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Eye care center in Bowie, MD
4.9 · 260 reviews
Mark Gonzalez, MD, is a board-certified ophthalmologist. He has expertise in comprehensive ophthalmology, cataract surgery, LASIK, glaucoma, diabetic eye disease and other medical conditions of the eye. He also provides routine eye exams for glasses and contact lenses. Dr Gonzalez has a special interest and expertise in refractive cataract surgery. This involves using premium Intraocular lenses to eliminate or greatly reduce the need for glasses after cataract surgery. Additionally, he offers laser-assisted cataract surgery, a state-of-the-art and potentially safer alternative to traditional cataract surgery. Dr Gonzalez has been instrumental in bringing the latest technology and innovation to MedStar Eye Institute.
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What Mark L Gonzalez offers, what it costs, and what people come for.
Mark L Gonzalez lists 3 services on its website. Here's each one, with a plain description and how many reviews mention each.
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Nearby places from Google Maps, read Sep 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.
What reviews, press and directories say about Mark L Gonzalez.
4.9from 260 reviews on Google
Dr. Gonzalez is highly regarded for his cataract surgery and patient care, but recent service changes have led to communication challenges. Patients describe a welcoming atmosphere at Dr. Mark L. Gonzalez's practice, where they feel heard and cared for. Many appreciate the efficient appointment process and the thorough explanations provided before procedures, particularly regarding cataract surgery. However, some express frustration over changes in service offerings and communication issues.
Listed on 1 of the 40 directories AI reads.
The AI Score is out of 100, read from 8 signals across search and AI.
Signal and how much it countsMark L Gonzalez
Every business is scored the same way, and nobody can pay for a better score.
Mark L Gonzalez, as AI sees it. Blue signals help Mark L Gonzalez, and red ones hold it back.
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The page ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google read about Mark L Gonzalez. The code version is exactly what their crawlers get.
Local AI Registry · Eye care centers in Bowie, MD · Editorial
By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated November 1, 2026.
Published July 16, 2026 · Updated November 1, 2026 · Machine-readable version below
Mark L Gonzalez, MD is an eye care center in Bowie, MD. Its AI Score is 47 of 100, which is fair.
What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Eye care center |
| Address | 4000 Mitchellville Rd Ste. B-128, Bowie, MD 20716, USA |
| Phone | (301) 464-1192 |
| Rating | 4.9 across 260 reviews on Google |
| Updated | November 1, 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 | 4000 Mitchellville Rd Ste. B-128, Bowie, MD 20716, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Description | Mark Gonzalez, MD, is a board-certified ophthalmologist. He has expertise in comprehensive ophthalmology, cataract surgery, LASIK, glaucoma, diabetic eye disease and other medical conditions of the eye. He also provides routine eye exams for glasses and contact lenses. Dr Gonzalez has a special interest and expertise in refractive cataract surgery. This involves using premium Intraocular lenses to eliminate or greatly reduce the need for glasses after cataract surgery. Additionally, he offers laser-assisted cataract surgery, a state-of-the-art and potentially safer alternative to traditional cataract surgery. Dr Gonzalez has been instrumental in bringing the latest technology and innovation to MedStar Eye Institute. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Name | Mark L Gonzalez, MD | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Phone | (301) 464-1192 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Services | Service | Colorectal surgery | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | General surgery | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Plastic surgery | From their website | Business website |
| Team | Mark Gonzalez, MD | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | |
| Links | https://www.facebook.com/medstarhealth | AI guess | Business website | |
| Links | https://www.instagram.com/medstarhealth | AI guess | Business website | |
| Links | Website | https://www.medstarhealth.org/doctors/mark-l-gonzalez-md | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
These are the 3 services Mark L Gonzalez offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from.
| Service | Price | Price mark | Price evidence | Service mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General surgery | From their website | |||
| Colorectal surgery | From their website | |||
| Plastic surgery | From their website |
1 person is named on this page.
| Field | Value | Mark | Evidence |
|---|
Address: 4000 Mitchellville Rd Ste. B-128, Bowie, MD 20716, USA. Phone: (301) 464-1192. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)
From Google Business Profile: "Mark Gonzalez, MD, is a board-certified ophthalmologist. He has expertise in comprehensive ophthalmology, cataract surgery, LASIK, glaucoma, diabetic eye disease and other medical conditions of the eye. He also provides routine eye exams for glasses and contact lenses. Dr Gonzalez has a special interest and expertise in refractive cataract surgery. This involves using premium Intraocular lenses to eliminate or greatly reduce the need for glasses after cataract surgery. Additionally, he offers laser-assisted cataract surgery, a state-of-the-art and potentially safer alternative to traditional cataract surgery. Dr Gonzalez has been instrumental in bringing the latest technology and innovation to MedStar Eye Institute."
