Subject Numbers Regarding Health Provider Authorizations
December 30, 2013
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guterman, Eli | Fayetteville, NY | C11810-1B | October 4, 2013 |
| Lopedote, Andrew | Hicksville, NY | C06407-3W | October 4, 2013 |
| Peyser, Seth | Gardiner, NY | C05852-1B | October 4, 2013 |
| Berg, Perry | New York, NY | 073028-3W | October 11, 2013 |
| Boonvisudhi, Kitima | Victor, NY | 204411-3W | October 11, 2013 |
| Cooley, William | Remsen, NY | 095698-7W | October 11, 2013 |
| Cuozzo, Daniel | Out of State | 202324-0W | October 11, 2013 |
| Davis, Martin | Troy, NY | 082593-5W | October 11, 2013 |
| Decruz, Margaret | Brooklyn, NY | C05167-4W | October 11, 2013 |
| Deol, Sandeep | Middletown, NY | 261784-3W | October 11, 2013 |
| Di Carlo, Philip | Out of State | 262088-8W | October 11, 2013 |
| Esposito, Albert | Patchogue, NY | P01845-8W | October 11, 2013 |
| French, Myra | New Paltz, NY | C04524-7W | October 11, 2013 |
| Friedman, Burton | Roslyn Heights, NY | 078151-8W | October 11, 2013 |
| Friedman, James | Out of State | 154438-6W | October 11, 2013 |
| Goligorsky, Michael | Valhalla, NY | 176428-1W | October 11, 2013 |
| Gusenoff, Jeffrey | Out of State | 249709-7W | October 11, 2013 |
| Harber, Leonard | New York, NY | 075509-0W | October 11, 2013 |
| Hartstein, David | East Hampton, NY | C10282-4W | October 11, 2013 |
| Helft, Arthur | Bronx, NY | 090541-4B | October 11, 2013 |
| Hensley Jr., Fredrick | Out of State | 222841-9W | October 11, 2013 |
| Kapur, Sudesh | Williamsville, NY | 143974-4W | October 11, 2013 |
| Khetarpal, Preeti | Staten Island, NY | 246108-5B | October 11, 2013 |
| Konig, Michael | New York, NY | C06863-7W | October 11, 2013 |
| Lampert, Michael | Brooklyn, NY | 142914-1W | October 11, 2013 |
| Levine, David | Long Beach, NY | C04162-6B | October 11, 2013 |
| Lipatov, Yuriy | Out of State | 224330-3W | October 11, 2013 |
| Lo Piccolo, Amanda | Oneonta, NY | C11572-7W | October 11, 2013 |
| Menichello, Brian | Vestal, NY | 245004-7W | October 11, 2013 |
| Merletti, Henry | Niagara Falls, NY | P01936-5W | October 11, 2013 |
| Morton, Kell | Plainview, NY | C11881-2W | October 11, 2013 |
| Moses, John | Rexford, NY | 047231-6W | October 11, 2013 |
| Mustapha, Tampton | Valatie, NY | 109985-2W | October 11, 2013 |
| O’Brien II, Thomas | New York, NY | 210513-8W | October 11, 2013 |
| Orlando, David | Melville, NY | 209823-4W | October 11, 2013 |
| Pitera, Robert | New York, NY | 188767-8W | October 11, 2013 |
| Purcell, Ralph | Out of State | 162493-1W | October 11, 2013 |
| Raghavan, Murli | Out of State | 166549-6I | October 11, 2013 |
| Richardson, John | New York, NY | P02083-5W | October 11, 2013 |
| Rosenthal, William | Valhalla, NY | 074855-8W | October 11, 2013 |
| Saymeh, Layth | Jamesville, NY | 254843-6W | October 11, 2013 |
| Schapiro, Daniel | New York, NY | 087778-7B | October 11, 2013 |
| Schonfeld, Michael | Out of State | C02082-8B | October 11, 2013 |
| Sell, Stephan | Stephentown, NY | 085013-1W | October 11, 2013 |
| So, Tak | Jericho, NY | 136348-0W | October 11, 2013 |
| Sonnenborn, Ethel | New York, NY | P01187-5W | October 11, 2013 |
| Stone, Martin | Stony Brook, NY | 043920-8W | October 11, 2013 |
| Studentsova, Yana | North Bellmore, NY | 218867-0B | October 11, 2013 |
| Sullivan, Cordy | Penn Yan, NY | 134827-5W | October 11, 2013 |
| Super, Robert | Baldwin, NY | C09043-3B | October 11, 2013 |
| Tojino, Conrado | Newburgh, NY | 108443-3W | October 11, 2013 |
| Toran, Errol | New York, NY | C04511-4W | October 11, 2013 |
| Vladutiu, Adrian | Amhurst, NY | 118175-9W | October 11, 2013 |
| Weinrib, Jo Ann | New York, NY | C02402-8W | October 11, 2013 |
| Welsher, Steven | Long Beach, NY | P03302-8W | October 11, 2013 |
| Westfall Jr., Florent | Glens Falls, NY | 100158-5W | October 11, 2013 |
| Whelan, Mary | Utica, NY | 150352-3W | October 11, 2013 |
| Spiegler, Robert | Williamsville, NY | 085853-0W | October 18, 2013 |
| Ostad, Abraham | Old Westbury, NY | 113668-8W | October 18, 2013 |
| Li Emanuel, Yun | Phelps, NY | 085471-1W | October 22, 2013 |
| Connolly, Brenda | Cortland, NY | 219374-6W | October 25, 2013 |
| Gelfand, Howard | Out of State | 121496-4W | November 4, 2013 |
| Telang, Frank ** | Port Jefferson Station, NY | 222694-2W | November 4, 2013 |
* 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"
** Previously, this provider’s authorization to treat injured workers was temporarily suspended on March 5, 2012 (see Subject No. 046-490). However, 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, their Board authorization(s) has been permanently removed
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