Subject Numbers Regarding Health Provider Authorizations
June 8, 2015
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdel, Malek Sarwat A. | New York | 121308-1W | February 17, 2015 |
| Adachi, Akinori | New Rochelle | 108864-0W | February 17, 2015 |
| Asgher, Javaid | Elmira | 140420-1W | February 17, 2015 |
| Balint, John A. | Slingerlands | 089951-8W | February 17, 2015 |
| Belin, Michael Wellington | Albany | 138408-0B | February 17, 2015 |
| Bernstein, Zale Peter | Buffalo | 147613-4B | February 17, 2015 |
| Blank, Arnold J. | New York | 153829-7W | February 17, 2015 |
| Bley, Michael I. | Forest Hills | 166626-2W | February 17, 2015 |
| Brachfeld, Norman | New York | 077394-5W | February 17, 2015 |
| Bulkin, Yekaterina | Garden City | 228985-8W | February 17, 2015 |
| Butler, Thomas | Larchmont | 114919-4W | February 17, 2015 |
| Campbell, Dwight Douglas | Glenfield | 213337-9W | February 17, 2015 |
| Carley, Margaret R. | Schenectady | 146377-7W | February 17, 2015 |
| Curran, Robert | Rockaway Park | C11290-6B | February 17, 2015 |
| Dangman, Barbara C. | Albany | 119909-0W | February 17, 2015 |
| De Luca, James Thomas | Forest Hills Garden | 079109-5W | February 17, 2015 |
| Donnelly, Beth L. | Red Hook | C05726-7B | February 17, 2015 |
| Doroghazi, Paul M. | Norwich | 186805-8W | February 17, 2015 |
| Fatimi, Khem Pradhan | Bellport | 123374-1W | February 17, 2015 |
| Gilboa, Raanan | Amherst | 190844-1W | February 17, 2015 |
| Girschick, Joseph Edward | Glen Head | 169872-9W | February 17, 2015 |
| Gnoj, Julian | Holliswood | 086395-1W | February 17, 2015 |
| Horowitz, Jason K. | Great Neck | C09708-1W | February 17, 2015 |
| Hou, Runhua | Rochester | 251000-6W | February 17, 2015 |
| Jacobsen, Ralph | Huntington | 092033-0W | February 17, 2015 |
| Joo, Kwang Gook | Buffalo | 131744-5W | February 17, 2015 |
| Kamath, K. Gopalakrishna A. | Utica | 115177-8W | February 17, 2015 |
| Kandel, Paul David | Bedford Hills | 111789-4B | February 17, 2015 |
| Kaplan, Sidney | Mr. Vernon | 078175-7W | February 17, 2015 |
| Klyszejko, Ryszard | Hopewell Junction | 193424-9W | February 17, 2015 |
| Kuhn, Jerald P. | West Seneca | 092190-8W | February 17, 2015 |
| Loo, Tsu Teng | St. James | 114638-0W | February 17, 2015 |
| Manion, James Jay | Marlboro | 087654-0W | February 17, 2015 |
| Occhino, Christopher M. | Hamburg | 229465-0W | February 17, 2015 |
| Okun, Herbert | Brooklyn | 080604-2W | February 17, 2015 |
| Parajuli, Sandesh | Rochester | 260678-8W | February 17, 2015 |
| Patel, Harilal Nathalal | Southold | 105888-2W | February 17, 2015 |
| Pinals, Donald Jay | New Rochelle | 082543-0W | February 17, 2015 |
| Piro, Louis John Jr. | Newark | 136551-9W | February 17, 2015 |
| Reizes, Ilan | Forest Hills | 140108-2W | February 17, 2015 |
| Rodriguez, Enrique Tomas | Buffalo | C07694-5B | February 17, 2015 |
| Rosenthal, Elizabeth Robbins | Larchmont | 102754-9W | February 17, 2015 |
| Rosner, Fred | Far Rockaway | 084261-7W | February 17, 2015 |
| Rothe, Irving | Binghamton | 075484-6W | February 17, 2015 |
| Sandhu, Kirpal Singh | Southampton | 142057-9W | February 17, 2015 |
| Satran, Richard | Rochester | 080129-0W | February 17, 2015 |
| Savett, Marc I. | Jamestown | 136316-7W | February 17, 2015 |
| Sternfeld, Nancy L. | Cortland | 142815-0W | February 17, 2015 |
| Swana, Fidel S. | Goshen | 114263-7W | February 17, 2015 |
| Tan, Ramon K. | East Amherst | 097395-8B | February 17, 2015 |
| Thorne, Eric Paul | North Tonawanda | C01847-5W | February 17, 2015 |
| Toma, Sabah Salman | Johnson City | 157655-2W | February 17, 2015 |
| Tran, Tony Khoa | New York | C12098-2B | February 17, 2015 |
| Trinkoff, Grace Helen | Bronx | C05374-6B | February 17, 2015 |
| Vashi, Hasumati A. | Staten Island | 113864-3W | February 17, 2015 |
| Werthwein-Howard, Suzanne | Fresh Meadows | C07608-5B | February 17, 2015 |
| Yamin, Juan | Staten Island | 094089-0W | February 17, 2015 |
| Zinner, Elmer N. | Vestal | 078520-4W | February 17, 2015 |
* Providers authorized to treat only, have an authorization number ending in "W" – Providers authorized to treat and perform independent medical examinations, have an authorization number ending in "B" – Providers authorized to perform independent medical examinations only, 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.
Robert E. Beloten
Chair