Subject Numbers Regarding Health Provider Authorizations
January 18, 2022
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abeles, Ruth Hsiu-Ts Cheng | Stony Brook | 300319-1W | November 18, 2021 |
| Adler, Jack Joseph | Durham | 098677-8W | November 18, 2021 |
| Agrawal, Ram B. | Watervliet | 109783-1W | November 18, 2021 |
| Ahmed, Khadija Looloomarjan | Syracuse | 209478-7W | November 19, 2021 |
| Alabsi, Eyad | Rochester | 255792-4W | November 18, 2021 |
| Angelli, Jeffrey P. | Arcade | C06180-6B | November 18, 2021 |
| Ayre, H. Brandon | Manchester | 145359-6I | November 18, 2021 |
| Barzel, Uriel Shimon | Riverdale | 082617-2W | November 18, 2021 |
| Bennett, Joe Meredith | New York | 295105-1W | November 18, 2021 |
| Bentivegna, Santo William | Webster | S08122-4W | November 18, 2021 |
| Britton, Carmelita V. | Sackets Harbor | 159614-7W | November 18, 2021 |
| Brunken, Richard C. | Chagrin Falls | 226979-3W | November 18, 2021 |
| Bush, Cierra D. | Campti | PT043762-4W | November 18, 2021 |
| Casler, Patricia C. | Valley Stream | OT001444-9W | November 18, 2021 |
| Chang, Chi Ho | Irvington | 124375-7W | November 18, 2021 |
| Cuca, Nexhip | Kew Gardens | OT022709-0W | November 18, 2021 |
| Daddario, John Anthony | Syracuse | 127856-3W | November 18, 2021 |
| Devi, Sarala A. | White Plains | 111247-3W | November 18, 2021 |
| Dinorcia, Donna Jo | Verona | PT043094-2W | November 18, 2021 |
| Dowlatshahi, Bahram | Fairport | 140917-6W | November 18, 2021 |
| Du Bois, Dennis Perry | Clarence | 109610-6W | November 18, 2021 |
| Ellis, Robert H. | Stockton | S06166-3W | November 18, 2021 |
| Engel, Mushka | Brooklyn | PT039974-1W | November 19, 2021 |
| Fagen, Leonard | Eastport | P02044-7W | November 18, 2021 |
| Farah, Richard Fuad | Syracuse | 163262-9W | November 18, 2021 |
| Fegely, Jessica Marie | Bangor | PT039970-9W | November 18, 2021 |
| Ferrante, Ralph Mario | Nyack | C02640-3W | November 18, 2021 |
| Fink, Gregory Welsmann | Memphis | 211367-8W | November 18, 2021 |
| Fischer, Abigail | Purchase | OT014616-7W | November 18, 2021 |
| Foster, Cora Lee | Ithaca | 203744-8W | November 18, 2021 |
| Fox, Stewart | Lynbrook | 186969-2W | November 18, 2021 |
| Gadol, Alan Strauss | Jericho | S10970-2W | November 18, 2021 |
| Ganal, Edmund Anthony | Ridgefield | 274231-0W | November 18, 2021 |
| Gennaro, Richard Francis, Jr. | Poughquag | C07804-0W | November 18, 2021 |
| Gentile, Megan Elizabeth | Walworth | OT022670-4W | November 18, 2021 |
| Gillick, John J. | Buffalo | S06284-4W | November 18, 2021 |
| Gross, Joseph | New York | 085449-7W | November 18, 2021 |
| Gunther, Ryan Kenneth | Sayville | PA022386-7W | November 18, 2021 |
| Hanley, Theodore E. | Monroe | 187032-8W | November 18, 2021 |
| Horton, April Carol | Millbrook | 256069-6W | November 18, 2021 |
| Isani, Alamgir | Englewood Cliffs | 136189-8B | November 18, 2021 |
| Izzo, Leonard Dominic | Northport | C02514-0W | November 18, 2021 |
| Jaffe, Jacob | Bronx | S03399-3W | November 19, 2021 |
| Jones, Armeisha D. | Brooklyn | C10082-8W | November 18, 2021 |
| Kane, Eleanor Cohn | Rhinebeck | 082051-4W | November 18, 2021 |
| Kazmann, Luis | Brooklyn | 191790-5W | November 18, 2021 |
| Keith, Charles | Bayside | S10610-4W | November 19, 2021 |
| Kij, Joseph Francis, Jr. | Lackawanna | 081034-1W | November 19, 2021 |
| Kim, Dennis Dae-Joo | Scarsdale | 130231-4W | November 19, 2021 |
| Labinson, Robert M. | Wailuku | 146683-8W | November 19, 2021 |
| Le Thuy, Lynne T. | Pensacola | OT020483-4W | November 19, 2021 |
| Lerner, Robert M. | Rochester | 135062-8W | November 19, 2021 |
