Subject Numbers Regarding Health Provider Authorizations
July 6, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amato, Cynthia Lynn | N Tonowanda | C12208-7W | May 13, 2021 |
| Arora, Komal | Johnson City | 291360-6W | May 13, 2021 |
| Arora, Satish K. | Buffalo | 141571-0W | May 13, 2021 |
| Attalienti, Gregory P. | Mamaroneck | C06297-8W | May 13, 2021 |
| Brenner, Stephen Michael | Scarsdale | 090574-5W | May 13, 2021 |
| Campbell, Lawrence Daniel | Bayshore | 166249-3W | May 13, 2021 |
| Carpiniello, Frank Vincent | Staten Island | 160415-6W | May 13, 2021 |
| Catania, Raymond | Warren | 183351-6W | May 13, 2021 |
| Cohen, Shoel Mark | Brookhaven | S04372-9W | May 13, 2021 |
| Comstock, Gordon F. | Arcade | 134678-2W | May 13, 2021 |
| Demme, Richard Anthony | Pittsford | 214176-0W | May 13, 2021 |
| Desai, Suchi Hitendra | East Meadow | PT035620-4W | May 13, 2021 |
| Donaldson, Cara Lynn | Baldwin | S12354-7W | May 13, 2021 |
| Drucker, Barry L. | Boynton Beach | 113906-2W | May 13, 2021 |
| Federman, Jay | Dix Hills | 080099-5W | May 13, 2021 |
| Fink, Steven Marc | Purchase | 144943-8W | May 13, 2021 |
| Finnerty, Thomas C. | Elmira | 119674-0W | May 13, 2021 |
| Foto, Anthony A. | Massapequa | 208853-2W | May 13, 2021 |
| Georgsson, Sverrir O. | New York | 102873-7W | May 13, 2021 |
| Gilkar, Nazir A. | Lockport | 131860-9W | May 13, 2021 |
| Glezerman, Tatyana Boris | New York | 205667-9W | May 13, 2021 |
| Goffner, Lori | Hewlett Harbor | 166796-3W | May 13, 2021 |
| Gonzalez, Manuel | Webster | 102361-3W | May 13, 2021 |
| Grethlein, Sara Jo | Seattle | 196006-1W | May 13, 2021 |
| Gupta, Simhadri Muralidhar | Piscataway | 202659-9W | May 13, 2021 |
| Halper, Tanya Nanayakkara | Rockville Centre | 272567-9W | May 13, 2021 |
| Hamilton, William G. | New York | 094655-8W | May 13, 2021 |
| Hamlin, Paul Anthony | Roslyn Heights | 101442-2W | May 13, 2021 |
| Hecht, Mary E. | New York | 099446-7W | May 13, 2021 |
| Herard, Pierre Reynold | Utica | 201050-2B | May 13, 2021 |
| Holbrook, Edward | Averill Park | 120909-7W | May 13, 2021 |
| Holland, Sandra Joan | Cortland | 169108-8W | May 13, 2021 |
| Howard, Elliott Jay | New York | 075863-1W | May 13, 2021 |
| Kafa, Ammar | Massena | 270868-3W | May 13, 2021 |
| Karp, Steven | Ossining | 145000-6W | May 13, 2021 |
| Kashani, Abbas | Manteca | 203671-3B | May 13, 2021 |
| Kerness, Wayne Jared | Norwood | 117570-2I | May 13, 2021 |
| Kessler, James Martin | New York | 252445-2B | May 13, 2021 |
| Kesten, Bruce Stephen | Summerville | C06603-7B | May 13, 2021 |
| King, John M. | Oneida | 136204-5W | May 13, 2021 |
| Kornstein, Andrew Nelson | Wilton | 171308-0W | May 13, 2021 |
| Lesko, William Stephen | Clifton | 090619-8W | May 13, 2021 |
| Lewis, James E. | Clay | 075408-5W | May 13, 2021 |
| Lodespoto, Joseph J., Jr. | Valley Stream | C10708-8W | May 13, 2021 |
| Luhmann, Kurt Christian | Tallahassee | 182911-8W | May 13, 2021 |
| Macler Henry H Jr | White Oak | 130883-2W | May 13, 2021 |