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Collington Rd & Mitchellville Rd | Bus stop | 1 min walk |
| Mitchellville Rd & Heritage Bl | Bus stop | 2 min walk |
| Mitchellville Rd & Heritage Blvd | Transit station | 2 min walk |
| Taco Bell | Fast food restaurant | 3 min walk |
| Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers | Fast food restaurant | 5 min walk |
| Collington Rd & Holiday Ln | Bus stop | 5 min walk |
4.9 average across 260 reviews: Google 260. (Confirmed, read July 16, 2026.)
Dr. Gonzalez is highly regarded for his cataract surgery and patient care, but recent service changes have led to communication challenges. (AI guess, from 260 reviews.)
Listed on 1 of the 40 directories we checked.
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| Alignable | Not 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 |
| Cylex | Not listed |
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| Groupon | Not listed |
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| Hotfrog | Not listed |
| Houzz | Not listed |
| Manta | Not listed |
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| MD.com | Not listed |
| MerchantCircle | Not listed |
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| NPI No. | Not listed |
| Porch | Not listed |
| Psychology Today | Not listed |
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| Sharecare | Not listed |
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| Thumbtack | Not listed |
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| Tupalo | Not listed |
| Vagaro | Not listed |
| Vitals | Not listed |
| WebMD | Not listed |
| Wellness.com | Not listed |
| Yellowbook | Not listed |
| Yellow Pages | Not listed |
| Yelp | Listed |
| Zocdoc | Not listed |
We ask Gemini, ChatGPT and Perplexity about Mark L Gonzalez. These are the answers that don’t match this page.
ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 12, 2026. Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 18, 2026.
| Fact | What AI says | What this page says |
|---|---|---|
| Address | Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 18, 2026: 8 The Glaucoma Center | 4000 Mitchellville Rd Ste. B-128, Bowie, MD 20716, USA |
It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Eye care centers on the registry run 19 to 73. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Mark L Gonzalez scores 47. The same method scores every business on the registry.
| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Mark L Gonzalez |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retrieval grounding | 26 | 75 | 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 | 6 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Poor |
| Reviews & response | 12 | 96 | 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 | 67 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Good |
| Google Business Profile | 8 | 67 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good |
| Speed & mobile | 7 | 53 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Fair |
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | 61 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Fair |
Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology
How AI decides what to say about an eye care center: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-eye-surgery. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-eye-surgery
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.
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| Mark L Gonzalez, MD | MedicalBusiness | #business | https://www.medstarhealth.org/doctors/mark-l-gonzalez-md | Subject of this page |
| Mark Gonzalez, MD | Person | #team-mark-gonzalez | ||
| Bowie, Maryland | City | #city | City Mark L Gonzalez 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 eye care centers in Bowie, 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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# Mark L Gonzalez, MD, Bowie MD: Reviews Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/md/bowie/mark-l-gonzalez-md-bowie-md. Free to reuse with a link back. By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated 2026-11-01. Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/md/bowie/mark-l-gonzalez-md-bowie-md ## Photos -  -  ## In short Mark L Gonzalez, MD is an eye care center in Bowie, MD. Its AI Score is 47 of 100, which is fair. What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks ## Key facts | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Type | Eye care center | | Address | 4000 Mitchellville Rd Ste. B-128, Bowie, MD 20716, USA | | Phone | (301) 464-1192 | | Rating | 4.9 across 260 reviews on Google | | Updated | November 1, 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 | 4000 Mitchellville Rd Ste. B-128, Bowie, MD 20716, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Description | Mark Gonzalez, MD, is a board-certified ophthalmologist. He has expertise in comprehensive ophthalmology, cataract surgery, LASIK, glaucoma, diabetic eye disease and other medical conditions of the eye. He also provides routine eye exams for glasses and contact lenses. Dr Gonzalez has a special interest and expertise in refractive cataract surgery. This involves using premium Intraocular lenses to eliminate or greatly reduce the need for glasses after cataract surgery. Additionally, he offers laser-assisted cataract surgery, a state-of-the-art and potentially safer alternative to traditional cataract surgery. Dr Gonzalez has been instrumental in bringing the latest technology and innovation to MedStar Eye Institute. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Name | Mark L Gonzalez, MD | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Phone | (301) 464-1192 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Services | Service | Colorectal surgery | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | General surgery | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | Plastic surgery | From their website | Business website | | Team | Mark Gonzalez, MD | | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Links | Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/medstarhealth | AI guess | Business website | | Links | Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/medstarhealth | AI guess | Business website | | Links | Website | https://www.medstarhealth.org/doctors/mark-l-gonzalez-md | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | ## Services and prices These are the 3 services Mark L Gonzalez offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from. | Service | Price | Price mark | Price evidence | Service mark | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | General surgery | | | | From their website | | Colorectal surgery | | | | From their website | | Plastic surgery | | | | From their website | ### Known for Share your review link so AI can say what you're known for ## The team 1 person is named on this page. ### Mark Gonzalez, MD | Field | Value | Mark | Evidence | | --- | --- | --- | --- | ## Visiting Mark L Gonzalez Add your hours so AI can say when you're open Address: 4000 Mitchellville Rd Ste. B-128, Bowie, MD 20716, USA. Phone: (301) 464-1192. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.) ### Location info from Google Business Profile From Google Business Profile: "Mark Gonzalez, MD, is a board-certified ophthalmologist. He has expertise in comprehensive ophthalmology, cataract surgery, LASIK, glaucoma, diabetic eye disease and other medical conditions of the eye. He also provides routine eye exams for glasses and contact lenses. Dr Gonzalez has a special interest and expertise in refractive cataract surgery. This involves using premium Intraocular lenses to eliminate or greatly reduce the need for glasses after cataract surgery. Additionally, he offers laser-assisted cataract surgery, a state-of-the-art and potentially safer alternative to traditional cataract surgery. Dr Gonzalez has been instrumental in bringing the latest technology and innovation to MedStar Eye Institute." ### 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 | | --- | --- | --- | | Collington Rd & Mitchellville Rd | Bus stop | 1 min walk | | Mitchellville Rd & Heritage Bl | Bus stop | 2 min walk | | Mitchellville Rd & Heritage Blvd | Transit station | 2 min walk | | Taco Bell | Fast food restaurant | 3 min walk | | Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers | Fast food restaurant | 5 min walk | | Collington Rd & Holiday Ln | Bus stop | 5 min walk | ## Reputation 4.9 average across 260 reviews: Google 260. (Confirmed, read July 16, 2026.) Dr. Gonzalez is highly regarded for his cataract surgery and patient care, but recent service changes have led to communication challenges. (AI guess, from 260 reviews.) ### What people like - Thorough explanations of procedures - Efficient appointment process ### What people do not like - Communication about service changes - Long wait times for appointments - Unprofessional front desk interactions ### Press Add a press story so AI can say who's written about you ### Awards Add an award so AI can name it ### Directories Listed on 1 of the 40 directories we checked. | Directory | Listed | | --- | --- | | Alignable | Not 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 | | Cylex | Not listed | | DexKnows | Not listed | | Facebook | Not listed | | Foursquare | Not listed | | Fresha | Not listed | | Groupon | Not listed | | Healthgrades | Not listed | | Hotfrog | Not listed | | Houzz | Not listed | | Manta | Not listed | | MapQuest | Not listed | | MD.com | Not listed | | MerchantCircle | Not listed | | Nextdoor | Not listed | | NPI No. | Not listed | | Porch | Not listed | | Psychology Today | Not listed | | RateMDs | Not listed | | RealSelf | Not listed | | Sharecare | Not listed | | Superpages | Not listed | | Thumbtack | Not listed | | Trustpilot | Not listed | | Tupalo | Not listed | | Vagaro | Not listed | | Vitals | Not listed | | WebMD | Not listed | | Wellness.com | Not listed | | Yellowbook | Not listed | | Yellow Pages | Not listed | | Yelp | Listed | | Zocdoc | Not listed | ## Questions people ask ### numbing at Mark L Gonzalez, do you have to ask for it? ### real doctors here, or is it beauticians ### bad experiences here, anyone? ### Worth the hype at Mark L Gonzalez? ### parking at Mark L Gonzalez, where does everyone put the car? ### is Bowie expensive for this, or is it just here ### walk in at Mark L Gonzalez in Bowie, or is it appointment only? ### best ophthalmologist in Bowie ### Booking a consult here, what happens? ### Finance options, anyone used them? ### services here, what do people go in for? ### Ballpark for a visit to an eye doctor in Bowie? ### the good stuff about Mark L Gonzalez, what is it? ### any last minute appts at Mark L Gonzalez? ### anything new from Mark L Gonzalez lately? ### opening hours here, what are they these days? ### which one, Mark L Gonzalez or Solomon Eye? ## What AI gets wrong about Mark L Gonzalez We ask Gemini, ChatGPT and Perplexity about Mark L Gonzalez. These are the answers that don’t match this page. ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 12, 2026. Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 18, 2026. | Fact | What AI says | What this page says | | --- | --- | --- | | Address | Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 18, 2026: 8 The Glaucoma Center | 4000 Mitchellville Rd Ste. B-128, Bowie, MD 20716, USA | ## The AI Score: 47 of 100 It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Eye care centers on the registry run 19 to 73. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Mark L Gonzalez scores 47. The same method scores every business on the registry. | Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Mark L Gonzalez | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Retrieval grounding | 26 | 75 | 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 | 6 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Poor | | Reviews & response | 12 | 96 | 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 | 67 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Good | | Google Business Profile | 8 | 67 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good | | Speed & mobile | 7 | 53 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Fair | | Content freshness & schema | 5 | 61 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Fair | Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology How AI decides what to say about an eye care center: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-eye-surgery. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-eye-surgery ## 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 Mark L Gonzalez | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Mark L Gonzalez, MD | MedicalBusiness | #business | https://www.medstarhealth.org/doctors/mark-l-gonzalez-md | Subject of this page | | Mark Gonzalez, MD | Person | #team-mark-gonzalez | | | | Bowie, Maryland | City | #city | | City Mark L Gonzalez 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 eye care centers in Bowie, linked to the lists and towns around it. ### Lists - Best eye care centers in Bowie: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/md/bowie/eye-care-center - Best businesses in Bowie: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/md/bowie ### Nearby - /baltimore: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/md/baltimore - /rockville: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/md/rockville - /towson: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/md/towson - /bethesda: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/md/bethesda - /gaithersburg: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/md/gaithersburg - /timonium: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/md/timonium ### Every list - Every leaderboard in Maryland: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/md ## References ### Sources cited - [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJzXFez3Hst4kR7FiCfiLljJw (accessed Jul 16, 2026) - [2] medstarhealth.org, https://www.medstarhealth.org/services/colorectal-surgery (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [3] medstarhealth.org, https://www.medstarhealth.org/services/general-surgery (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [4] medstarhealth.org, https://www.medstarhealth.org/services/plastic-surgery (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [5] medstarhealth.org, https://www.medstarhealth.org/doctors/mark-l-gonzalez-md (accessed Oct 12, 2026)
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<p>Local AI Registry · Eye care centers in Bowie, MD · Editorial</p>
<h2>Mark L Gonzalez, MD, Bowie MD: Reviews</h2>
<p>By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated November 1, 2026.</p>
<p>Published July 16, 2026 · Updated November 1, 2026 · Machine-readable version below</p>
</header>
<section id="ai-in-short">
<h3>In short</h3>
<p>Mark L Gonzalez, MD is an eye care center in Bowie, MD. Its AI Score is 47 of 100, which is fair.</p>
<p>What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks</p>
</section>
<section id="ai-key-facts">
<h3>Key facts</h3>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Fact</th><th scope="col">Value</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Type</td><td>Eye care center</td></tr>
<tr><td>Address</td><td>4000 Mitchellville Rd Ste. B-128, Bowie, MD 20716, USA</td></tr>
<tr><td>Phone</td><td>(301) 464-1192</td></tr>
<tr><td>Rating</td><td>4.9 across 260 reviews on Google</td></tr>
<tr><td>Updated</td><td>November 1, 2026</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<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>
<table>
<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>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Address</td><td>4000 Mitchellville Rd Ste. B-128, Bowie, MD 20716, USA</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Description</td><td>Mark Gonzalez, MD, is a board-certified ophthalmologist. He has expertise in comprehensive ophthalmology, cataract surgery, LASIK, glaucoma, diabetic eye disease and other medical conditions of the eye. He also provides routine eye exams for glasses and contact lenses. Dr Gonzalez has a special interest and expertise in refractive cataract surgery. This involves using premium Intraocular lenses to eliminate or greatly reduce the need for glasses after cataract surgery. Additionally, he offers laser-assisted cataract surgery, a state-of-the-art and potentially safer alternative to traditional cataract surgery. Dr Gonzalez has been instrumental in bringing the latest technology and innovation to MedStar Eye Institute.</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Name</td><td>Mark L Gonzalez, MD</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Phone</td><td>(301) 464-1192</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Colorectal surgery</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>General surgery</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Plastic surgery</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Team</td><td>Mark Gonzalez, MD</td><td></td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Links</td><td>Facebook</td><td>https://www.facebook.com/medstarhealth</td><td>AI guess</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Links</td><td>Instagram</td><td>https://www.instagram.com/medstarhealth</td><td>AI guess</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Links</td><td>Website</td><td>https://www.medstarhealth.org/doctors/mark-l-gonzalez-md</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="ai-services-and-prices">
