# California Dermatology Institute, Santa Ana: a dermatologist in Santa Ana (2026 guide)

Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/santa-ana/california-dermatology-institute-santa-ana-ca. Free to reuse with a link back.

By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Fact-checked against 7 sources. Updated 2026-08-15. Owner review: not yet.

Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/santa-ana/california-dermatology-institute-santa-ana-ca

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## In short

California Dermatology Institute is a dermatologist in Santa Ana, CA. Its AI Score is 45 of 100, which is fair.

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 Gemini and ChatGPT are saying, not confirmed by anyone). Every mark points to a reference at the end of this page.


## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Type | Dermatologist |
| Address | 1211 N Broadway, Santa Ana, CA 92701, USA |
| Hours | Mon to Fri 8 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun |
| Phone | (805) 222-5803 |
| Medical director | Nothing found |
| Rating | 4.8 across 93 reviews |
| Known for | California Dermatology Institute is best known for its effective cryotherapy for actinic keratosis and specialized care for shingles, providing targeted treatments for skin concerns. |
| Prices | Nothing found |
| Quietest time | Nothing found |
| Parking | Nothing found |
| Last verified | September 18, 2026, 7:19 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 | 1211 N Broadway, Santa Ana, CA 92701, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 |
| Location info | Description | California Dermatology Institute is your trusted partner for expert dermatology services in Santa Ana. Our team of dedicated providers is here to address all your skin, hair, and nail concerns. Offering medical, cosmetic, and skin cancer treatments, we are committed to your skin's health. Contact us today to experience personalized care and discover the expertise of Santa Ana's trusted dermatologists at California Dermatology Institute. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 |
| Location info | Hours | Mon to Fri 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM · Sat to Sun Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 |
| Location info | Name | California Dermatology Institute | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 |
| Location info | Phone | (805) 222-5803 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 |
| Hours | Monday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 |
| Hours | Tuesday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 |
| Hours | Wednesday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 |
| Hours | Thursday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 |
| Hours | Friday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 |
| Hours | Saturday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 |
| Hours | Sunday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Acne treatment | AI guess | Nothing found |
| Services | Service | Alopecia areata treatment | AI guess | Nothing found |
| Services | Service | Athlete's foot treatment | AI guess | Nothing found |
| Services | Service | Basal cell carcinoma treatment | AI guess | Nothing found |
| Services | Service | Cryotherapy | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Eczema treatment | AI guess | Nothing found |
| Services | Service | Mohs skin cancer surgery | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Moles | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Nail fungus treatment | AI guess | Nothing found |
| Services | Service | Psoriasis treatment | AI guess | Nothing found |
| Services | Service | Rosacea treatment | AI guess | Nothing found |
| Services | Service | Skin cancer | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Wart removal | AI guess | Nothing found |
| Services | Service | Warts | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Links | Facebook | https://facebook.com/therealcalderminstitute | AI guess | Our record |
| Links | Instagram | https://instagram.com/calderminstitute | AI guess | Our record |
| Links | Website | https://www.calderminstitute.com/dermatologist-santa-ana/ | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 |


## Services and prices

These are the 5 services California Dermatology offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from.

| Service | Price | Price mark | Price evidence | Service mark |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Moles |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Cryotherapy |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Mohs skin cancer surgery |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Skin cancer |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Warts |  |  |  | Confirmed |


### Known for

California Dermatology Institute is best known for its effective cryotherapy for actinic keratosis and specialized care for shingles, providing targeted treatments for skin concerns.


## The team

Nothing found


## Visiting California Dermatology

Address: 1211 N Broadway, Santa Ana, CA 92701, USA. Phone: (805) 222-5803. Hours: Mon to Fri 8 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile, checked August 14, 2026 at 9:48 PM.)


### Location info from Google Business Profile

Business description, written by California Dermatology on its Google Business Profile: "California Dermatology Institute is your trusted partner for expert dermatology services in Santa Ana. Our team of dedicated providers is here to address all your skin, hair, and nail concerns. Offering medical, cosmetic, and skin cancer treatments, we are committed to your skin's health. Contact us today to experience personalized care and discover the expertise of Santa Ana's trusted dermatologists at California Dermatology Institute."


