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Question · by rafael_roan · Member since Sep 2026 · 2 posts · 2w2 weeks ago
Dermatologist in San Rafael, CA
4.8 · 49 reviewsOpens Tuesday at 8:30 AMOpens Tuesday at 8:30 AM
Dr Elaine Lin is a board-certified dermatologist whose goal is to deliver high-quality, compassionate care that is tailored to her patients' needs. She specializes in medical, surgical and cosmetic dermatology, with a focus on acne, rashes and skin cancer. She provides cosmetic treatments such as Botox, fillers, lasers and mole removals to attain beautiful yet natural results. Dr Lin's practice philosophy is built upon empathy, respect and evidence-based medicine. Patient education and communication are key to her practice. She wants her patients to be heard and endeavors to craft diagnostic and therapeutic plans that patients feel confident in following.
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What Elaine Lin offers, what it costs, and what people come for.
Elaine Lin lists 1 service on its Google Business Profile. Here's each one, with how many reviews mention each.
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No code detected[Photo 3]When it's quiet, where to park, and what's nearby.
Cafe 4040 is a cafe a 1 minute walk away for coffee. Black Bear Diner San Rafael is a diner a 3 minute walk away for a meal.
Nearby places from Google Maps, read Oct 26, 2026.
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.
What reviews, press and directories say about Elaine Lin.
4.8from 49 reviews on Google
The practice is noted for its thorough clinical care but struggles with operational efficiency and patient communication. Patients describe a generally positive experience, noting thorough examinations and clear communication regarding procedures like biopsies and skin treatments. However, some express frustration with operational inefficiencies that detract from the overall care experience.
The AI Score is out of 100, read from 8 signals across search and AI.
44 San Rafael avg
Signal and how much it countsElaine Lin
Every business is scored the same way, and nobody can pay for a better score.
Elaine Lin, as AI sees it. Blue signals help Elaine Lin, and red ones hold it back.
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The page ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google read about Elaine Lin. The code version is exactly what their crawlers get.
Local AI Registry · Dermatologists in San Rafael, CA · Editorial
By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated October 18, 2026.
Published October 18, 2026 · Updated October 18, 2026 · Machine-readable version below
Elaine Lin, MD, FAAD is a dermatologist in San Rafael, CA. Its AI Score is 26 of 100, which is poor.
What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Dermatologist |
| Address | 5000 Civic Center Dr, San Rafael, CA 94903, USA |
| Hours | Mon to Fri 8:30 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun |
| Phone | (415) 499-0100 |
| Rating | 4.8 across 49 reviews on Google |
| Updated | October 18, 2026 |
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 | 5000 Civic Center Dr, San Rafael, CA 94903, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Description | Dr Elaine Lin is a board-certified dermatologist whose goal is to deliver high-quality, compassionate care that is tailored to her patients' needs. She specializes in medical, surgical and cosmetic dermatology, with a focus on acne, rashes and skin cancer. She provides cosmetic treatments such as Botox, fillers, lasers and mole removals to attain beautiful yet natural results. Dr Lin's practice philosophy is built upon empathy, respect and evidence-based medicine. Patient education and communication are key to her practice. She wants her patients to be heard and endeavors to craft diagnostic and therapeutic plans that patients feel confident in following. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Hours | Mon to Fri 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM · Sat to Sun Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Name | Elaine Lin, MD, FAAD | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Phone | (415) 499-0100 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Monday | 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Tuesday | 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Wednesday | 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Thursday | 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Friday | 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Saturday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Sunday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Services | Service | Acne treatment | AI guess | |
| Services | Service | Botox | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Services | Service | Cosmetic dermatology | AI guess | |
| Services | Service | Dermal fillers | AI guess | |
| Services | Service | Laser treatments | AI guess | |
| Services | Service | Mole removal | AI guess | |
| Services | Service | Rash treatment | AI guess | |
| Services | Service | Skin cancer treatment | AI guess | |
| Links | Website | https://www.mymarinhealth.org/find-a-provider/elaine-lin-md-faad/ | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
These are the 1 service Elaine Lin offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from.
| Service | Price | Price mark | Price evidence | Service mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botox | Confirmed |
Address: 5000 Civic Center Dr, San Rafael, CA 94903, USA. Phone: (415) 499-0100. Hours: Mon to Fri 8:30 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)
From Google Business Profile: "Dr Elaine Lin is a board-certified dermatologist whose goal is to deliver high-quality, compassionate care that is tailored to her patients' needs. She specializes in medical, surgical and cosmetic dermatology, with a focus on acne, rashes and skin cancer. She provides cosmetic treatments such as Botox, fillers, lasers and mole removals to attain beautiful yet natural results. Dr Lin's practice philosophy is built upon empathy, respect and evidence-based medicine. Patient education and communication are key to her practice. She wants her patients to be heard and endeavors to craft diagnostic and therapeutic plans that patients feel confident in following."
