Subject Numbers Regarding Health Provider Authorizations
June 11, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akunne, Chima Paul | Newburgh | P06718-2W | April 12, 2021 |
| Alianell, Theresa Elizabeth | Mount Morris | C06354-7W | April 12, 2021 |
| Ariola, Hopkins Francisco G. | Garden City | 111125-1W | April 12, 2021 |
| Assalone, Natalie | Port Jefferson | 223450-8W | April 12, 2021 |
| Bapna, Jitendra | Plano | 221751-1W | April 12, 2021 |
| Berlin, Bruce Howard | Northport | 143789-6W | April 12, 2021 |
| Biasetti, John Philip | East Setauket | 096500-4W | April 12, 2021 |
| Boka, Ike Akos | Bonita Springs | 216493-7W | April 12, 2021 |
| Boyle, John | Ridgewood | PT035903-4W | April 12, 2021 |
| Brumberger, Keith Arthur | Scarsdale | 138875-0W | April 12, 2021 |
| Carmien-Rivard, Carol | Avon | C05226-8W | April 12, 2021 |
| Cera, Darryl P. | New York | C04009-9W | April 12, 2021 |
| Chander, Pranay | Niagara Falls | 296928-5W | April 12, 2021 |
| Cincotta, Armand J. | Jamesville | 104892-5W | April 12, 2021 |
| Cotanch, William Wayne | Rochester | 098806-3W | April 12, 2021 |
| Cruz-Soto, Aida M. | Yonkers | 182009-1W | April 12, 2021 |
| Cuneo, Peter W. | New York | 110132-8W | April 12, 2021 |
| Dapul, Geraldine Poscablo | Rochester | 279226-5W | April 12, 2021 |
| Elfaham, Basem S. | Northport | 129450-3W | April 12, 2021 |
| Ellwood, James William | Brooklyn | 162717-3W | April 12, 2021 |
| Facelle, Thomas L. | Suffern | 145054-3W | April 12, 2021 |
| Finkel, Morton | Yonkers | 086836-4W | April 12, 2021 |
| Friedman, Howard Samuel | New York | 101952-0W | April 12, 2021 |
| Gartner, Joseph Alvin | Charlotte | 160396-8W | April 12, 2021 |
| Gerbasi, Thomas R. | Lewiston | 131077-0W | April 12, 2021 |
| Golomb, Frederick Martin | New York | 070889-1W | April 12, 2021 |
| Gormley, Dennis J. | Staten Island | 109263-4B | April 12, 2021 |
| Grossman, James Ira | White Plains | 090924-2W | April 12, 2021 |
| Hashisho, Mazen M. | Playa Vista | 268410-8W | April 12, 2021 |
| Healy, Brian | New York | S13069-0W | April 12, 2021 |
| Herrington, Alyssa Marie | Greenwood | PT042705-4W | April 12, 2021 |
| Hsieh, Jong-Hwa | Santa Clara | 166076-0W | April 12, 2021 |
| Ivanick, Mark Joseph | Elmira | 139254-7W | April 12, 2021 |
| Jampol, Jesse Herbert | New York | 075885-4W | April 12, 2021 |
| Jimenez, Arthur C. | New York | 136726-7B | April 12, 2021 |
| Kachadourian, Aristaks | Binghamton | 094508-9B | April 12, 2021 |
| Kalnoki-Kis, Emese | Concord | 287964-1W | April 12, 2021 |
| Kapuscinska, Barbara | Delmar | 173869-9W | April 12, 2021 |
| Kaufman, Andrew Russell | Syracuse | 252397-5I | April 12, 2021 |
| Khan, Sardar Ali | Setauket | 113497-2W | April 12, 2021 |
| Kiamanesh, David Ashkan | Stony Brook | 271459-0W | April 12, 2021 |
| Kieler, Ann | Delmar | 129820-7W | April 13, 2021 |
| Klein, Guy | Victor | 282557-8W | April 13, 2021 |
| Korus, Adam Jeffrey | New Haven | 298901-0W | April 13, 2021 |
| LaPorta, Robert Frank | Avon | 180152-1W | April 13, 2021 |
| Liederson, Stuart | Newburgh | 209961-2W | April 13, 2021 |
| Light, Ruth Lewert | Patterson | 216660-1W | April 13, 2021 |
| Lingam, Diwakar Venkata | Hanover | 271833-6I | April 13, 2021 |
| Lloyd, John Mervyn | Westwood | 202611-0I | April 13, 2021 |
| Lups, Anna | Hudson | 093263-2W | April 13, 2021 |
| Lyapin, Alexander | Potsdam | 271546-4W | April 13, 2021 |
| Madani, M. Ali | Kingston | 097951-8W | April 13, 2021 |
| Manos, Christina | Delray Beach | 178740-7W | April 13, 2021 |
| McElroy, Laura Ann | Rochester | 271292-5W | April 13, 2021 |
| Mendiratta, Sham Sunder | Manhasset | 109980-3W | April 13, 2021 |
| Monks, James Joseph | Valley Cottage | C11289-8W | April 13, 2021 |
| Nadkarni, Prashant V. | Syracuse | 263201-6W | April 13, 2021 |
| Nayowith, Bruce E. | Great Barrington | 145956-9W | April 13, 2021 |
| Neubert, Lee Jacob | Horseheads | 280042-3W | April 13, 2021 |
| Novak, Larry I. | Fayetteville | 129876-9W | April 13, 2021 |
| Pal, Rakhi | Corning | 279561-5W | April 13, 2021 |
| Park, Ki Young | Lewisville | 200978-5W | April 13, 2021 |
| Patel, Manan Krishnakant | Piscataway | 262028-4B | April 13, 2021 |
| Patel, Pratima R. | Roslyn | 121706-6W | April 13, 2021 |
| Phillips, Howard Paul | Hawthorne | 137052-7W | April 13, 2021 |
| Pier, Linda Kennedy | Syracuse | 112949-3W | April 13, 2021 |
| Price, Erin Michelle | San Diego | 236112-9W | April 13, 2021 |
| Reyes, Reynaldo R. | Dix Hills | 113738-9W | April 13, 2021 |
| Rodgers, Thomas David | Chapel Hill | 283250-9W | April 13, 2021 |
| Salimi, Ali | Huntington | 194072-5W | April 13, 2021 |
| Schuster, Stephen Samuel | Airmont | 103202-8W | April 13, 2021 |
| Shah, Arvind R. | Old Westbury | 133221-2W | April 13, 2021 |
| Shapiro, Howard E. | New York | S06438-6B | April 13, 2021 |
| Sheikh, Ali H. | Lebanon | 269727-4W | April 13, 2021 |
| Silk, Paul R. | Latham | 130202-5W | April 13, 2021 |
| Soren, Stanley | Staten Island | 087892-6B | April 13, 2021 |
| Stelzer, Shelly Rae | Landenberg | 272307-0W | April 13, 2021 |
| Tecson, Maria Joycelynne Y. | Staten Island | 223429-2W | April 13, 2021 |
| Tillapaugh, Delaney Elizabeth | Apalachin | PT042797-1W | April 13, 2021 |
| Walker, Howard Alan | Plattsburgh | 098723-0W | April 13, 2021 |
| Walzer, James Paul | Syracuse | C08622-5W | April 13, 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