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Plastic surgeons in Los Angeles: AI search visibility ranking (2026)

By monitoraeo Last updated July 06, 2026 Refreshed every 30 days

How AI search engines rank plastic surgeons in los angeles by visibility and citations. 20 providers measured monthly across Google AI Mode: which providers the AI names in answers, which domains it cites as sources, and how the leaders compare. Plastic surgeons serving Los Angeles patients with facial surgery, body contouring, breast procedures, reconstruction, and cosmetic surgery treatments. Composite score: 70% visibility (% of AI answers naming the brand) + 30% citation rate (% citing the brand's domain). Full methodology →

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When AI engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini field questions about plastic surgeons in Los Angeles, David Stoker, MD comes up most consistently, earning citations in 12.5% of relevant AI responses across the 20 providers tracked. Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeons and Beverly Hills Physicians also appear regularly, reflecting the concentration of highly visible practices in that corridor of the city.

The sources AI engines pull from most reveal a mix of signals. Google.com dominates, meaning local search presence and review volume carry real weight. Specialty directories like plasticsurgerysource.com and individual surgeon sites such as radyrahban.com and navmds.com also rank highly, suggesting AI engines reward both aggregator validation and surgeons who have built topical authority through their own web presence, not just profile listings.

For a buyer using this page, the key takeaway is that AI-recommended surgeons tend to have strong third-party validation across multiple platforms, not just one glowing website. When evaluating anyone on this list, check whether their recent reviews (within the last 12 months) are consistent across Google, RealSelf, and specialty directories. A surgeon cited often by AI engines has typically earned mentions across independent sources, which is a reasonable proxy for sustained reputation.

At a glance

Category leader David Stoker, MD 0% visibility · named in 0 of 8 AI answers

Most cited brand David Stoker, MD 12% citation rate · the AI's most-trusted source brand in plastic surgeons in los angeles

Top cited domain google.com Referenced by AI across the plastic surgeons in los angeles query set — the highest-leverage PR target in this category

Visibility spread 0pp Gap between top and bottom of the ranking · 20 brands at 0% (invisible to the AI)

What we observed in this category

The Los Angeles plastic surgery category shows near-total AI invisibility across all 20 tracked brands, with every brand recording 0.0% visibility. The top three brands by rank, David Stoker MD, Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeons, and Beverly Hills Physicians, each hold a composite score of 3.8 and a citation rate of 12.5%, making them the clear leaders by a measurable margin. Ranks 4 through 10 score 0.0 on both citation and composite, so the gap between the top three and the rest is absolute rather than gradual.

All tracked brands have 0.0% visibility, yet the top three still achieve 12.5% citation rates each, producing a stark divergence between being named and being trusted enough to cite. This means Google AI Mode references David Stoker MD, Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeons, and Beverly Hills Physicians in responses without registering measurable organic visibility for any of them. The category average citation rate sits at just 1.9%, confirming that citation activity is heavily concentrated in those three brands while the other 17 contribute virtually nothing.

Google AI Mode is the sole engine recorded across all brands in this audit, indicating the dataset is anchored entirely on that one source. The top cited external sources include google.com, plasticsurgerysource.com, and individual practitioner domains such as michaelomidi.com, radyrahban.com, and drdanielbarrett.com, none of which are among the 20 tracked brands. Instagram and YouTube also appear in the cited sources list, suggesting AI responses in this category draw on social and video platforms alongside directory-style sites.

