mitchell Oklahoma City 214018-4W February 16, 2021
Roistacher, Richard B. Nyack 213347-8I February 16, 2021
Rosenberg, Steven I. Sandia Park 158686-6W February 16, 2021
Scherer, Philip Warren, Jr. Brooklyn C06800-9B February 16, 2021
Seddiq, Karim Mohammad Vienna 130120-9W February 16, 2021
Seetharammohan, Harish Raj Cooperstown 281738-5W February 16, 2021
Sembrano, Cezar Y. Fishkill 115416-0W February 16, 2021
Shah, Ronak Tushar Stony Brook 281096-8W February 16, 2021
Shanies, Stanley Alvin Roslyn 105008-7W February 16, 2021
Smith, Thomas Howard Stony Brook 115958-1W February 16, 2021
Stein, Philip Gordon Rochester 228424-8W February 16, 2021
Strome, Robert Richard Great Neck 097604-3W February 16, 2021
Sullivan, Jessica Newark PA013672-1W February 16, 2021
Sznajder, Jaime Lawrence 152644-1W February 16, 2021
Tamburo, Michael Bellmore 253268-7W February 16, 2021
VanPraagh, Ian Gerald Lou St. James 091367-3W February 16, 2021
Virojanapa, Justin Noble New York 268424-9W February 16, 2021
Winter, Abraham Tobias Elmhurst 080667-9W February 16, 2021
Yun-Huh, Esther M. Portland 184644-3W February 16, 2021

*Providers authorized to treat and perform independent medical examinations have an authorization number ending in B. Providers authorized to only treat have an authorization number ending in W. Providers authorized to only perform independent medical examinations have an authorization number ending in I.

These providers are prohibited from rendering treatment and care to injured workers and/or from performing independent medical examinations. Reports submitted for services rendered prior to the effective date are valid but are invalid for any services rendered on or after that date. Requests to cross-examine any of the above for services rendered prior to the effective date should not be denied due to the removal of their authorizations.

Any questions regarding the authorized lists should be referred to the Medical Director's Office at 1 (800) 781-2362.

Clarissa M. Rodriguez
Chair