| Lipkowitz, Marvin Harold | North New Hyde Park | 081747-8W | November 19, 2021 |
| Lombardi, Ann Marie | Louisville | 178581-5W | November 19, 2021 |
| Lopiano, Steven Nicholas | Holmes | P03763-1W | November 19, 2021 |
| Magnano, Anthony Paul | West Seneca | C02613-0B | November 19, 2021 |
| Marshall, Stephen Neal | Syracuse | P02286-4W | November 19, 2021 |
| Marx, Herbert John | Cooperstown | 086401-7W | November 19, 2021 |
| Massoud, Bryan J. | Glenrock | 275284-8W | November 19, 2021 |
| McCann, John Terence | Stuart | S15944-2W | November 19, 2021 |
| McDonald, Edward N. | Rochester | 129390-1W | November 19, 2021 |
| Mehta, Leena | Rochester | 140922-6W | November 19, 2021 |
| Mehta, Natasha Chand | Rochester | 292823-2W | November 19, 2021 |
| Menon, Anandavalli | Herkimer | 112914-7W | November 19, 2021 |
| Merladet, John | Kissimmee | S14947-7I | November 19, 2021 |
| Metwally, Ashraf Ahmed | Staten Island | 223064-7W | November 19, 2021 |
| Metz, Paul | New Paltz | 081521-7W | November 19, 2021 |
| Miller, Charles | Great Neck | S03156-7W | November 19, 2021 |
| Miner, R. Edward | Rochester | 125942-3W | November 19, 2021 |
| Mong, Ting Kao | New York | 094180-7W | November 18, 2021 |
| Moon, Kyoung J. | Calverton | 125640-3W | November 18, 2021 |
| Moss, Dennis Steven | Fairport | 115675-1W | November 18, 2021 |
| Ney, Gershon C. | Little Neck | 183541-2B | November 18, 2021 |
| Orlowski, Barbara Katcher | Carmel Hamlet | S09907-7W | November 18, 2021 |
| Paranjpe, Jayant R. | Glens Falls | 144900-8W | November 18, 2021 |
| Paster, Michael Charles | Guilderland | C05455-3B | November 18, 2021 |
| Patel, Amish | Madison | 258977-8W | November 18, 2021 |
| Pierz, Joseph J. | Stratford | 130905-3W | November 19, 2021 |
| Raman, Nellepelly Krishna | East Meadow | 171751-1W | November 18, 2021 |
| Rao, Archana Chandrakant | Carrboro | 285405-7W | November 19, 2021 |
| Renick, Stephen, Jr. | Clermont | C02538-9I | November 18, 2021 |
| Ribeiro, Anibal E. | Staten Island | 140112-4W | November 18, 2021 |
| Rimash, Rorick T. | Loudonville | 105078-0W | November 18, 2021 |
| Rubinstein, Tal Joshua | Slingerlands | 293720-9W | November 18, 2021 |
| Ruder, Chunilal Bhana | Stony Brook | 115645-4W | November 18, 2021 |
| Ryder, Richard A. | Jasper | 119559-3W | November 18, 2021 |
| Satran, George | New York | 079806-6W | November 18, 2021 |
| Schulman, Robert J. | Buffalo | 126079-3W | November 18, 2021 |
| Schwartz, Kenneth Stephen | Bedford Hills | 116358-3B | November 18, 2021 |
| Scrivani, Joseph Vincent | Fayetteville | 099089-5W | November 18, 2021 |
| Seides, Sim Warren | Hartsdale | 085311-9W | November 18, 2021 |
| Sharef, Sadik Mohamed | East Amherst | 284425-6W | November 18, 2021 |
| Soe, Kevin Lwin Aung | Middletown | 254705-7W | November 18, 2021 |
| Sofair, Audrey Fawn | Armonk | 194228-3W | November 18, 2021 |
| Stritzler, Ronald | Roslyn Heights | 086736-6W | November 18, 2021 |
| Talma, Theodore E. | Latham | 147740-5W | November 18, 2021 |
| Tapia, Luis A. | Elmira | 105018-6W | November 18, 2021 |
| Tsakis, Christiane C. | Port Washington | 117358-2W | November 18, 2021 |
| Tsinis, Mariya Fridrikhovna | Brooklyn | 217276-5W | November 18, 2021 |
| Velasquez, Bernardino Rene | Scottsdale | 249110-8W | November 18, 2021 |
| Washburn, Amy Catherine | Rochester | PT043092-6W | November 19, 2021 |
| Watson, Kathleen | Brooklyn | 123420-2W | November 18, 2021 |
| Yu, Jian Chu | Hauppauge | 144252-4W | November 19, 2021 |
| Zerbe, Ronald L. | Oneonta | 120018-7W | November 18, 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