The ranking

#	Brand	Visibility	Citation	Top engine
1	David Stoker, MD drstoker.com	0%	12%	Google AI Mode
David Stoker MD ties for the highest composite score of 3.8 and a 12.5% citation rate, shared only with two peers and well above the 1.9% category average.
2	Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeons beverlyhillsplasticsurgery.com	0%	12%	Google AI Mode
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeons matches rank 1 exactly on every metric, scoring 3.8 composite and 12.5% citation, placing it in a three-way tie at the top of the category.
3	Beverly Hills Physicians beverlyhillsphysicians.com	0%	12%	Google AI Mode
Beverly Hills Physicians completes the top-three cluster with identical scores of 3.8 composite and 12.5% citation, collectively accounting for all meaningful citation activity in the category.
4	WAVE Plastic Surgery waveplasticsurgery.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
WAVE Plastic Surgery drops to a composite score of 0.0 and 0.0% citation, representing a complete break from the top three and no measurable AI presence.
5	Athēnix Advanced Plastic Surgery athenixbody.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
6	Beauty by Dr. Cat beautybydrcat.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
7	Kao Plastic Surgery kaoplasticsurgery.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
8	Brian Shafa Plastic Surgery brianshafa.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
9	Gary Motykie, MD drmotykie.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
10	Hughes Plastic Surgery hughesplasticsurgery.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
11	Kare Plastic Surgery karesurgery.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
12	Leif Rogers, MD leifrogersmd.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
13	Sharabi Plastic Surgery sharabiplasticsurgery.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
14	Beverly Hills Center beverlyhillscenter.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
15	LaVia Plastic Surgery charlottalavia.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
16	Goldberg Plastic Surgery goldbergplasticsurgery.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
17	Beverly Hills Plastic Surgery beverlyhillsplasticsurgeryinc.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
18	Robert Cohen, MD drrobertcohen.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
19	The Practice Healthcare thepracticehealthcare.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
20	Dr. J Plastic Surgery drjplasticsurgery.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode

Sources AI engines trust in this category

Across the 8 buyer-intent queries we ran on plastic surgeons in los angeles, these are the domains Google AI Mode cited most often. If you're not on this list — or if your competitors are — that's a concrete PR / linkbuilding target.

google.complasticsurgerysource.commichaelomidi.comradyrahban.comnavmds.comdrdanielbarrett.cominstagram.comyoutube.com

How to read this ranking

Four things worth knowing before you act on the numbers above. These are the same definitions across every industry page — for category-specific observations, see the What we observed section above (where available) and the per-brand insights inline in the ranking.

Visibility = being named

A brand's visibility % is the share of AI answers that mention it by name in the response prose. This is who AI engines actively recommend to the buyer. More on visibility →

Citation rate = being trusted

Citation rate is the share of AI answers that include the brand's domain as a clickable source link. This is what the AI treats as authoritative evidence, different from being named. More on citation rate →

Top engine differs by brand

The "top engine" column shows which AI surface each brand performs best on. Big gaps between a brand's score across engines usually points to specific content or schema gaps. How AI engines pick sources →

Rankings move month to month

AI engines re-crawl and re-rank on shorter cycles than classical search. We re-audit every brand on this list at least every 30 days and refresh this page automatically. How AI search ranking works →

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Frequently asked about plastic surgeons in los angeles AI visibility

Who leads AI visibility in the Los Angeles plastic surgery category?

David Stoker MD, Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeons, and Beverly Hills Physicians share the top position, each with a composite score of 3.8 and a 12.5% citation rate. No other brand in the tracked set registers any citation or composite score above zero.

What is the overall AI visibility level for plastic surgeons in Los Angeles?

The category average visibility is 0.0% across all 20 tracked brands, meaning no brand achieves measurable organic AI visibility in Google AI Mode responses.

What sources does Google AI Mode cite most for plastic surgery research in Los Angeles?

The top cited sources include google.com, plasticsurgerysource.com, and individual practitioner domains such as michaelomidi.com and drdanielbarrett.com. Instagram and YouTube also appear, indicating AI draws on social and video platforms in this category.

Is there a meaningful gap between being cited and having visibility in this category?

Yes, the top three brands each achieve 12.5% citation rates despite 0.0% visibility, showing that Google AI Mode references these brands in responses without registering measurable visibility for them.

Which engine dominates AI exposure for Los Angeles plastic surgeons?

Google AI Mode is the only engine recorded across all 20 brands in this audit, making it the sole engine anchoring the category's AI visibility data.

How concentrated is citation activity across the 20 tracked brands?

Citation activity is heavily concentrated, with the top three brands each holding 12.5% citation rates while the remaining 17 brands record 0.0%, against a category average of just 1.9%.