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# Local AI Registry

> The public record of what AI assistants say about local businesses. Every entry checked, scored, and kept current.

Local AI Registry is the editorial, never-sponsored record of what local
businesses are known for, and whether AI assistants actually recommend them.
We score every local business the same way and rank them: website, reviews,
AI visibility, and more. Eight signals, one number from 0 to 100. The heaviest
is whether AI can retrieve you at all.

## Read these first

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- Every business page has a markdown copy at its own address with `.md` on the end. The copy holds the same facts, marks and sources as the page, in the page's order: the photos with their captions, the team and their licenses, the reviews summary, and the questions locals asked with the replies. The page names it in its head and its HTTP `Link` header.

# Dr. Elain W. Tong, DO, Irvine: a family practice physician in Irvine (2026 guide)

Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/irvine/dr-elain-w-tong-do-irvine-ca. Free to reuse with a link back.

By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Fact-checked against 14 sources. Updated 2026-10-22. Owner review: not yet.

Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/irvine/dr-elain-w-tong-do-irvine-ca

## Photos

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## In short

Located at 18 Endeavor Ste 303 in Irvine, Dr. Elain W. Tong is a family practice physician known for her compassionate approach to patient care. With a rating of 4.3 from 22 reviews, many patients appreciate her empathetic demeanor and thoroughness during consultations. While some have noted challenges with communication regarding lab results and billing, others have praised her ability to blend traditional and holistic medicine, making her a valued partner in their health journeys. Dr. Tong's welcoming office atmosphere and attentive staff contribute to a positive experience for those seeking medical guidance.

Every fact on this page carries one of three marks: Confirmed (from their website, Google Business Profile, review sites, licensing boards, or measured by Local AI Registry), Visitor submitted (added by a person, with a date and how they know), or AI guess (what AI engines like ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity are saying, not confirmed by anyone). Every mark points to a reference at the end of this page.


## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Type | Family practice physician |
| Address | 18 Endeavor Ste 303, Irvine, CA 92618, USA |
| Hours | Mon to Fri 9 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun |
| Phone | (714) 556-8664 |
| Medical director | Nothing found |
| Rating | 4.3 across 22 reviews on Google |
| Known for | Dr. Elain W. Tong is best known for her specialized Picosure laser treatments, particularly for sunspots and tattoo removal, providing effective solutions that enhance patient confidence. |
| Prices | Nothing found |
| Quietest time | Nothing found |
| Parking | Nothing found |
| Last verified | October 21, 2026, 8:14 PM |


## All the details

Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.

| Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Location info | Address | 18 Endeavor Ste 303, Irvine, CA 92618, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 12, 2026 |
| Location info | Description | 18 Endeavor Ste 303, Irvine, CA 92618 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 12, 2026 |
| Location info | Hours | Mon to Fri 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM · Sat to Sun Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 12, 2026 |
| Location info | Name | Dr. Elain W. Tong, DO | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 12, 2026 |
| Location info | Phone | (714) 556-8664 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 12, 2026 |
| Hours | Monday | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 12, 2026 |
| Hours | Tuesday | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 12, 2026 |
| Hours | Wednesday | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 12, 2026 |
| Hours | Thursday | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 12, 2026 |
| Hours | Friday | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 12, 2026 |
| Hours | Saturday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 12, 2026 |
| Hours | Sunday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 12, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Acupuncture | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 21, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Auricular acupuncture | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 21, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 21, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Elain tong d o | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 21, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Family medicine | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 21, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Microneedling | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 21, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Pain management injections | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 21, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Picosure pro tattoo removal | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 21, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Potenza rf microneedling | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 21, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Quick menu | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 21, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Rejuran infusions | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 21, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Yee wing tong m d | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 21, 2026 |
| Links | Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/doctorelain | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 21, 2026 |
| Links | Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/dr_elain | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 21, 2026 |
| Links | Website | https://doctorelain.com/ | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 12, 2026 |