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cafe 4040 | Cafe | 1 min walk |
| Terra Linda | Bus station | 3 min walk |
| Black Bear Diner San Rafael | Diner | 3 min walk |
| Stefano’s Pizza | Pizza restaurant | 3 min walk |
| Subway | Sandwich shop | 4 min walk |
| Las Gallinas Ave at Northgate Mall | Bus stop | 4 min walk |
4.8 average across 49 reviews: Google 49. (Confirmed, read October 18, 2026.)
The practice is noted for its thorough clinical care but struggles with operational efficiency and patient communication. (AI guess, from 49 reviews.)
It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. San Rafael dermatologists run 26 to 54. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Elaine Lin scores 26, below the San Rafael average of 44. The same method scores every business on the registry.
| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Elaine Lin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 39 | 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 | 0 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Poor |
| Reviews & response | 12 | 79 | 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 | 63 | 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 | 51 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Fair |
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | 71 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Good |
Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology
How AI decides what to say about a dermatologist: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-med-spa. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-med-spa
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| Botox | MedicalProcedure | #service-botox | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botulinum_toxin | Service offered |
| San Rafael, California | City | #city | City Elaine Lin is in | |
| Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page |
| Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee | Author of this page |
Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the dermatologists in San Rafael, linked to the lists and towns around it.
This is exactly what this page sends to Google, Bing, ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini. We publish it in the open for two reasons: so you can see nothing here is hidden or made up, and so any business or developer can copy it. Being a good local AI steward means the machine version says exactly what the human version says.
Sent before the page. They tell crawlers the canonical address and that a plain markdown copy exists.
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# Elaine Lin, MD, FAAD, San Rafael CA: Reviews Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-rafael/elaine-lin-md-faad-san-rafael-ca. Free to reuse with a link back. By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated 2026-10-18. Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-rafael/elaine-lin-md-faad-san-rafael-ca ## Photos -  -  -  ## In short Elaine Lin, MD, FAAD is a dermatologist in San Rafael, CA. Its AI Score is 26 of 100, which is poor. What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks ## Key facts | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Type | Dermatologist | | Address | 5000 Civic Center Dr, San Rafael, CA 94903, USA | | Hours | Mon to Fri 8:30 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun | | Phone | (415) 499-0100 | | Rating | 4.8 across 49 reviews on Google | | Updated | October 18, 2026 | ## 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 | 5000 Civic Center Dr, San Rafael, CA 94903, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Description | Dr Elaine Lin is a board-certified dermatologist whose goal is to deliver high-quality, compassionate care that is tailored to her patients' needs. She specializes in medical, surgical and cosmetic dermatology, with a focus on acne, rashes and skin cancer. She provides cosmetic treatments such as Botox, fillers, lasers and mole removals to attain beautiful yet natural results. Dr Lin's practice philosophy is built upon empathy, respect and evidence-based medicine. Patient education and communication are key to her practice. She wants her patients to be heard and endeavors to craft diagnostic and therapeutic plans that patients feel confident in following. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Hours | Mon to Fri 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM · Sat to Sun Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Name | Elaine Lin, MD, FAAD | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Phone | (415) 499-0100 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Monday | 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Tuesday | 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Wednesday | 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Thursday | 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Friday | 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Saturday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Sunday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Services | Service | Acne treatment | AI guess | | | Services | Service | Botox | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Services | Service | Cosmetic dermatology | AI guess | | | Services | Service | Dermal fillers | AI guess | | | Services | Service | Laser treatments | AI guess | | | Services | Service | Mole removal | AI guess | | | Services | Service | Rash treatment | AI guess | | | Services | Service | Skin cancer treatment | AI guess | | | Links | Website | https://www.mymarinhealth.org/find-a-provider/elaine-lin-md-faad/ | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | ## Services and prices These are the 1 service Elaine Lin offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from. | Service | Price | Price mark | Price evidence | Service mark | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Botox | | | | Confirmed | ### Known for Share your review link so AI can say what you're known for ## The team Add your team so AI can name who works here ## Visiting Elaine Lin Address: 5000 Civic Center Dr, San Rafael, CA 94903, USA. Phone: (415) 499-0100. Hours: Mon to Fri 8:30 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.) ### Location info from Google Business Profile