Subject Numbers Regarding Health Provider Authorizations
May 17, 2016
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hulnick, Donald H. | Ridgefield | 137913-0W | March 3, 2016 |
| Aliano, David | Flushing | 133726-0W | March 14, 2016 |
| Augustin, Tamara Lynn | Stony Brook | 266971-1W | March 14, 2016 |
| Bagla, Sharwan K. | Smithtown | 127799-5W | March 14, 2016 |
| Barbera, Angela Au | Albany | 264706-3W | March 14, 2016 |
| Barrows, Randolph Corbin, Jr. | Fort Montgomery | 168477-8W | March 14, 2016 |
| Bianco, James Francis | Woodside | C08925-2B | March 14, 2016 |
| Bleier, Jody S. | Manlius | 136547-7W | March 14, 2016 |
| Bosniak, Morton Arthur | New York | 078716-8W | March 14, 2016 |
| Carluen, Leonor Velasco | Ozone Park | 151285-4W | March 14, 2016 |
| Celis, Edgar | New York | 257835-9W | March 14, 2016 |
| Chopra, Swaran Lata | Vestal | 130941-8W | March 14, 2016 |
| Clum, Donald Cameron | Patchogue | C11909-1W | March 14, 2016 |
| Cotroneo, Vincent Serafino | Buffalo | 041576-0W | March 14, 2016 |
| Coyle, Charles Francis, Jr. | Rochester | P02374-8B | March 14, 2016 |
| Deregis, David Leonard | Ithaca | 264336-9B | March 14, 2016 |
| Eckert, Ronald J. J. | Orchard Park | 115795-7W | March 14, 2016 |
| Ehlert, Kurt J. | Jamestown | 256584-4B | March 14, 2016 |
| Elfar, Mohamed Soliman Ahmed | Jamesville | 268151-8W | March 14, 2016 |
| Fedarau, Maksim Aleksandrovich | Sacramento | 251569-0W | March 14, 2016 |
| Fruehan, Charles Thomas | Dewitt | 092474-6W | March 14, 2016 |
| Guo, Bev Ying | Hawthorne | 255160-4W | March 14, 2016 |
| Hinterbuchner, Catherine Nicolaides | Rye | 083048-9W | March 14, 2016 |
| Hsu, Antony Po-Yu | Ithaca | 249082-9W | March 14, 2016 |
| Hwang, Andrew | Irving | 240533-0W | March 14, 2016 |
| Jha, Shalinee | Syracuse | 266747-5W | March 14, 2016 |
| Kanaan, Camille Munir | Albany | 149551-4W | March 14, 2016 |
| Kessler, David Ascher | Port Jefferson | 113042-6W | March 14, 2016 |
| Khatchatrian, Andranik Vahan | Brooklyn | 231254-4W | March 14, 2016 |
| Kimball, William H. | Watertown | S06662-1B | March 14, 2016 |
| Klein, David H. | New York | C03526-3W | March 14, 2016 |
| Komisar, Arnold | New York | 127318-4W | March 14, 2016 |
| Krueger, Joseph B. | Elmira | 173485-4W | March 14, 2016 |
| Kumar, Suket | Wappingers Falls | C11539-6W | March 14, 2016 |
| Lavrenov, Aleksander Valentinov | Brooklyn | P06226-6W | March 14, 2016 |
| Lehrfeld, Jerome Warner | Commack | 088076-5W | March 14, 2016 |
| Lewis, Harvey Yale | Liverpool | 146809-9B | March 14, 2016 |
| Lutz, Robert Edward, Jr. | Farmingdale | C10086-9W | March 14, 2016 |
| Maffucci, Emil Edward | Larchmont | 072905-3W | March 14, 2016 |
| Mepani, Bhupendra P. | Lewiston | 122592-9W | March 14, 2016 |
| Messerschmitt, Patrick James | Poughkeepsie | 265610-6W | March 14, 2016 |
| Meuwissen, Hilaire Jan Willem | Delmar | 114525-9W | March 14, 2016 |
| Miller, Ronald A. | Syracuse | 075069-5B | March 14, 2016 |
| Nestler, Kenneth Gregory | Portland | C05233-4W | March 14, 2016 |
| Pandula, Abhinetri | Albany | 256851-7W | March 14, 2016 |
| Payne, Kevin Stuart | San Ramon | 274117-1W | March 14, 2016 |
| Piluso, Laura | Milford | P05448-7B | March 14, 2016 |
| Pinto, Sal Anthony | Utica | C11381-3W | March 14, 2016 |
| Poggi, John Andrew | Delmar | 081364-2W | March 14, 2016 |
| Santos, Alan Christopher | Lubbock | 152491-7W | March 14, 2016 |
| Savitzky, Margaret H. | Forest Hills | C07835-4B | March 14, 2016 |
| Scaglione, Philip Herbert | Ebensburg | 219766-3W | March 14, 2016 |
| Shin, Kwang H. | Eggertsville | 128135-1W | March 14, 2016 |
| Skaria, Shaji D. | Stony Brook | 257940-7W | March 14, 2016 |
| Sreedharan, Iyyadorai | Scarsdale | 149974-8W | March 14, 2016 |
| Stark, Jeffrey M. | Oceanside | P03165-9B | March 14, 2016 |
| Steingart, Joyce | New York | S03190-6W | March 14, 2016 |
| Sullivan, Thomas Joseph | Auburn | 173877-2B | March 14, 2016 |
| Toth, Andrew | Williamsville | C12255-8W | March 14, 2016 |
| Trovato, Dennis | Macedon | C01548-9W | March 14, 2016 |
| Villanueva, Rey O. | New York | 117959-7W | March 14, 2016 |
| Walden, William David | New York | 084462-1W | March 14, 2016 |
| Williams, John Christopher | Danville | 155781-8W | March 14, 2016 |
| Wong, Man Chiu | New York | 133101-6W | March 14, 2016 |
* 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