<h3>Services and prices</h3>
<p>These are the 3 services Mark L Gonzalez offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from.</p>
<table>
<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>General surgery</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Colorectal surgery</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Plastic surgery</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h4>Known for</h4>
</section>
<section id="ai-the-team">
<h3>The team</h3>
<p>1 person is named on this page.</p>
<h4>Mark Gonzalez, MD</h4>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Field</th><th scope="col">Value</th><th scope="col">Mark</th><th scope="col">Evidence</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="ai-visiting-mark-l-gonzalez">
<h3>Visiting Mark L Gonzalez</h3>
<p>Address: 4000 Mitchellville Rd Ste. B-128, Bowie, MD 20716, USA. Phone: (301) 464-1192. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)</p>
<h4>Location info from Google Business Profile</h4>
<p>From Google Business Profile: "Mark Gonzalez, MD, is a board-certified ophthalmologist. He has expertise in comprehensive ophthalmology, cataract surgery, LASIK, glaucoma, diabetic eye disease and other medical conditions of the eye. He also provides routine eye exams for glasses and contact lenses. Dr Gonzalez has a special interest and expertise in refractive cataract surgery. This involves using premium Intraocular lenses to eliminate or greatly reduce the need for glasses after cataract surgery. Additionally, he offers laser-assisted cataract surgery, a state-of-the-art and potentially safer alternative to traditional cataract surgery. Dr Gonzalez has been instrumental in bringing the latest technology and innovation to MedStar Eye Institute."</p>
<h4>Parking and getting in</h4>
<h4>Nearby</h4>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Place</th><th scope="col">Type</th><th scope="col">Distance</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Collington Rd & Mitchellville Rd</td><td>Bus stop</td><td>1 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Mitchellville Rd & Heritage Bl</td><td>Bus stop</td><td>2 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Mitchellville Rd & Heritage Blvd</td><td>Transit station</td><td>2 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Taco Bell</td><td>Fast food restaurant</td><td>3 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers</td><td>Fast food restaurant</td><td>5 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Collington Rd & Holiday Ln</td><td>Bus stop</td><td>5 min walk</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="ai-reputation">
<h3>Reputation</h3>
<p>4.9 average across 260 reviews: Google 260. (Confirmed, read July 16, 2026.)</p>
<p>Dr. Gonzalez is highly regarded for his cataract surgery and patient care, but recent service changes have led to communication challenges. (AI guess, from 260 reviews.)</p>
<h4>What people like</h4>
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<li>Thorough explanations of procedures</li>
<li>Efficient appointment process</li>
</ul>
<h4>What people do not like</h4>
<ul>
<li>Communication about service changes</li>
<li>Long wait times for appointments</li>
<li>Unprofessional front desk interactions</li>
</ul>
<h4>Press</h4>
<h4>Awards</h4>
<h4>Directories</h4>
<p>Listed on 1 of the 40 directories we checked.</p>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Directory</th><th scope="col">Listed</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Alignable</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Angi</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Apple Maps</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>BBB</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Birdeye</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Booksy</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Brownbook</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Chamber of Commerce</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Cylex</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>DexKnows</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Facebook</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Foursquare</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Fresha</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Groupon</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Healthgrades</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hotfrog</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Houzz</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Manta</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>MapQuest</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>MD.com</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>MerchantCircle</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Nextdoor</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>NPI No.</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Porch</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Psychology Today</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>RateMDs</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>RealSelf</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Sharecare</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Superpages</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Thumbtack</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Trustpilot</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Tupalo</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Vagaro</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Vitals</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>WebMD</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Wellness.com</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Yellowbook</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Yellow Pages</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Yelp</td><td>Listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Zocdoc</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="ai-questions-people-ask">