From Google Business Profile: "Dr Elaine Lin is a board-certified dermatologist whose goal is to deliver high-quality, compassionate care that is tailored to her patients' needs. She specializes in medical, surgical and cosmetic dermatology, with a focus on acne, rashes and skin cancer. She provides cosmetic treatments such as Botox, fillers, lasers and mole removals to attain beautiful yet natural results. Dr Lin's practice philosophy is built upon empathy, respect and evidence-based medicine. Patient education and communication are key to her practice. She wants her patients to be heard and endeavors to craft diagnostic and therapeutic plans that patients feel confident in following." ### Parking and getting in Add your parking so AI can tell people where to park Add how to find your door so AI can walk people in ### Nearby | Place | Type | Distance | | --- | --- | --- | | Cafe 4040 | Cafe | 1 min walk | | Terra Linda | Bus station | 3 min walk | | Black Bear Diner San Rafael | Diner | 3 min walk | | Stefano’s Pizza | Pizza restaurant | 3 min walk | | Subway | Sandwich shop | 4 min walk | | Las Gallinas Ave at Northgate Mall | Bus stop | 4 min walk | ## Reputation 4.8 average across 49 reviews: Google 49. (Confirmed, read October 18, 2026.) The practice is noted for its thorough clinical care but struggles with operational efficiency and patient communication. (AI guess, from 49 reviews.) ### What people like - Thorough examinations - Clear communication about procedures - Compassionate and caring approach ### What people do not like - Scheduling and communication issues - Unresponsive to refill requests - Confusing billing practices ### Press Add a press story so AI can say who's written about you ### Awards Add an award so AI can name it ### Directories Get listed in directories so AI can tell you're real ## Questions people ask ### walking in for a consult, what happens ### prices round here, anyone got a number ### trying to book here, how long is the wait? ### best dermatologist in San Rafael, CA ### Saturdays at Elaine Lin in San Rafael, are they open? ### killing time on Civic Center, any ideas ### discounts for coming back, is that a thing ### new to this place, anything I should know before I walk in? ### are the injectors here nurses or doctors ### picking between the two, is Elizabeth Zettersten the safer bet? ### Do they post anywhere? ### Busiest day here, anyone know? ### Downsides nobody puts in a five star review? ### worth it or not, what do the regulars say ### does it matter who you see here ### pain wise, what is it like here ### Street parking near here, any good? ## The AI Score: 26 of 100 It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. San Rafael dermatologists run 26 to 54. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Elaine Lin scores 26, below the San Rafael average of 44. The same method scores every business on the registry. | Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Elaine Lin | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 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 | 39 | 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 | 0 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Poor | | Reviews & response | 12 | 79 | 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 | 63 | 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 | 51 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Fair | | Content freshness & schema | 5 | 71 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Good | Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology How AI decides what to say about a dermatologist: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-med-spa. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-med-spa ## 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 Elaine Lin | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Elaine Lin, MD, FAAD | MedicalBusiness | #business | https://www.mymarinhealth.org/find-a-provider/elaine-lin-md-faad/ | Subject of this page | | Botox | MedicalProcedure | #service-botox | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botulinum_toxin | Service offered | | San Rafael, California | City | #city | | City Elaine Lin is in | | Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page | | Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee | Author of this page | ## Topical map Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the dermatologists in San Rafael, linked to the lists and towns around it. ### Lists - Best dermatologists in San Rafael: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-rafael/dermatologist - Best businesses in San Rafael: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-rafael ### Nearby - /san-jose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-jose - /los-angeles: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/los-angeles - /san-francisco: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-francisco - /san-diego: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-diego - /irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine - /mountain-view: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/mountain-view ### Every list - Every leaderboard in California: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca ## References ### Sources cited - [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJq6r2zICXhYARup0I6r9IdSo (accessed Oct 18, 2026) - [2] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 18, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Oct 26, 2026)
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<p>Local AI Registry · Dermatologists in San Rafael, CA · Editorial</p>
<h2>Elaine Lin, MD, FAAD, San Rafael CA: Reviews</h2>
<p>By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated October 18, 2026.</p>
<p>Published October 18, 2026 · Updated October 18, 2026 · Machine-readable version below</p>
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<section id="ai-in-short">
<h3>In short</h3>
<p>Elaine Lin, MD, FAAD is a dermatologist in San Rafael, CA. Its AI Score is 26 of 100, which is poor.</p>
<p>What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks</p>
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<section id="ai-key-facts">
<h3>Key facts</h3>
