About Me
I was born on the beautiful island of Sicily, where my grandfather worked as a shepherd and my father cultivated his vineyards. When I was 4 years old, my parents made the difficult but important decision to leave our family home and move to America.
I studied hard and fell in love with the sciences. I knew I wanted to be a doctor. After graduating college, my parents and I returned to Italy, so I could continue my studies at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, which is the Vatican’s medical school.
I have always loved caring for children. Even in my youth, I had an uncanny ability to soothe a crying baby, so specializing in pediatrics seemed the next logical step. What better way to change the world than by having a positive effect on the children under my care? Each day at ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Global Pediatrics, I have the opportunity to teach new parents and empower them by uncovering instinctual skills they were unaware they possessed. These are techniques I have acquired and honed through my 40 years as a pediatrician. One of my greatest joys is being able to watch my patients grow up, almost as if I were part of their family.
I try to live my life by savoring every moment, and I am an avid outdoor sportsman. I also love to draw, paint, sculpt, and invent things. I hold a patent on a tick removal device and have been honored as one of the top pediatricians in New York Magazine’s “Best Doctors in New York†issue.
Conditions and Treatments
Conditions
- influenza
Treatments
- annual physical
- annual wellness visit
- immunization
- pediatric well visit
- preventive health care
- primary care
- vaccination
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InfluenzaCredentials
Positions
- Clinical Associate Professor,
Board Certifications
- American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatrics, 1984
Education and Training
- Residency, Northwell Health - Lenox Hill Hospital, Pediatrics, 1982
- MD from Catholic Uni The Sacred Heart, 1979
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Insurance Plans Accepted
This provider accepts the following insurance plans.
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Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Indemnity
- Aetna International
- Aetna Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Open Access EPO
- Aetna Open Access HMO
- Aetna POS
- Aetna POS (American Express Employer)
- Aetna PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrators PPO
- Aetna Student Plan
- Allied
- Chesterfield Resources Inc
- Christian Brothers Services
- CoreSource
- Nippon Life of America-Aetna
- Nippon Life-Aetna
- Starmark
- WellNet
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Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Anthem BCBS CT PPO
- Anthem BCBS CT Pathway PPO
- BCBS Blue Access EPO Large Group
- BCBS Blue Access EPO Small Group
- BCBS Blue Access GEPO Small Group
- BCBS Blue Access PPO Large Group
- BCBS EPO
- BCBS EPO (BlackRock Employees)
- BCBS EPO (LICH Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS Federal Program
- BCBS Florida Blue Care HMO
- BCBS Florida Blue Medicare PPO
- BCBS Florida Blue Options PPO
- BCBS Florida Blue Select
- BCBS Florida MyBlue HMO
- BCBS Florida Simply Blue
- BCBS Florida Traditional PPC
- BCBS HMO
- BCBS Indemnity
- BCBS Local 32BJ Employees
- BCBS Mediblue Medicare HMO
- BCBS Mediblue Medicare PPO
- BCBS Mediblue Select HMO/Extra HMO
- BCBS POS
- BCBS PPO
- BCBS PPO (BlackRock Employees)
- BCBS PPO (LICH Employees)
- BCBS PPO - Empire PPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS PPO/EPO Small Group
- New York Hotel Trades
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Cigna
- Apwu Health Plan
- Cigna - Humana
- Cigna Great West PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna Indemnity
- Cigna Managed Care/POS
- Cigna Medicare Advantage
- Cigna NALC
- Cigna Open Access
- Cigna Open Access PPO
- Cigna Oscar
- Cigna PPO
- Cigna Premier Plus
- Great West HMO
- Kaiser Permanente
- MVP-Cigna Network
- Wellfleet-NYU Student
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First Health
- First Health PPO
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Oxford
- Oxford Health Plans Freedom
- Oxford Health Plans Liberty
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United Healthcare
- Bind Benefits inc
- UMR
- United Healthcare (NY University Care Plan)
- United Healthcare All Savers
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Choice (AMEX employees)
- United Healthcare Choice (Blackrock employees)
- United Healthcare Choice (CBS employees)
- United Healthcare Choice (Simon
- United Healthcare EPO
- United Healthcare EPO (ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Health Employees)
- United Healthcare Golden Rule Insurance
- United Healthcare HMO
- United Healthcare Healthscope
- United Healthcare Indemnity
- United Healthcare Indemnity (ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Health Employees)
- United Healthcare Navigate
- United Healthcare Nexus
- United Healthcare Nexus (Amex Employees)
- United Healthcare POS
- United Healthcare PPO
- United Healthcare Plus (ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Health Employees)
- United Healthcare Student Resources
- United Healthcare Student Resources (NYU)
- United Healthcare Value, Advantage and HDHP (New York University employees)
- UnitedHealthcare Choice (NY Power Authority Employees)
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VA Community Care Network
- VA CCN Optum
Joseph C. Licata, MD does not accept insurance.
Locations and Appointments
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1559 York Avenue, Ground Floor, New York, NY 10028