### When to go

Busy times not read yet, back on Scan Day.


### Parking and getting in

Nothing found


### Nearby

| Place | Type | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Patio Restaurants | Restaurant | 1 min walk |
| 1120 N Sycamore St Parking | Parking lot | 1 min walk |
| 207 W Washington Ave Parking | Parking lot | 1 min walk |
| Mariscos el pinguin | Seafood restaurant | 2 min walk |
| Mexican Food Truck | Mexican restaurant | 2 min walk |
| Cemitas poblanas los cebollines | Mexican restaurant | 2 min walk |


## Reputation

4.8 average across 93 reviews.


### What people like

Nothing found


### What people do not like

Nothing found


### Press

No press story about California Dermatology found yet.


### Awards

None named yet.


### Directories

Directory listings not read yet.


## Recent updates from California Dermatology

California Dermatology hasn't posted an update here yet.


## Questions people ask


### California Dermatology or Southern California?

No answer yet


### what else is on Broadway around this place?

No answer yet


### best dermatologist in Santa Ana

No answer yet


### Any medical supervision on site?

No answer yet


### do I need to book this place or can I just turn up?

No answer yet


### Somewhere to park near California Dermatology?

No answer yet


### Are the hours on Google right for California Dermatology in Santa Ana?

No answer yet


### paying in instalments, is that possible here

No answer yet


### cheaper than this place in Santa Ana without it being sketchy?

No answer yet


### Saturdays at California Dermatology, are they open?

No answer yet


### people keep recommending California Dermatology, what for?

No answer yet


### does California Dermatology ever have cancellations

No answer yet


### anything I should sort out before a consult at California Dermatology?

No answer yet


### last update from here was when?

No answer yet


### Ballpark for a visit to a dermatologist in Santa Ana?

No answer yet


### where exactly is this place?

No answer yet


### topical numbing, standard or extra

No answer yet


## What AI gets wrong about California Dermatology

We ask Gemini and ChatGPT about California Dermatology. These are the answers that disagree with the record.

ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Aug 14, 2026.

No capture has disagreed with the record yet.


## The AI Score: 45 of 100

The AI Score measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Santa Ana dermatologists run 39 to 59. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. California Dermatology scores 45, below the Santa Ana average of 47. The same method scores every business on the registry.

| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | California Dermatology |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Retrieval grounding | 26 | 70 | 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. | Good |
| Off-property attestation | 20 | 41 | 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. | Nobody at all was recommended in the 2 answers we hold, so there is nothing to score. |
| Reviews & response | 12 | 56 | 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. | Fair |
| Backlink & citation authority | 8 | 58 | 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 | 69 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Good |
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | 62 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Fair |

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


## How AI decides what to tell you about a dermatologist

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 dermatologist 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 California Dermatology 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 California Dermatology |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| California Dermatology Institute | MedicalBusiness | #business | https://www.calderminstitute.com/dermatologist-santa-ana/ | Subject of this page |
| Santa Ana, California | City | #city | Nothing found | City California Dermatology 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 dermatologists in Santa Ana, linked to the lists and towns around it.


### Lists

- Best dermatologists in Santa Ana: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/santa-ana/dermatologist
- Best businesses in Santa Ana: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/santa-ana


### 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
- /irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine
- /fresno: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/fresno


### 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 California Dermatology Institute. 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:ChIJ-YP0_oLZ3IARmZDZvDyStho (accessed Aug 14, 2026)
- [2] calderminstitute.com, https://www.calderminstitute.com/warts/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [3] calderminstitute.com, https://www.calderminstitute.com/dermatologist-skin-cancer/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [4] calderminstitute.com, https://www.calderminstitute.com/cryotherapy/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [5] calderminstitute.com, https://www.calderminstitute.com/mohs-skin-cancer-surgery/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [6] calderminstitute.com, https://www.calderminstitute.com/moles/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [7] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Aug 14, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 18, 2026)