<h3>Questions people ask</h3>
<h4>numbing at Mark L Gonzalez, do you have to ask for it?</h4>
<h4>real doctors here, or is it beauticians</h4>
<h4>bad experiences here, anyone?</h4>
<h4>Worth the hype at Mark L Gonzalez?</h4>
<h4>parking at Mark L Gonzalez, where does everyone put the car?</h4>
<h4>is Bowie expensive for this, or is it just here</h4>
<h4>walk in at Mark L Gonzalez in Bowie, or is it appointment only?</h4>
<h4>best ophthalmologist in Bowie</h4>
<h4>Booking a consult here, what happens?</h4>
<h4>Finance options, anyone used them?</h4>
<h4>services here, what do people go in for?</h4>
<h4>Ballpark for a visit to an eye doctor in Bowie?</h4>
<h4>the good stuff about Mark L Gonzalez, what is it?</h4>
<h4>any last minute appts at Mark L Gonzalez?</h4>
<h4>anything new from Mark L Gonzalez lately?</h4>
<h4>opening hours here, what are they these days?</h4>
<h4>which one, Mark L Gonzalez or Solomon Eye?</h4>
</section>
<section id="ai-what-ai-gets-wrong">
<h3>What AI gets wrong about Mark L Gonzalez</h3>
<p>We ask Gemini, ChatGPT and Perplexity about Mark L Gonzalez. These are the answers that don’t match this page.</p>
<p>ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 12, 2026. Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 18, 2026.</p>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Fact</th><th scope="col">What AI says</th><th scope="col">What this page says</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Address</td><td>Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 18, 2026: 8 The Glaucoma Center</td><td>4000 Mitchellville Rd Ste. B-128, Bowie, MD 20716, USA</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="ai-score">
<h3>The AI Score: 47 of 100</h3>
<p>It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Eye care centers on the registry run 19 to 73. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Mark L Gonzalez scores 47. The same method scores every business on the registry.</p>
<table>
<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">Mark L Gonzalez</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Retrieval grounding</td><td>26</td><td>75</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>Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Off-property attestation</td><td>20</td><td>41</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>6</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>96</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>67</td><td>Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.</td><td>Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Google Business Profile</td><td>8</td><td>67</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>53</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>61</td><td>Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.</td><td>Fair</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology</p>
<p>How AI decides what to say about an eye care center: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-eye-surgery. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-eye-surgery</p>
</section>
<section id="ai-entity-map">
<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>
<table>
<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 Mark L Gonzalez</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Mark L Gonzalez, MD</td><td>MedicalBusiness</td><td>#business</td><td>https://www.medstarhealth.org/doctors/mark-l-gonzalez-md</td><td>Subject of this page</td></tr>
<tr><td>Mark Gonzalez, MD</td><td>Person</td><td>#team-mark-gonzalez</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Bowie, Maryland</td><td>City</td><td>#city</td><td></td><td>City Mark L Gonzalez 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>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="ai-topical-map">
<h3>Topical map</h3>
<p>Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the eye care centers in Bowie, linked to the lists and towns around it.</p>
<h4>Lists</h4>
<ul>
<li>Best eye care centers in Bowie: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/md/bowie/eye-care-center</li>
<li>Best businesses in Bowie: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/md/bowie</li>
</ul>
<h4>Nearby</h4>
<ul>
<li>/baltimore: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/md/baltimore</li>
<li>/rockville: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/md/rockville</li>
<li>/towson: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/md/towson</li>
<li>/bethesda: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/md/bethesda</li>
<li>/gaithersburg: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/md/gaithersburg</li>
<li>/timonium: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/md/timonium</li>
</ul>
<h4>Every list</h4>
<ul>
<li>Every leaderboard in Maryland: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/md</li>
</ul>
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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:ChIJzXFez3Hst4kR7FiCfiLljJw (accessed Jul 16, 2026)</li>
<li>[2] medstarhealth.org, https://www.medstarhealth.org/services/colorectal-surgery (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[3] medstarhealth.org, https://www.medstarhealth.org/services/general-surgery (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[4] medstarhealth.org, https://www.medstarhealth.org/services/plastic-surgery (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[5] medstarhealth.org, https://www.medstarhealth.org/doctors/mark-l-gonzalez-md (accessed Oct 12, 2026)</li>
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