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<thead><tr><th scope="col">Fact</th><th scope="col">Value</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Type</td><td>Dermatologist</td></tr>
<tr><td>Address</td><td>5000 Civic Center Dr, San Rafael, CA 94903, USA</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Mon to Fri 8:30 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun</td></tr>
<tr><td>Phone</td><td>(415) 499-0100</td></tr>
<tr><td>Rating</td><td>4.8 across 49 reviews on Google</td></tr>
<tr><td>Updated</td><td>October 18, 2026</td></tr>
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<section id="ai-all-the-details">
<h3>All the details</h3>
<p>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.</p>
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<thead><tr><th scope="col">Group</th><th scope="col">Fact</th><th scope="col">Value</th><th scope="col">Mark</th><th scope="col">Evidence</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Address</td><td>5000 Civic Center Dr, San Rafael, CA 94903, USA</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Description</td><td>Dr Elaine Lin is a board-certified dermatologist whose goal is to deliver high-quality, compassionate care that is tailored to her patients' needs. She specializes in medical, surgical and cosmetic dermatology, with a focus on acne, rashes and skin cancer. She provides cosmetic treatments such as Botox, fillers, lasers and mole removals to attain beautiful yet natural results. Dr Lin's practice philosophy is built upon empathy, respect and evidence-based medicine. Patient education and communication are key to her practice. She wants her patients to be heard and endeavors to craft diagnostic and therapeutic plans that patients feel confident in following.</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Hours</td><td>Mon to Fri 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM · Sat to Sun Closed</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Name</td><td>Elaine Lin, MD, FAAD</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Phone</td><td>(415) 499-0100</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Monday</td><td>8:30 AM to 5:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Tuesday</td><td>8:30 AM to 5:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Wednesday</td><td>8:30 AM to 5:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Thursday</td><td>8:30 AM to 5:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Friday</td><td>8:30 AM to 5:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Saturday</td><td>Closed</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Sunday</td><td>Closed</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Acne treatment</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Botox</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Cosmetic dermatology</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Dermal fillers</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Laser treatments</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Mole removal</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Rash treatment</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Skin cancer treatment</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Links</td><td>Website</td><td>https://www.mymarinhealth.org/find-a-provider/elaine-lin-md-faad/</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
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<section id="ai-services-and-prices">
<h3>Services and prices</h3>
<p>These are the 1 service Elaine Lin offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from.</p>
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<thead><tr><th scope="col">Service</th><th scope="col">Price</th><th scope="col">Price mark</th><th scope="col">Price evidence</th><th scope="col">Service mark</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Botox</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Confirmed</td></tr>
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<h4>Known for</h4>
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<section id="ai-the-team">
<h3>The team</h3>
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<section id="ai-visiting-elaine-lin">
<h3>Visiting Elaine Lin</h3>
<p>Address: 5000 Civic Center Dr, San Rafael, CA 94903, USA. Phone: (415) 499-0100. Hours: Mon to Fri 8:30 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)</p>
<h4>Location info from Google Business Profile</h4>
<p>From Google Business Profile: "Dr Elaine Lin is a board-certified dermatologist whose goal is to deliver high-quality, compassionate care that is tailored to her patients' needs. She specializes in medical, surgical and cosmetic dermatology, with a focus on acne, rashes and skin cancer. She provides cosmetic treatments such as Botox, fillers, lasers and mole removals to attain beautiful yet natural results. Dr Lin's practice philosophy is built upon empathy, respect and evidence-based medicine. Patient education and communication are key to her practice. She wants her patients to be heard and endeavors to craft diagnostic and therapeutic plans that patients feel confident in following."</p>
<h4>Parking and getting in</h4>
<h4>Nearby</h4>
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<thead><tr><th scope="col">Place</th><th scope="col">Type</th><th scope="col">Distance</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Cafe 4040</td><td>Cafe</td><td>1 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Terra Linda</td><td>Bus station</td><td>3 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Black Bear Diner San Rafael</td><td>Diner</td><td>3 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Stefano’s Pizza</td><td>Pizza restaurant</td><td>3 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Subway</td><td>Sandwich shop</td><td>4 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Las Gallinas Ave at Northgate Mall</td><td>Bus stop</td><td>4 min walk</td></tr>
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</section>
<section id="ai-reputation">
<h3>Reputation</h3>
<p>4.8 average across 49 reviews: Google 49. (Confirmed, read October 18, 2026.)</p>
<p>The practice is noted for its thorough clinical care but struggles with operational efficiency and patient communication. (AI guess, from 49 reviews.)</p>
<h4>What people like</h4>