## Services and prices

These are the 12 services Dr. Elain offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from.

| Service | Price | Price mark | Price evidence | Service mark |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Acupuncture | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | Confirmed |
| Auricular acupuncture | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | Confirmed |
| Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | Confirmed |
| Elain tong d o | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | Confirmed |
| Family medicine | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | Confirmed |
| Microneedling | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | Confirmed |
| Pain management injections | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | Confirmed |
| Picosure pro tattoo removal | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | Confirmed |
| Potenza rf microneedling | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | Confirmed |
| Quick menu | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | Confirmed |
| Rejuran infusions | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | Confirmed |
| Yee wing tong m d | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | Confirmed |


### Known for

- Dr. Elain W. Tong is best known for her specialized Picosure laser treatments, particularly for sunspots and tattoo removal, providing effective solutions that enhance patient confidence.


## The team

Nothing found


## Visiting Dr. Elain

Address: 18 Endeavor Ste 303, Irvine, CA 92618, USA. Phone: (714) 556-8664. Hours: Mon to Fri 9 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile, checked October 12, 2026 at 6:50 PM.)


### Location info from Google Business Profile

Business description, written by Dr. Elain on its Google Business Profile: "18 Endeavor Ste 303, Irvine, CA 92618"


### When to go

Busy times not read yet, back on Scan Day.


### Parking and getting in

Nothing found


### Nearby

| Place | Type | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Irvine Center-Odyssey | Bus stop | 3 min walk |
| Irvine Center-Odyssey | Bus stop | 3 min walk |
| Starbucks Coffee Company | Coffee shop | 3 min walk |
| Irvine Center-Laguna Canyon | Bus stop | 3 min walk |
| Left Coast Brewing Co. - Tasting Room, Smokehouse & Distillery Irvine | Brewery | 3 min walk |
| Irvine Center-Laguna Canyon | Bus stop | 4 min walk |


## Reputation

4.3 average across 22 reviews: Google 22. (Confirmed, read October 12, 2026.)

This practice is noted for its holistic approach and effective treatments, but communication and scheduling issues may affect patient satisfaction. (AI guess, from 22 reviews.)


### What people like

- Picosure laser treatment for sunspots
- Acupuncture for muscle pain
- Holistic approach to chronic conditions


### What people do not like

- Long waits for lab results
- Poor communication regarding billing
- Difficulty in scheduling timely appointments


### Press

No press story about Dr. Elain found yet.


### Awards

None named yet.


### Directories

Listed on 2 of the 28 directories we checked.

| Directory | Listed |
| --- | --- |
| Angi | Not listed |
| Apple Maps | Not listed |
| BBB | Not listed |
| Birdeye | Not listed |
| Booksy | Not listed |
| Brownbook | Not listed |
| Chamber of Commerce | Not listed |
| DexKnows | Not listed |
| Facebook | Not listed |
| Foursquare | Not listed |
| Fresha | Not listed |
| Hotfrog | Not listed |
| Manta | Not listed |
| MD.com | Not listed |
| MerchantCircle | Not listed |
| Nextdoor | Not listed |
| NPI No. | Not listed |
| Porch | Not listed |
| RateMDs | Not listed |
| RealSelf | Not listed |
| Sharecare | Not listed |
| Superpages | Not listed |
| Thumbtack | Not listed |
| Vitals | Listed |
| Wellness.com | Not listed |
| Yellowbook | Not listed |
| Yellow Pages | Not listed |
| Zocdoc | Listed |


## Recent updates from Dr. Elain

Dr. Elain hasn't posted an update here yet.