| Maguire, Francis Michael | Gilbert | 260563-2W | May 13, 2021 |
| Manns, Jack Eugene | Cooperstown | 287947-6W | May 13, 2021 |
| Mansoor, Qaiser | Teaneck | 229911-3W | May 13, 2021 |
| Mapes, Chad Michael | Rochester | PT015101-9W | May 13, 2021 |
| Mechali, Pierre Dominique | Brooklyn | 269807-4W | May 13, 2021 |
| Mehta, Sampath | Hartsdale | 117844-1W | May 13, 2021 |
| Mondschein, Keith Daniel | Amherst | C11746-7W | May 13, 2021 |
| Moscati, Ronald M., Jr. | Buffalo | 165314-6W | May 13, 2021 |
| Moser, Frederick David | Lakewood | 162267-9W | May 13, 2021 |
| Napora, Keriann Lauren | Long Beach | PA021739-8W | May 13, 2021 |
| Neely, Michael John | New York | 230849-2W | May 13, 2021 |
| Novick, Howard Isaac | Lake Placid | 148366-8W | May 13, 2021 |
| O'Neil, David Charles | Orchard Park | 172109-1W | May 13, 2021 |
| Park, Dong Sun | Palisades Park | C12249-1W | May 13, 2021 |
| Patel, Mangubhai G. | Hicksville | 110006-4W | May 13, 2021 |
| Pattugalan, Tomas M., Jr. | Jamaica | 151214-4W | May 13, 2021 |
| Phillips, Leroy John, III | Fishkill | 220243-0W | May 13, 2021 |
| Pullman, Madelyn D. | Staten Island | 122312-2W | May 13, 2021 |
| Quellman, Joseph L. | Lake Luzerne | 109192-5W | May 13, 2021 |
| Raguthu, Simhachalam | Missouri | 141323-6W | May 13, 2021 |
| Ramanath, Hassan K. | Pittsford | 110704-4W | May 13, 2021 |
| Rinne, Katrina Lauren | Telluride | PT042712-0W | May 13, 2021 |
| Rubinstein, Joan | Patchogue | 168760-7W | May 13, 2021 |
| Sabanayagam, Muthukrishna | Dix Hills | 119353-1W | May 13, 2021 |
| Sadean, Mihai Rares | Stony Brook | 213303-1W | May 13, 2021 |
| Sayers, Peter Mayo | Keene | 181833-5W | May 13, 2021 |
| Schiller, Bradford Cyr | Yonkers | 201295-3W | May 13, 2021 |
| Schwartz, Seymour Ira | Pittsford | 072189-4W | May 13, 2021 |
| Shepko, Stanley Leonard | New York | 092719-4W | May 13, 2021 |
| Slomovits, Miriam | Woodmere | S06489-9W | May 13, 2021 |
| Stadnyk, Irene Chrysanta | New York | 221637-2W | May 13, 2021 |
| Suarez, Pedro Angel | Brentwood | 153548-3W | May 13, 2021 |
| Tabone, Michael Frank | Williamsville | 279668-8W | May 13, 2021 |
| Taraski, Bernadette J. | New York | C02882-1W | May 13, 2021 |
| Thanawalla, Farid A. | Williamsville | 297265-1W | May 13, 2021 |
| Tshamala, Joseph Bulaba | Rochester | C13054-4B | May 13, 2021 |
| Turski, Damian V. | Buffalo | P03690-6W | May 13, 2021 |
| Werth, Thomas Edward | Rochester | 260608-5W | May 13, 2021 |
| Williams-Weekes, Terri Antrenas | Latham | 203223-3W | May 13, 2021 |
| Wilson, Thomas Allen | Stony Brook | 151531-1W | May 13, 2021 |
| Wimpfheimer, Felix | Bronx | 046100-4W | May 13, 2021 |
| Witmer, Thomas Woodhull | Rochester | 110524-6W | May 13, 2021 |
| Wogalter, David Franklin | Pleasant Valley | 173457-3W | May 13, 2021 |
| Zelanka, Ivy Beth | New York | C03991-9B | May 13, 2021 |
| Zizzi, Joseph Anthony, Jr. | Orchard Park | 170282-8W | May 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