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<li>Thorough examinations</li>
<li>Clear communication about procedures</li>
<li>Compassionate and caring approach</li>
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<h4>What people do not like</h4>
<ul>
<li>Scheduling and communication issues</li>
<li>Unresponsive to refill requests</li>
<li>Confusing billing practices</li>
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<h4>Press</h4>
<h4>Awards</h4>
<h4>Directories</h4>
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<section id="ai-questions-people-ask">
<h3>Questions people ask</h3>
<h4>walking in for a consult, what happens</h4>
<h4>prices round here, anyone got a number</h4>
<h4>trying to book here, how long is the wait?</h4>
<h4>best dermatologist in San Rafael, CA</h4>
<h4>Saturdays at Elaine Lin in San Rafael, are they open?</h4>
<h4>killing time on Civic Center, any ideas</h4>
<h4>discounts for coming back, is that a thing</h4>
<h4>new to this place, anything I should know before I walk in?</h4>
<h4>are the injectors here nurses or doctors</h4>
<h4>picking between the two, is Elizabeth Zettersten the safer bet?</h4>
<h4>Do they post anywhere?</h4>
<h4>Busiest day here, anyone know?</h4>
<h4>Downsides nobody puts in a five star review?</h4>
<h4>worth it or not, what do the regulars say</h4>
<h4>does it matter who you see here</h4>
<h4>pain wise, what is it like here</h4>
<h4>Street parking near here, any good?</h4>
</section>
<section id="ai-score">
<h3>The AI Score: 26 of 100</h3>
<p>It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. San Rafael dermatologists run 26 to 54. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Elaine Lin scores 26, below the San Rafael average of 44. The same method scores every business on the registry.</p>
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<thead><tr><th scope="col">Signal</th><th scope="col">Weight</th><th scope="col">Score</th><th scope="col">What it measures</th><th scope="col">Elaine Lin</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Retrieval grounding</td><td>26</td><td>0</td><td>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.</td><td>Poor</td></tr>
<tr><td>Off-property attestation</td><td>20</td><td>39</td><td>Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability.</td><td>Poor</td></tr>
<tr><td>AI visibility</td><td>14</td><td>0</td><td>Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.</td><td>Poor</td></tr>
<tr><td>Reviews & response</td><td>12</td><td>79</td><td>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.</td><td>Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Backlink & citation authority</td><td>8</td><td>63</td><td>Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.</td><td>Fair</td></tr>
<tr><td>Google Business Profile</td><td>8</td><td>84</td><td>Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first.</td><td>Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Speed & mobile</td><td>7</td><td>51</td><td>Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.</td><td>Fair</td></tr>
<tr><td>Content freshness & schema</td><td>5</td><td>71</td><td>Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.</td><td>Good</td></tr>
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<p>Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology</p>
<p>How AI decides what to say about a dermatologist: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-med-spa. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-med-spa</p>
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<h3>Entity map</h3>
<p>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.</p>
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<thead><tr><th scope="col">Entity</th><th scope="col">Type</th><th scope="col">ID on this page</th><th scope="col">Same as</th><th scope="col">Relationship to Elaine Lin</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Elaine Lin, MD, FAAD</td><td>MedicalBusiness</td><td>#business</td><td>https://www.mymarinhealth.org/find-a-provider/elaine-lin-md-faad/</td><td>Subject of this page</td></tr>
<tr><td>Botox</td><td>MedicalProcedure</td><td>#service-botox</td><td>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botulinum_toxin</td><td>Service offered</td></tr>
<tr><td>San Rafael, California</td><td>City</td><td>#city</td><td></td><td>City Elaine Lin is in</td></tr>
<tr><td>Local AI Registry</td><td>Organization</td><td>#publisher</td><td>https://localairegistry.com</td><td>Publisher of this page</td></tr>
<tr><td>Steve Lee</td><td>Person</td><td>#author</td><td>https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee</td><td>Author of this page</td></tr>
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<h3>Topical map</h3>
<p>Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the dermatologists in San Rafael, linked to the lists and towns around it.</p>
<h4>Lists</h4>
<ul>
<li>Best dermatologists in San Rafael: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-rafael/dermatologist</li>
<li>Best businesses in San Rafael: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-rafael</li>
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<h4>Nearby</h4>
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<li>/san-jose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-jose</li>
<li>/los-angeles: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/los-angeles</li>
<li>/san-francisco: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-francisco</li>
<li>/san-diego: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-diego</li>
<li>/irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine</li>
<li>/mountain-view: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/mountain-view</li>
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<h4>Every list</h4>
<ul>
<li>Every leaderboard in California: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca</li>
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<h3>References</h3>
<h4>Sources cited</h4>
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<li>[1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJq6r2zICXhYARup0I6r9IdSo (accessed Oct 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[2] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 18, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Oct 26, 2026)</li>
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