## Questions people ask


### Busiest day at Dr. Elain, anyone know?

No answer yet


### medical staff at Dr. Elain, or is it techs?

No answer yet


### booked my first appointment here, how does it go

No answer yet


### Turning up at Dr. Elain for the first time, what happens?

No answer yet


### Training and licences at Dr. Elain?

No answer yet


### is it the doctor here or a technician?

No answer yet


### never been to Dr. Elain in Irvine, how does it go?

No answer yet


### Open Saturdays here?

No answer yet


### how rough is the follow up here?

No answer yet


### killing time on Endeavor Ste, any ideas

No answer yet


### payment plans here, is that a thing?

No answer yet


### anything people actually moan about here?

No answer yet


### anyone had trouble parking round here?

No answer yet


### trying to book here, how long is the wait?

No answer yet


### who should I ask for here?

No answer yet


### which one for Picosure laser treatments for sunspots, this place or Janet Goodfellow?

No answer yet


### Ballpark for a visit to a physician in Irvine?

No answer yet


### somewhere cheaper in Irvine that is not a risk?

No answer yet


### numbing at Dr. Elain, do you have to ask for it?

No answer yet


### best family practice physician in Irvine, CA

No answer yet


## What AI gets wrong about Dr. Elain

We ask ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity about Dr. Elain. These are the answers that disagree with the record.

ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 21, 2026. ChatGPT and Perplexity via DataForSEO on Oct 21, 2026.

No capture has disagreed with the record yet.


## The AI Score: 25 of 100

The AI Score measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Irvine family practice physicians run 21 to 60. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Dr. Elain scores 25, below the Irvine average of 34. The same method scores every business on the registry.

| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Dr. Elain |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Retrieval grounding | 26 | 0 | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. | Poor |
| Off-property attestation | 20 | 38 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor |
| AI visibility | 14 | 5 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Named in 1 of 20 answers that recommended anyone. 13 more named nobody, which is not a loss and is not scored. |
| Reviews & response | 12 | 70 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Good |
| Backlink & citation authority | 8 | 53 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Fair |
| Google Business Profile | 8 | 84 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good |
| Speed & mobile | 7 | 50 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Fair |
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | 80 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Good |

Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology


## How AI decides what to tell you about a family practice physician

When you ask ChatGPT, Gemini or Google for a med spa, the AI does not visit each business. It reads what is already written about it: the business website, its Google Business Profile, review sites like Yelp and RealSelf, news stories, licensing boards and directories like this one. Then it repeats what those sources agree on.

That is why AI gets small facts wrong. If Yelp says a place is open Mondays and the website says it is not, the AI has to pick one. The table above shows the answers that disagree with the record today.

The more sources agree, and the more specific they are, the more confidently AI recommends a business. A review that says "the nurse did half a syringe in my lips and it looks natural" is far more useful to an AI than one that says "great place."


## How to choose a family practice physician in California, with or without AI

A few checks take ten minutes and matter more than any rating. This is general information, not medical advice.

- Look up every injector. Doctors are listed by the California medical board, and nurses and nurse practitioners by its nursing board. Both lookups are free.
- Ask who does the injections, and check that person's license.
- Ask for the price per unit of Botox and per syringe of filler, not per area.
- Read reviews that name a provider and a treatment. Vague praise is easy to fake.
- Check that the hours and phone number match on Google, Yelp and the website. Mismatches are how people end up at a locked door.
- Ask whether they dissolve filler and when they would tell you not to add more.


## How to read the marks on this page

- Confirmed (solid circle): from a known source. The business website, its Google Business Profile, review sites like Yelp, Healthgrades and RealSelf, a licensing board, or measured by Local AI Registry.
- Visitor submitted (hollow circle): added or corrected by a person, with the date and how they know, like a phone call or a visit.
- AI guess (hollow triangle): what AI engines are saying right now. Nobody has confirmed it.


## About the author

Steve Lee is the founder and CEO of Local AI Registry and sets its editorial standards. He is a former Google executive in Search and a former Microsoft executive, with more than 20 years in digital: search, local discovery, and how people find businesses online. He is based in Irvine.

- Expertise: search at Google and Microsoft, AI search, answer engine optimization, generative engine optimization, local SEO, structured data and entity mapping.
- Industry: medical aesthetics, injectables, med spa operations and marketing.
- Disclosure: Local AI Registry sells services to business owners, including Dr. Elain if it claims this page. That does not change what this page says. Every fact carries its source.


## Entity map

Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other.

| Entity | Type | ID on this page | Same as | Relationship to Dr. Elain |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dr. Elain W. Tong, DO | MedicalBusiness | #business | https://doctorelain.com/ | Subject of this page |
| Microneedling | MedicalProcedure | #service-microneedling | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collagen_induction_therapy | Service offered |
| Irvine, California | City | #city | Nothing found | City Dr. Elain is in |
| Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page |
| Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team | Author of this page |


## Topical map

Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the family practice physicians in Irvine, linked to the lists and towns around it.


### Lists

- Best family practice physicians in Irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine/family-practice-physician
- Best businesses in Irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine


### Nearby

- /los-angeles: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/los-angeles
- /san-francisco: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-francisco
- /san-jose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-jose
- /san-diego: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-diego
- /fresno: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/fresno
- /palo-alto: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/palo-alto


### Every list

- Every leaderboard in California: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca


## Frequently asked questions


### What is AI search optimization for local business?

Getting a business named when a neighbor asks ChatGPT, Gemini, or Perplexity for a recommendation. Some call it AI SEO, some call it generative engine optimization. Traditional SEO fights for ten blue links; this fights for the one answer an assistant says out loud. The AI Score on this page measures the eight signals that drive it.


### What is Local AI Registry?

The public record of how AI sees local business. We score every business we list by one published method, we keep the questions people ask about it in one place, and we never sell rank. Looking up any business here is free.


### How does this page help a business get recommended by AI?

Assistants read public pages before they answer. This one states what the business does, what people ask about it, and what the Record answers, in one place a machine can read. Correcting what is wrong here changes what an assistant repeats next.


### Who writes the answers here?

Registry AI writes the first answer under every question, from the Record and the public sources named beneath it. Neighbors write the rest under pseudonyms. A registered owner can reply as the business, and their reply says so.


### I own Dr. Elain W. Tong, DO. How do I fix something or rank higher?

Register the page. It is free, it takes about five minutes, and it lets you correct the Record and reply as the business. Nothing on this page is for sale, so the only thing that moves the score is the work.


## References


### Sources cited

- [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJfSrMKmff3IARtoPLZPRtisY (accessed Oct 12, 2026)
- [2] doctorelain.com, https://doctorelain.com/services/acupuncture/ (accessed Oct 21, 2026)
- [3] doctorelain.com, https://doctorelain.com/services/auricular-acupuncture/ (accessed Oct 21, 2026)
- [4] doctorelain.com, https://doctorelain.com/services/bioidentical-hormone-replacement-therapy/ (accessed Oct 21, 2026)
- [5] doctorelain.com, https://doctorelain.com/providers/elain-tong-do/ (accessed Oct 21, 2026)
- [6] doctorelain.com, https://doctorelain.com/services/family-medicine/ (accessed Oct 21, 2026)
- [7] doctorelain.com, https://doctorelain.com/services/microneedling/ (accessed Oct 21, 2026)
- [8] doctorelain.com, https://doctorelain.com/services/pain-management-injections/ (accessed Oct 21, 2026)
- [9] doctorelain.com, https://doctorelain.com/services/picosure-pro-tattoo-removal/ (accessed Oct 21, 2026)
- [10] doctorelain.com, https://doctorelain.com/services/potenza-rf-microneedling/ (accessed Oct 21, 2026)
- [11] doctorelain.com, https://doctorelain.com/services/ (accessed Oct 21, 2026)
- [12] doctorelain.com, https://doctorelain.com/services/rejuran-infusions/ (accessed Oct 21, 2026)
- [13] doctorelain.com, https://doctorelain.com/providers/yee-wing-tong-md/ (accessed Oct 21, 2026)
- [14] doctorelain.com, https://doctorelain.com/ (accessed Oct 21, 2026)